William Thomas Gibbs, Headmaster, Plump Hill School. (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Friday, September 28, 2012, 01:58 (4451 days ago) @ m p griffiths

From FoD PRs,
Record_ID: 83623
Entry_Number: 152
Year: 1928
Month: Apr
Day: 10
Grooms_Surname: GIBBS
Grooms_Forenames: William Thomas
Grooms_Age: 27
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Teacher
Grooms_Residence: Plump Hill Mitcheldean
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: GIBBS
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Ernest William
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Colliery Examiner
Brides_Surname: THOMAS
Brides_Forenames: Dorothy Maud
Brides_Age: 22
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Fairplay Cottages Mitcheldean
Brides_Fathers_Surname: BUFFIN
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Henry
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Miner
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both Sign
Witness_1: Ivor Baarnard
Witness_2: Lena May Gibbs
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: George R Newman Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes: Henry Buffin is Brides Guardian
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/21
Page_Number: 76
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex_Groom: G120
Soundex_Bride: T520

Re the happy couple and witness Lena May Gibbs....

I see searching the aforementioned Glos Archives NonConformists website for "Gibbs" and "Mitcheldean" that the post 1850 entries do relate to Plump Hill and latterly Plump Hill U.M.C. (No Chapel name is given for the earlier entries).

They are the Baptisms of:
Francis George Gibbs, of William Ernest & Leah Gibbs, Mar 6 1916.
Kenneth John Gibbs, of William Thomas & Dorothy Maud Gibbs, Sep 14 1931.

With reference to the photo website mentioned above wrt the School, I see it also carries a group photo of the # Lydbrook Primitive Methodists Church, Womens Own, 1926; this has Thurza, wife of Fred Gibbs & Phoebe, wife of Arthur Gibbs who occasionally led the Services. I wonder if they are related to the Plump Hill Gibbs ? - possibly yes - I see that the aforementioned William Ernest & Leah (Mariah) Gibbs also had their children Fred & Lena May Baptised at Ruardean Chapel, Vanesten Lane in 1906 and 1910 respectively.
Sadly from FoD PRs I see this Fred died aged just 4 months.

Re the naming of Gibbs' sons "William", I'm tempted to assume this family may be descended from William Gibbs b1752 of Mitcheldean & Plump Hill mentioned in this prior thread ?.
http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=15276

# Of course not forgetting this site for great old photos = Lydbrook P.M. Church
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/gallery/lydbrook_2/pages/page_49.html
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/gallery/lydbrook/pages/page_43.html