P14
George Gibbs
My Dad Mum's Mum's Dad
My Great-Great-Grandfather
July 1853 - January 1922
When George Gibbs was born in July 1853, his father, Thomas, was 35 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 32.
He married Jane Maria Charman on 9 June 1877 in Nutfield, Surrey. They had 12 children in 27 years.
He died in January 1922 in Croydon, Surrey, at the age of 68, and was buried at St John's Church, Coulsdon on 27 January 1922.
Great-Great-Grandfather's Gallery
Great-Great-Grandfather's Gallery
A selection of photographs and images associated my great-great grandfather.
Official Documentation
Census Data
Census Data
1961
1871
1881
1891
1901
1911
Additional Information
- 1861 Census
- In 1861, my great-great-grandfather was aged 7, living with his parents, Thomas and Elizabeth, at Portnalls Hill, Coulsdon, Surrey, with his three older brothers (Thomas, William and James).
- Thomas (aged 43) is an agricultural labourer from Worth, Sussex.
- Elizabeth (aged 36) is a lanudresss also from Worth, Sussex.
- Thomas (aged 12) is an agricultural labourer (presumably working with his father) from Horley, Sussex.
- William (aged 10) and James (aged 9) along with George are all listed as scholars (presumably they attended school) and are all from Worth, Sussex.
- 1871 Census
- In 1871, George (aged 15) and his brother William are lodging at Portnalls Farm, Coulsdon, Surrey, next door to the rest of the Gibbs family.
- Thomas (aged 52) is still a labourer from Worth, Sussex.
- Elizabeth (aged 46) is still from Worth, Sussex.
- Thomas (aged 26) is still a labourer (presumably working with his father) from Horley, Sussex.
- William (aged 10) and George are both living next door and listed as agricultural labourers (presumably working with their father and older brother) and are both from Worth, Sussex.
- Thomas and Elizabeth also have an additional charge living with them, Harry Coomber (aged 2) who is listed as a 'nurse-child' from Horsemonger Lane Jail. (It looks like the rest of the Coomber family were in a neighbouring property, and presumably his mother spent some time in the Southwark County Jail.)
- 1881 Census
- In 1881, George (aged 27) was now married to J M with two children (Thomas and George) living at No 7 Star Cottages, Chipstead, Surrey.
- George was listed as a labourer from Worth, Sussex.
- J M (aged 24) is from Nutfield, Surrey.
- Thomas (aged 3) and George (aged 1) are both from Croydon, Surrey.
- In addition, they seem to have two lodgers, Charles Seagrove (aged 20) and Edwin Chamberlain (aged 22). Charles was an excavator (R L) from Horsham, Sussex, and registered as deaf. Edwin was a labourer from Berkshire.
- 1891 Census
- In 1891, George, now aged 37, and his wife Jane M (aged 31) are now living at 2 Lime Works Cottage, Coulsdon, Surrey, with six children (Thomas, George, Elizabeth, James, Gertrude E and Jane M).
- George is recorded as as a lime burner from Worth, Sussex.
- His wife Jane M was born in Nutfield, Surrey.
- Thomas (aged 12) is listed as being a domestic house boy from Croydon, Surrey.
- George (aged 10), Elizabeth (aged 8) and James (aged 5) are all listed as scholars (so presumably they attended school). Along with Gertriude (aged 4) and Jane M (aged 1), all children were recorded as being from Croydon, Surrey..
- 1901 Census
- In 1901, George and his entire family (wife and nine children!) are now living at 1 Halls Cottage, Coulsdon, Surrey.
- George (aged 47) was a Lime Burner, and was now born in Brighton, Sussex.
- His wife, Jane M (aged 42), was now born in Coulsdon, Surrey.
- George (aged 21) and James (aged 16) were now farm labourers born in Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Elizabeth (aged 18), Jane M (aged 11), Laura (my great-grandmother, aged 9) Alice B (aged 7), William (aged 5), Ernest F (aged 2) and Arthur (aged 11 Months) are all listed as being born in Coulsdon, Surrey.
- With only four rooms at the cottage, it must have been extremely tight for all of them!
- 1911 Census
- In 1911, George (aged 58) and Jane (aged 50) are now living at 15 Chipstead Villas, Coulsdon, Surrey, along with six children (James, Alice, William, Earnest, Arthur and Herbert) and his niece, Kathleen Lightfoot.
- George is still a lime burner from Worth, Sussex.
- Jane is a nurse from Nutfield, Surrey. (Interestingly, it says they have been married 32 years, and have had 12 children, - all of whom are still alive.)
- James (aged 27) is a labourer from Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Alice (aged 17) is a domestic servant from Coulsdon, Surrey.
- William (aged 15) is a shop assistant from Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Earnest (aged 12), Arthur (aged 10) and Herbert (aged 6) are all listed as attending school, and from Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Kathleen (aged 4) is from Nutfield, Surrey.
Other Documentation
Other relevant documents for view will be listed below...
- Birth Register 1853
- Here is a copy of the birth register with my great-great-grandfather's listing in the E Grinstead district, Sussex.
- Marriage Banns 1877
- Here is a copy of the marriage banns with my great-great-grandfather's listing.
- On the 9 June 1877 at St Peter and St Paul's Church, Nutfield, Surrey, George (aged 23, a labourer from Coulsdon) married Jane Maria Charman (aged 18, a servant from Nutfield).
- George's father, Thomas, and Jane's father, Richard, are both listed as labourers.
- The two witnesses were William Charman (likely Jane's brother) and Elizabeth Richardson (likely Jane's sister who was married in 1869).
- Marriage Register 1877
- Here is a copy of the marriage register with my great-great-grandfather's listing in the Reigate district, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1903
- In 1903, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Purley, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1904
- In 1904, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Purley, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1905
- In 1905, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1906
- In 1906, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1907
- In 1907, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1908
- In 1908, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1909
- In 1909, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1910
- In 1910, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1911
- In 1911, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1912
- In 1912, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1913
- In 1913, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1914
- In 1914, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1915
- In 1915, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1918
- In 1918, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Electoral Register 1919
- In 1919, my great-great-grandfather was registered to vote at 15 Chipstead Villas, in the Parish of Coulsdon, Surrey.
- Death Register 1922
- Here is a copy of the death register with my great-great-grandfather's listing in the Croydon district, Surrey.
- Burial Register 1922
- Here is a copy of the burial register for St John's Church, Coulsdon, Surrey with my great-great-grandfather's listing on 27 January 1922 aged 68. He was living at 20 Chipstead Valley Road, Coulsdon.
Family Relationships
Family Relationships
