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Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs 1854–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1854

Birth Location: Cape Of Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 1913

Death Location: 22 Homestead Avenue, Randfontein, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Father: David Gibbs

Mother: Rebecca None

Spouse(s): Maria Hammon

Children(s): Eric Gibbs, Edward Gibbs, Bessie Gibbs, Cecil Gibbs, Daisy Gibbs, George Gibbs, Kathleen Gibbs, Marie Gibbs, Mary Gibbs

Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs was born in 1854 in Cape Of Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of David Rees Gibbs And Rebecca. In 1913, Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs was employed in Randfontein, Gauteng, South Africa. Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs married Maria Anna Hammon, and had children including Bessie Rees Gibbs, Cecil Rhodes Rees Gibbs, Daisy Edith Avise Rees Gibbs, Edward Victor Rees Gibbs, Eric David Rees Gibbs, Frederick Joseph Rees Gibbs, George Arthur Rees Gibbs, Kathleen Rebecca Rees Gibbs, Marie Dorothy Rees Gibbs, Mary Magdalene Rees Gibbs, Matthew Wellington Rees Gibbs, Molly Rees Gibbs. Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs passed away in 1913 in 22 Homestead Avenue, Randfontein, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs was born in 1854 in Cape Of Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa, the child of David Rees Gibbs And Rebecca.
  • In 1913, Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs was employed in Randfontein, Gauteng, South Africa.
  • Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs married Maria Anna Hammon, and had children including Bessie Rees Gibbs, Cecil Rhodes Rees Gibbs, Daisy Edith Avise Rees Gibbs, Edward Victor Rees Gibbs, Eric David Rees Gibbs, Frederick Joseph Rees Gibbs, George Arthur Rees Gibbs, Kathleen Rebecca Rees Gibbs, Marie Dorothy Rees Gibbs, Mary Magdalene Rees Gibbs, Matthew Wellington Rees Gibbs, Molly Rees Gibbs.
  • Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs passed away in 1913 in 22 Homestead Avenue, Randfontein, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edward Gibbs's Ancestors

Self
Edward Gibbs
1854–1913
Birth Place: Cape Of Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Parents
David Rees Gibbs
1822–1882
London, England
Rebecca
1824–1898
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Grandparents
James Gibbs
1794–1830
Middlesex, England
Elizabeth (Margaret) Reese
1796–1859
Westminster, London, London, England
Samuel Neat
1797–1861
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gibbs
1770–
Sarah
–1754
Thomas Rees
1766–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Gibbs's Descendants

1.
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Edward (George Arthur Rees) Gibbs (1854–1913) m. Maria (Anna) Hammon (1862–8 May 1938)
  1. 1. Eric (David Rees) Gibbs 1895–1921 m. Snow (Annie Littleton) Dawe 1891–
    1. 1. Eric (Arthur Rees Gibb \ Phillips Took Step Fathers) Name 1920–1968 m. Vera (Elizabeth) Barnard 1929–2023
    2. 2. Edward (Alfred Rees Gibbs \ Phillips Took On This) Name 1925–1989 m. Anna (Jacomina Helena Van) Wyk 1926–
  2. 2. Edward (Victor Rees) Gibbs 1894–1949 m. Joyce (Leone) Mirfin 1896–
  3. 3. Bessie (Rees) Gibbs 1888–
  4. 4. Cecil (Rhodes Rees-) Gibbs 1898–1947 m. Irene (Florence) Cooper –1966
  5. 5. Daisy (Edith Avise Rees) Gibbs 1883–1966
  6. 6. George (Arthur Rees) Gibbs 1885–
  7. 7. Kathleen (Rebecca Rees) Gibbs 1895–
    1. 1. Evelyn (E) Burmester 1919–2005 m. Cornelius (C) Hunkin 1915–1983
  8. 8. Marie (Dorothy Rees) Gibbs –1974
  9. 9. Mary (Magdalene Rees) Gibbs 1897–1972

Edward Gibbs's Timeline

7 Records

1854
1854
Birth of Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs in Cape Of Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Cape Of Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1854
1854
Birth of Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs
None
1913
1 1913
Age 59
Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs was employed in Randfontein, Gauteng, South Africa
Randfontein, Gauteng, South Africa
1913
1 Jan 1913
Age 59
Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs - Will in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
1913
3 Jan 1913
Age 59
Death of Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs in Delarey, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Delarey, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1913
3 Jan 1913
Age 59
Death of Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs in 22 Homestead Avenue, Randfontein, Eastern Cape, South Africa
22 Homestead Avenue, Randfontein, Eastern Cape, South Africa
1913
1913
Age 59
Death of Edward George Arthur Rees Gibbs
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1854
    Event Place: Cape Of Good Hope, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1854

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1 1913
    Event Place: Randfontein, Gauteng, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Will
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1913
    Event Place: Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: None
    Record Source: International Patents, IFI Claims; New Haven, CT, USA; Patent Database

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1913
    Event Place: Delarey, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jan 1913
    Event Place: 22 Homestead Avenue, Randfontein, Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1913

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