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Henry David Rees Gibbs 1880–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1880

Birth Location: Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa

Death Date: 27 Oct 1942

Death Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Father: James Gibbs

Mother: Eliza Downes

Spouse(s): Alice LeBoutillier

Children(s): Majorie Gibbs, Harold Gibbs, Leslie Gibbs, Nancy Gibbs

In 1880, Henry David Rees Gibbs entered the world in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, born to James David Rees Gibbs And Eliza Downes. Henry David Rees Gibbs married Alice Ann Leboutillier, and had children including Harold Charles Rees Gibbs, Joan Olive Rees Gibbs, Leslie Leboutillier Rees Gibbs, Majorie Alice Rees Gibbs, Nancy Mary Rees Gibbs, Phyllis Annie Rees Gibbs. Henry David Rees Gibbs passed away in 1942 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

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Biography

  • In 1880, Henry David Rees Gibbs entered the world in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa, born to James David Rees Gibbs And Eliza Downes.
  • Henry David Rees Gibbs married Alice Ann Leboutillier, and had children including Harold Charles Rees Gibbs, Joan Olive Rees Gibbs, Leslie Leboutillier Rees Gibbs, Majorie Alice Rees Gibbs, Nancy Mary Rees Gibbs, Phyllis Annie Rees Gibbs.
  • Henry David Rees Gibbs passed away in 1942 in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa.

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Spouses(s)

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Henry Gibbs's Ancestors

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Henry Gibbs
1880–1942
Birth Place: Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
Parents
James David Rees Gibbs
1853–1886
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Eliza Downes
1858–1947
Kirkley, Waveney District, Suffolk, England
Grandparents
David (Rees) Gibbs
1822–1882
London, England
Rebecca
1824–1898
Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
James Gibbs
1794–1830
Elizabeth Reese
1796–1859
Samuel Neat
1797–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gibbs
1770–
Sarah
–1754
Thomas Rees
1766–1835

Henry Gibbs's Descendants

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Henry (David Rees) Gibbs (18 Jan 1880–27 Oct 1942) m. Alice (Ann) LeBoutillier (1878–1964)
  1. 1. Majorie (Alice Rees) Gibbs 1908– m. Henry (Elson) Sanderson 1895–
  2. 2. Harold (Charles Rees) Gibbs 1910–1999
  3. 3. Leslie (Leboutillier Rees) Gibbs 1914–1916
  4. 4. Nancy (Mary Rees) Gibbs 1913–1946 m. Dawson Gill 1907–1961

Henry Gibbs's Timeline

3 Records

1880
18 Jan 1880
Birth of Henry David Rees Gibbs in Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
1880
21 Mar 1880
Henry David Rees Gibbs was baptized in South Africa
South Africa
1942
27 Oct 1942
Age 62
Death of Henry David Rees Gibbs in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1880
    Event Place: Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s, St. Cyprians Baptisms Kimberley, 1871 - 1968; Page: 189; Entry: 575; Repository: Anglican Church Archives, University of the Witwatersrand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1880
    Event Place: South Africa
    Record Source: South Africa, Birth and Baptism Records, 1700s-1900s, St. Cyprians Baptisms Kimberley, 1871 - 1968; Page: 189; Entry: 575; Repository: Anglican Church Archives, University of the Witwatersrand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1942
    Event Place: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
    Record Source: Transvaal Province, South Africa, Estates Death Notice Index, 1855-1976

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