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James Shaw Gibb 1830–1877 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1830

Birth Location: West Church Edinburgh

Death Date: 28 Jun 1877

Death Location: Dibroghur, Bengal, India

Father: James Gibb

Mother: Matilda Wonburton

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Chambers Gibb

The story of James Shaw Gibb began in 1830 in West Church Edinburgh. James Shaw Gibb married Johanna Gibb, and had children including Chambers Sawbridge Gibb, Johanna Ballanline Gibb. James Shaw Gibb passed away in 1877 in Dibroghur, Bengal, India.

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Biography

  • The story of James Shaw Gibb began in 1830 in West Church Edinburgh.
  • James Shaw Gibb married Johanna Gibb, and had children including Chambers Sawbridge Gibb, Johanna Ballanline Gibb.
  • James Shaw Gibb passed away in 1877 in Dibroghur, Bengal, India.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Gibb's Ancestors

Self
James Gibb
1830–1877
Birth Place: West Church Edinburgh
Parents
James Rankine Gibb
1800–1831
Matilda Wonburton
1811–1881
Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew Gibb
1768–1839
Auchinleck, Ayrshire, Scotland
Mary Rankine
1780–
Ann (Emily) Warburton
1790–1827
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Gibb
1723–1773
Elizabeth Gemmell
1727–1794
John Ranken
1722–
Susanna Boswell
1722–1740
Rachel Smyth
–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gemmell
1708–
Elspeth Hall
1700–
George Ranken
1700–1762
Agnes Farquhar
1695–
Thomas Boswell
1700–1797
Martha Mecham
1700–

James Gibb's Descendants

1.
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James (Shaw) Gibb (abt 1830–28 Jun 1877)
  1. 1. Chambers (Sawbridge) Gibb 1870–1900

James Gibb's Timeline

4 Records

1830
abt 1830
Birth of James Shaw Gibb in West Church Edinburgh
West Church Edinburgh
1831
08 Apr 1831
Age 1
James Shaw Gibb was baptized in Masulipatam, Madras, India
Masulipatam, Madras, India
1877
28 Jun 1877
Age 47
Death of James Shaw Gibb
None
1877
28 Jun 1877
Age 47
Burial of James Shaw Gibb in Dibroghur, Bengal, India
Dibroghur, Bengal, India

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1830
    Event Place: West Church Edinburgh
    Record Source:
    [1] India, Select Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948
    [2] India, Select Births and Baptisms
    [3] UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Soldier Service Records, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers Service Documents; Reference Number: WO 97

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 08 Apr 1831
    Event Place: Masulipatam, Madras, India
    Record Source: India, Select Births and Baptisms

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1877
    Record Source:
    [1] India, Select Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Brooklyn, New York, Green-Wood Cemetery Burial Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 28 Jun 1877
    Event Place: Dibroghur, Bengal, India
    Record Source:
    [1] India, Select Deaths and Burials, 1719-1948
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Brooklyn, New York, Green-Wood Cemetery Burial Index

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