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Matthew Gofton Gibson 1857 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1857

Birth Location: Walker, Northumberland, England

Death Date: Jan 1896

Death Location: Darlington, Durham, England

Father: Mansfield Gibson

Mother: Margaret Sanderson

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Scott

Children(s): Arthur Gibson, Lily Gibson, Bertie Gibson, Minnie Gibson

In 1857, Matthew Gofton Gibson entered the world in Walker, Northumberland, England, born to Mansfield Gibson and Margaret Sanderson. Matthew Gofton Gibson married Elizabeth Jane Scott, and had children including Arthur Gibson, Lily Gibson, Bertie Gofton Gibson, Minnie Gibson. Matthew Gofton Gibson passed away in 1896 in Darlington, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Matthew Gofton Gibson entered the world in Walker, Northumberland, England, born to Mansfield Gibson and Margaret Sanderson.
  • Matthew Gofton Gibson married Elizabeth Jane Scott, and had children including Arthur Gibson, Lily Gibson, Bertie Gofton Gibson, Minnie Gibson.
  • Matthew Gofton Gibson passed away in 1896 in Darlington, Durham, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mansfield Gibson
1830 – 1910
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne All Saints
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Margaret Sanderson
1830 – 1913
Birth Location: Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Scott
1858 – 1930
Birth Location: Darlington, Durham, England
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Children(s)

Arthur Gibson
1879 – 1965
Birth Location: Darlington, Durham, England
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Lily Gibson
1882 – 1965
Birth Location: Darlington, Durham, England
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Bertie Gibson
1885 –
Birth Location: Darlington, Durham, England
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Minnie Gibson
1888 – 1963
Birth Location: Darlington, Durham, England
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Matthew Gibson's Ancestors

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Matthew Gibson
1857 – 1896
Birth Place: Walker, Northumberland, England
Parents
Mansfield Gibson
1830 – 1910
Newcastle Upon Tyne All Saints
Margaret Sanderson
1830 – 1913
Benton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
William (Anderson) Sanderson
1808 – 1879
Gateshead, Durham, England, United Kingdom
Isabella Amour
1807 – 1884
Heworth, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Margaret Sanderson
John Amour
1777 – 1855
Mary White
1787 – 1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Amour
1726 – 1802
Isabel Nicholson
1728 – 1802
George White
1748 – 1836
Eleanor Mann
1755 – 1849

Matthew Gibson's Descendants

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Matthew (Gofton) Gibson (1857 – Jan 1896) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Scott (Jul 1858 – 4 Feb 1930)
  1. 1. Arthur Gibson (Jan 1879 – 27 Nov 1965) m. Margaret Heathwaite (5 Dec 1880 – Mar 1942)
    1. 1. Albert (Mansfield) Gibson (20 Apr 1904 – 5 Dec 1943)
    2. 2. Dora Gibson (13 Feb 1907 – 1999)
    3. 3. Margaret Gibson (7 Apr 1918 – Jan 1993) m. John Wicks (10 Aug 1913 – 10 May 1969)
      1. 1. Steven Wicks
    4. 4. Dorothy Gibson (7 Apr 1918 – 4 Jun 2009)
  2. 2. Lily Gibson (14 Jul 1882 – 1965)
  3. 3. Bertie (Gofton) Gibson (1885 – )
  4. 4. Minnie Gibson (12 May 1888 – 27 Mar 1963)

Matthew Gibson's Timeline

2 Records

1857
1857
Birth of Matthew Gofton Gibson in Walker, Northumberland, England
Walker, Northumberland, England
1896
Jan 1896
Age 39
Death of Matthew Gofton Gibson in Darlington, Durham, England
Darlington, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1857
    Event Place: Walker, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: Birth note, Mother: Sanderson

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1896
    Event Place: Darlington, Durham, England
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