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William Samuel Gibbs 1883–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1883

Birth Location: Leicester, England

Death Date: 25 Apr 1917

Death Location: Salonika, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Father: George Gibbs

Mother: Sarah JONES

Spouse(s): May Potts

Children(s): George Gibbs, Ivy Gibbs, Alice Gibbs, Doris Gibbs

In 1883, William Samuel Gibbs entered the world in Leicester, England, born to George Gibbs And Sarah Jones. In 1891, William Samuel Gibbs resided in Leamington, St Paul, Leamington, Warwickshire, Eng. William Samuel Gibbs married May Potts, and had children including Alice May Gibbs, Doris Kathleen Gibbs, George Gibbs, Ivy Gibbs. William Samuel Gibbs passed away in 1917 in Salonika, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece.

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Biography

  • In 1883, William Samuel Gibbs entered the world in Leicester, England, born to George Gibbs And Sarah Jones.
  • In 1891, William Samuel Gibbs resided in Leamington, St Paul, Leamington, Warwickshire, Eng.
  • William Samuel Gibbs married May Potts, and had children including Alice May Gibbs, Doris Kathleen Gibbs, George Gibbs, Ivy Gibbs.
  • William Samuel Gibbs passed away in 1917 in Salonika, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Gibbs
1858–1931
Birth Location: Southam, Warwickshire, England
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Sarah JONES
1859–1902
Birth Location: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
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Spouses(s)

May Potts
1888–1973
Birth Location: Wellesbourne, Leicestershire, England
MP

Children(s)

George Gibbs
1909–1939
Birth Location: –
GG
Ivy Gibbs
1906–1993
Birth Location: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
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Alice Gibbs
1912–1993
Birth Location: –
AG
Doris Gibbs
1914–1978
Birth Location: –
DG

William Gibbs's Ancestors

Self
William Gibbs
1883–1917
Birth Place: Leicester, England
Parents
George Gibbs
1858–1931
Southam, Warwickshire, England
Sarah JONES
1859–1902
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Grandparents
Samuel Gibbs
1830–1901
Elizabeth TOOBY
1830–1913
Bascote, Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William TOOBY
1799–1869
Mary ASHBURY
1802–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John TOOBY
1774–1843
Elizabeth Wheeler
1764–1812
William Ashby
1762–1831
Ann Facer
1768–1831

William Gibbs's Descendants

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William (Samuel) Gibbs (Apr 1883–25 Apr 1917) m. May Potts (2 May 1888–Apr 1973)
  1. 1. George Gibbs 1909–1939 m. Margaret (Eveline) Tolley 1911–2001
  2. 2. Ivy Gibbs 1906–1993
  3. 3. Alice (May) Gibbs 1912–1993
  4. 4. Doris (Kathleen) Gibbs 1914–1978

William Gibbs's Timeline

7 Records

1883
Apr 1883
Birth of William Samuel Gibbs in Leicester, England
Leicester, England
1883
16 Jul 1883
William Samuel Gibbs was baptized in New Milverton, Warwickshire, England
New Milverton, Warwickshire, England
1891
1891
Age 8
William Samuel Gibbs resided here in Leamington, St Paul, Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Leamington, St Paul, Leamington, Warwickshire, England
1901
1901
Age 18
William Samuel Gibbs resided here in Nuneaton, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
Nuneaton, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
1905
July 1905
Age 22
William Samuel Gibbs was married in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
1911
1911
Age 28
William Samuel Gibbs resided here in Fillongley, Warwickshire, England
Fillongley, Warwickshire, England
1917
25 Apr 1917
Age 34
Death of William Samuel Gibbs in Salonika, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
Salonika, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1883
    Event Place: Leicester, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 18403

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1883
    Event Place: New Milverton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: July 1905
    Event Place: Nuneaton, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Leamington, St Paul, Leamington, Warwickshire, 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: 2473; Folio: 49; Page: 37; GSU roll: 6097583

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Nuneaton, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 2902; Folio: 211; Page: 35

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Fillongley, Warwickshire, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 18403

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Balkan Theatre
    Record Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Nuneaton, Warwickshire
    Record Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Nuneaton
    Record Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Apr 1917
    Event Place: Salonika, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, World War i Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 0770357GIB-GIB
    [2] UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War
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