William Gibbons

Male27 June 1762–

Brief Life History of William

When William Gibbons was christened on 27 June 1762, in Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Gibbons, was 11759 and his mother, Elizabeth Green, was 36.

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Family Time Line

Robert Gibbons
1730–1779
Elizabeth Green
1727–1769
John Gibbons
1756–
Elizabeth Gibbons
1758–1760
Robert Gibbons
1760–1761
William Gibbons
1762–
Elizabeth Gibbons
1766–
Robert Gibbons
1769–1769

Sources (6)

  • Willm. Gibbons, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Willm Gibbons, "England, Cambridgeshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1538-1983"
  • William Gibbons, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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World Events (6)

1801 · The Act of Union

The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English (Lancashire): variant of Gibbon , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Irish (Mayo): in Ireland, the name is frequent and has been Gaelicized as Mac Giobúin. It is also found as a variant of Fitzgibbon .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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