George GIBBS, living at 1 Old Engine, East Dean (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Monday, August 01, 2011, 23:50 (4866 days ago) @ unknown

Hi David,
thanks for that usefull link.

Re George Gibbs' marriage to Lydia Matthews, have you searched this site's PRs ?.
I ask as you can find:

Record_ID: 11360
Entry_Number: 627
Year: 1850
Month: Oct
Day: 17
Grooms_Surname: GIBBS
Grooms_Forenames: George
Grooms_Age: full
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Mason
Grooms_Residence: Mitcheldean
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: GIBBS
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: George
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Mason
Brides_Surname: MATTHEWS
Brides_Forenames: Lydia
Brides_Age: full
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Mitcheldean
Brides_Fathers_Surname: MATTHEWS
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: William
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Miner
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: He signs she marks
Witness_1: James Gibbs
Witness_2: Matilda Gibbs
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: E. Machen Rector
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P220 IN 1/8
Page_Number: 21
Parish_Chapel: Mitcheldean
Soundex_Groom: G120
Soundex_Bride: M320

I see they're from Mitcheldean. I wonder if this is perhaps a link to the Wintles brewing family who owned the pub and sold beer made at their Mitcheldean brewery (coincidentally I started my working days in that same building albeit when it was part of Rank Xerox).

Using the rather usefull "advanced search" facilty **(see recent thread for tutorial), can find their children's Baptism Records as follows:

1851 GIBBS Emma Louisa, to George Lydia, residence Michel Dean, occupation Mason, parish Micheldean.
1855 GIBBS Ellin, George Lydia, Micheldean, [sic] Mason, Mitcheldean
1853 GIBBS Clara, George Lydia, Mitcheldean, Mason, Drybrook
1859 GIBBS George, George Lydia, Ruerdeans Hill, Mason, Drybrook
1864 GIBBS John, George Lydia, Old Engine, Mason, Drybrook
1866 GIBBS Edward, George Lydia, Nail Bridge, Stone Mason, Drybrook

So some new names for your records & research ?
I've tried searching for marriages etc for the boys,for clues as to everyone's wherabouts, but no luck. As no doubt you know there are an awful lot of George Gibbs on the PRs to decipher, and Johns, which doesn't help with this.

I see Lydia's father was a William, maybe he becomes the landlord, or his son ?

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