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William Carmichael Gibson 1768 – 1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 November 1768

Birth Location: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 30 July 1832

Death Location: Galle, Southern Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Father: WILLIAM Gibson

Mother: Mary Balfour

Spouse(s): Jane Hunter

Children(s): Eleanor Gibson

Early life: William Carmichael Gibson arrived in Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland in 1768, born to WILLIAM Gibson and Mary Cecilia Balfour. Over time, William Carmichael Gibson formed a family with Jane Hunter, which included Eleanor Gibson. William Carmichael Gibson concluded life in Galle, Southern Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka in 1832.

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Parents

WILLIAM Gibson
1735 – 1807
Birth Location: Durie, Fife, Scotland
WG
Mary Balfour
1742 – 1801
Birth Location: Saint Cuthberts, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
MB

Spouses(s)

Jane Hunter
1768 – 1844
Birth Location: Fowberry Newhall, Chatton, Northumberland, England
JH

Children(s)

Eleanor Gibson
1801 – 1872
Birth Location: Embleton, Northumberland, England
EG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 23 November 1768
    Event Place: Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 30 July 1832
    Event Place: Galle, Southern Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
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