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Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs 1857–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1857

Birth Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 30 Jan 1927

Death Location: Observatory, Western Cape, South Africa

Father: David Gibbs

Mother: Rebecca None

Spouse(s): Edward Bowley

Children(s): Blewitt Bowley, Ethel Bowley, Percy Bowley, Albert Bowley, Edward Bowley, Thomas Bowley, Gerald Bowley, Harry Bowley, Richard Bowley, Arthur Bowley, Frank Bowley

Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs was born in 1857 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, the child of David Rees Gibbs And Rebecca. In 1879, Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs resided in Kimberley. Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs married Edward Albert Bowley, and had children including Albert Ernest Bowley, Arthur E Bowley, Blewitt Benjamin Bowley, Edward Alfred Bowley, Ethel Mary Bowley, Frank Bowley, Gerald William Bowley, Harry Bowley, Percy Samuel Bowley, Richard Bowley, Thomas Henry Bowley. Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs passed away in 1927 in Observatory, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs was born in 1857 in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, the child of David Rees Gibbs And Rebecca.
  • In 1879, Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs resided in Kimberley.
  • Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs married Edward Albert Bowley, and had children including Albert Ernest Bowley, Arthur E Bowley, Blewitt Benjamin Bowley, Edward Alfred Bowley, Ethel Mary Bowley, Frank Bowley, Gerald William Bowley, Harry Bowley, Percy Samuel Bowley, Richard Bowley, Thomas Henry Bowley.
  • Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs passed away in 1927 in Observatory, Western Cape, South Africa.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Eliza Gibbs's Ancestors

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Eliza Gibbs
1857–1927
Birth Place: Cape Town, Western 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

Eliza Gibbs's Descendants

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Eliza (Mary Ann Rees) Gibbs (18 May 1857–30 Jan 1927) m. Edward (Albert) Bowley (1 1849–13 Sep 1894)
  1. 1. Blewitt (Benjamin) Bowley 1879–1956
  2. 2. Ethel (Mary) Bowley 1882–1958 m. John (Edward) Bull –1963
    1. 1. Kenneth (Edward) Bull 1908–1984 m. Violet (Marjorie Dorothy Claridge) Deane 1911–1982
  3. 3. Percy (Samuel) Bowley 1880–1963 m. Mary (Ann Helen) Chadwick –1959
    1. 1. Richard (Edward Foster) Bowley 1906–1977
    2. 2. Harold (Dudley) Bowley 1909–1978
    3. 3. John (Dennis) Bowley 1911–1982 m. Rosemary (Alys) Chapman 1915–
    4. 4. Adrian Bowley 1913–1986 m. Madge Stead 1913–
    5. 5. Sybil (Merle) Bowley 1920–2006
  4. 4. Albert (Ernest) Bowley 1883–
  5. 5. Edward (Alfred) Bowley 1885–1888
  6. 6. Thomas (Henry) Bowley 1888– m. Dagmar (Inez) Ratford 1892–
  7. 7. Gerald (William) Bowley 1893–1894
  8. 8. Harry Bowley 1885–
  9. 9. Richard Bowley 1889–
  10. 10. Arthur (E) Bowley 1880– m. Lucy (Alice Emily) Bench 1884–
    1. 1. Evelyn Bowley 1909–
    2. 2. Hazel Bowley 1914–
    3. 3. Jean Bowley 1920–
  11. 11. Frank Bowley 1881–

Eliza Gibbs's Timeline

6 Records

1857
18 May 1857
Birth of Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1858
23 Jun 1858
Age 1
Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs was baptized in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
1879
04 May 1879
Age 22
Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs resided here in Kimberley
Kimberley
1882
14 May 1882
Age 25
Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs resided here in Kimberley
Kimberley
1891
1891
Age 34
Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs resided here in New Found Pool, Leicestershire, England
New Found Pool, Leicestershire, England
1927
30 Jan 1927
Age 70
Death of Eliza Mary Ann Rees Gibbs in Observatory, Western Cape, South Africa
Observatory, Western Cape, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1857
    Event Place: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2501; Folio: 67; Page: 15; GSU roll: 6097611
    [2] Cape Province, South Africa, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972
    [3] South Africa, Marriage Index, 1807-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1858
    Event Place: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 04 May 1879
    Event Place: Kimberley
    Record Source: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s, St. Cyprians Baptisms Kimberley, 1871 - 1968; Page: 130; Entry: 460; Repository: Anglican Church Archives, University of the Witwatersrand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 14 May 1882
    Event Place: Kimberley
    Record Source: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s, St. Cyprians Baptisms Kimberley, 1871 - 1968; Page: 73; Entry: 885; Repository: Anglican Church Archives, University of the Witwatersrand

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: New Found Pool, Leicestershire, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 2501; Folio: 67; Page: 15; GSU roll: 6097611

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ludlow House Victoria Road Observatory
    Record Source: Cape Province, South Africa, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1927
    Event Place: Observatory, Western Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: Cape Province, South Africa, Civil Deaths, 1895-1972

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