Brief Life History of Rebecca
When Rebecca Gibbons was born on 14 January 1843, in Moulton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Gibbons, was 31 and her mother, Rebecca White, was 26. She married William Noble Waite on 22 January 1866, in Moulton, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 17 October 1897, in Bunkerville, Lincoln, Nevada, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Bunkerville Cemetery, Bunkerville, Clark, Nevada, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (24)
- Rebecca Girkins in household of Thomas Girkins, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- Legacy NFS Source: Rebecca Gibbons (Gibbins) - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Rebecca Gibbons (Gibbins)
- Marriage record - William N Waite
Spouse and Children
1845–1879 Male
1843–1897 Female
Children (8)
1867–1882 Male
1868–1948 Male
1869–1931 Female
1870–1871 Male
1872–1938 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1811–1888 Male
1816–1882 Female
Siblings (10)
1838–1908 Female
1839–1843 Female
1841–1916 Female
1843–1897 Female
1845–1877 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1846
Age 3
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 11
1863
Age 20
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.
Story Highlight
William Noble Waite by Hazel Waite (Bunkerville Ward Primary)
William Noble Waite was born in England on May 10, 1840. When yet a young man, he went on a mission to a different part of the country. There he met a young woman named Rebecca Gibbons, who was "wor …
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