Robert Gibbon was born on 12 April 1852, in Bishop Auckland, Durham, England, United Kingdom as the son of Robert Gibbon, Sr. and Eliza. He married Maria Parmley in 1868, in Witton-le-Wear, Durham, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 22 September 1937, in Auckland, Durham, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 85.
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English (of Norman origin): from the Old French personal name Giboin (ancient Germanic Gebawin).
English: alternatively, a diminutive of the personal name Gibb .
Scottish and Irish: variant of McGibbon .
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