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Bessie Maria Caldwell GIBBS 1862 – 1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Nov 1862

Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand

Death Date: 17 Aug 1923

Death Location: Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand

Father: John Gibbs

Mother: Mary CALDWELL

Spouse(s): Thomas Palmer

Children(s): Willmot Palmer

In 1862, Bessie Maria Caldwell GIBBS entered the world in Nelson, New Zealand, born to John Gibbs and Mary Ann CALDWELL. Bessie Maria Caldwell GIBBS married Thomas Palmer, and had children including Willmot Kathleen Palmer. Bessie Maria Caldwell GIBBS passed away in 1923 in Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1862, Bessie Maria Caldwell GIBBS entered the world in Nelson, New Zealand, born to John Gibbs and Mary Ann CALDWELL.
  • Bessie Maria Caldwell GIBBS married Thomas Palmer, and had children including Willmot Kathleen Palmer.
  • Bessie Maria Caldwell GIBBS passed away in 1923 in Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Gibbs
1805 – 1904
Birth Location: Suffolk, England
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Mary CALDWELL
1822 – 1906
Birth Location: Eccles, Lancashire, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Palmer
1869 – 1940
Birth Location: Nelson, New Zealand
TP

Children(s)

Willmot Palmer
1901 – 1964
Birth Location: Wakefield, Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
WP

Bessie GIBBS's Ancestors

Self
Bessie GIBBS
1862 – 1923
Birth Place: Nelson, New Zealand
Parents
John Gibbs
1805 – 1904
Suffolk, England
Mary (Ann) CALDWELL
1822 – 1906
Eccles, Lancashire, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM
Grandparents
John Caldwell
1803 – 1858
Ince, Lancashire, England
Alice Ogden
1803 – 1878
Bradshaw, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
George Caldwell
1776 – 1839
Mary Arrowsmith
1777 – 1846
Margaret Norcross
1776 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Caldwell
1746 –
Margaret Morley
1749 –
James Arrowsmith
1745 – 1829
ESTHER *
1754 – 1829

Bessie GIBBS's Descendants

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Bessie (Maria Caldwell) GIBBS (20 Nov 1862 – 17 Aug 1923) m. Thomas Palmer (4 Dec 1869 – 4 Jul 1940)
  1. 1. Willmot (Kathleen) Palmer (11 April 1901 – 3 June 1964) m. Collett
    1. 1. Rex (Rickford John) Collett (29 May 1923 – 26 Dec 2003) m. Margaret (Julia) McLachlan (12 May 1922 – 28 Sep 2002)
      1. 1. Lee (Rickford) Collett (16 Sep 1947 – 19 March 2021) m. Christine (Theresa) Wilson (12 Nov 1948 – )
        1. 1. Darin Collett
        2. 2. Jason Collett
      2. 2. Susan Collett

Bessie GIBBS's Timeline

2 Records

1862
20 Nov 1862
Birth of Bessie Maria Caldwell GIBBS in Nelson, New Zealand
Nelson, New Zealand
1923
17 Aug 1923
Age 61
Death of Bessie Maria Caldwell GIBBS in Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand
Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Nov 1862
    Event Place: Nelson, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Aug 1923
    Event Place: Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand
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