James Gibbs born 1799 (General)
Hi, I am looking for any information on James Gibbs please. He married in Worcester an Eliza Willis, I think. He was born in Gloucestershire in 1799. One census says Gresburg but there is no such place. It looked a bit like Gisting to me, which is close to Temple Guiting, but I'm only guessing. He was down as a retired tollgate keeper. I seem to remember seeing another relative going down another family line was a tollgate keeper too.
James Gibbs born 1799 (WHITE/CARELESS?)
by MPGriffiths 
, Thursday, May 15, 2014, 12:25 (3839 days ago) @ lizlochh62
This tree (without parents, is on Ancestry)
James GIBBS married Eliza WILLIS - 17 May 1828, Saint Martin Worcester
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However, on
Ancestry, England - Births & Christening
Name: James GIBBS
Gender: Male
Baptism Date: 24 February 1800
Baptism Place: Temple Guitings, Gloucester, England
father: Richard GIBBS
mother: Theodosia
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The Gloucestershire Baptism Index CD starts after 1813 - and there is one baptism for Richard & Theodisia GIBBS at Temple Guitings
Harriot - 9 March 1817.
On the CLDS site
Richard & Theo - had
Celia - 7 August 1796 at Bretforton, Worcestershire (CD - possible marriage at Cheltenham St Mary - 2 November 1818 to James EVANS and on the 1851 census at Temple Guitings
Celia EVANS - 54 - Assistant School Teacher - born Bradforton, Worcestershire (which confirms the above)
As Richard & Theodisia named their first child Celia - is this Theodisia's baptism on CLDS.
Baptism at Bretforton - 12 November 1775 - Theodisia WHITE, parents Francis & Celia (her death gives her dob c1774) - and various siblings christened at Bretforton including a James WHITE - 12 November 1775.
CLDS - Marriage at Broadway, Worcester - 1768 - Francis WHITE/Caelia CARELESS
(this tree is also on Public Members Tree Ancestry)
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Joseph - 29 April 1798 at Temple Guitings (on the 1841 Temple Guitings, with wife Hannah age 35, children: Mary Ann 4, (christened 23 October 1836) Theodosia 3, and Ellen 1 (Glos BDM - mother's maiden name MOSS)
Gloucestershire Marriage Index: Joseph GIBBS of Cheltenham, married Hannah MOSS at Farmington, 5 March 1835
Mary - 18 July 1802 at Temple Guitings
Ruth - 12 August 1804 at Temple Guitings (CD - possible marriage Thomas STAITE, 10 Sept 1828 at Didbrook)
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Gloucestershire Burial Index Index
Burial at Temple Guitings alias Lower Guitings - 24 June 1848
Theodsia GIBBS age 74 - residence, Guiting Kineton (therefore c1774)
and 1841 census - Power Guytings, Hundred Kiftsgate
Theodocia GIBBS - 65 - Grocer, not born in County
Mary GIBBS - 10
Julia GREENING - 5 (Glos Baptism Index at Temple Guitings, Julia Ann GREENING, 18 August 1834, residence, Farmcote, parents John (occupation: Carter) & Ann. Glos. Marriage Index CD - John GREENING of Farmcote married Ann BAKER - 2 June 1834, at Guitings Power
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James is with his wife Eliza and family, on the 1841 census
On the 1851 census, James GIBBS, age 50 and married, is working as a farm labourer, at Glos, Pinnock & Hyde (Hyde Farm)
Gibbs - tollgate keepers
by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Thursday, May 15, 2014, 14:55 (3839 days ago) @ lizlochh62
Highly unlikely I'm sure, but did James have any relatives working tollgates near Exeter ?
See bottom-lefthand "Loggerheads" on this link.
http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/em/_transport/tollhouses.php
Glad you've found my other suggestions of interest, all the best to you and yours.
(ps a little "spooky" this - I've just realised that immediately before logging into the forum today and seeing your post, I was emailing a friend to watch a "Who Do You Think You Are?" repeat on tv tonite. And yes that episode is about a Gibb, in this case Robin. Maybe the surname's not as unusual as I was thinking a mere 10 mins ago !)
J