Frances ("Granny Elliott") Gibson
b. about 1806, d. 12 January 1870
Person Exhibits
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Frances Elliott nee Gibson
Birth
Frances ("Granny Elliott") Gibson was born about 1806.
1,2,3 She was born in 1808.
1 She was born in 1809 in England.
4 She witnessed the baptism of
George Elliott on 5 April 1855 in London, England, United Kingdom.
5 She witnessed the birth of
Frances ("Granny Gardner") Kemp on 7 July 1859 in Rylstone, New South Wales, Australian Colonies.
6,7,8,9,10,11 At 's birth, on on 27 January 1867 in Castlereagh River, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, assisted as a midwife.
12,10,13 At 's birth, on on 19 March 1868 in Quambone, NSW, Australia, assisted as a midwife.
12,10,14 At 's birth, on on 19 October 1869 in Merri Merri, New South Wales, Australian Colonies, assisted as a midwife.
15,12,10
Parents
Family life
George Elliott and Frances ("Granny Elliott") Gibson were married about 1830.
16,17 Alexander Pirie and she were married on 9 April 1862 at Budgeon in Gulargambone. Frances signed with her mark. Budgeon station was owned by John McMahon in 1865. His father owned Tooloon.
2,18
Residence information
Frances ("Granny Elliott") Gibson lived at St James Westminster in London, England, United Kingdom, on 30 March 1851, charwoman. She and her daughter Emma were living in the household of Sarah Jones, charwoman. Her son James (aged 19) was living nearby at either Battersea or at St Mary, Putney. Her other son George was probably the 16-year-old apprentice clock maker living with Thomas Chester at Bakers Row, Clerkenwell.
4 She lived at 4 Crown Court in London, England, United Kingdom, on 5 April 1855.
5 She immigrated on 2 October 1855 to Sydney, NSW, Australia. SS "Hilton"
19,10,12,20,21
Working life
- On 6 June 1841 Frances ("Granny Elliott") Gibson was a Matron at London Fever Hospital in St Pancras. Her children were not with her and were not living together. It is likely that James (aged 10) was a pupil in the household of Ruth Matthews (school maid) at St Marylebone, St Pancras. Similarly, it is likely that George (aged 7) was a pupil in the household of James Burrows (schoolmaster) in Wimbledon, Surrey. Emma (aged 3) was probably living with a foster family, either with John Menhenitt at Plymouth, Devon or with John French at Frome, Somerset.17,3
Death
Frances ("Granny Elliott") Gibson died on 12 January 1870 at age ~64 in Quambone. dropsy
18 She was buried on 14 January 1870 at Bokemah station in Quambone. She was buried at Bokemah, a property on Merri Merri Creek.
18
Memorial
There is a memorial to Frances ("Granny Elliott") Gibson at Bokemah station in Quambone, New South Wales, Australian Colonies.
Follow this link for information and images of her memorial.
Citations
- [S478] Immigrant Deposit Journal: Frances Gibson and children, Immigrant Deposit Journal, Kingswood; Archives Office of NSW. Hereinafter cited as IDJ: Frances Gibson and children.
![Deposit Journal record for the Elliott family](../st/picicon.png)
![Deposit Journal register record for the Elliott family](../st/picicon.png)
![Deposit Journal record for the Elliott family](../st/picicon.png)
- [S685] Marriage Certificate, Alexander Pirie and Frances Gibson, 9 April 1862, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW. 1862/1846 56.
![Marriage Certificate for Frances Elliott nee Gibson to Alexander Pirie, 9 April 1862](../st/picicon.png)
- [S1454] Frances Elliott, 6 Jun 1841 Census UK, London, Camden Town, St Pancras, Public Record Office, piece 681, book 8, folio 14, p 1.
![Frances Gibson on the 1841 census at St Pancras on 6 June 1841](../st/picicon.png)
- [S1455] Frances Elliott, 30 Mar 1851 Census UK, London, St James Westminster, Public Record Office, p 323.
![Frances Elliott on the census at St James Westminster on 30 Mar 1851](../st/picicon.png)
- [S1432] Baptismal Record: Elliott, George and Emma, Vol 1855, No STM/PR/6/30, (5 Apr 1855), two adult baptisms, City of Westminster Archives, London
![Adult baptisms for both George and Emma Elliott at St James church Piccadilly, Westminster on 5 Apr 1855](../st/picicon.png)
- [S294] Death Certificate, Frances Gardner, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1943 No 496.
- [S340] Birth Certificate Vol 1859 No 9942, Frances Kemp, (15 August 1859), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
![Birth Certificate for Frances Kemp, 15 Aug 1859](../st/picicon.png)
- [S404] Birth Certificate Vol 1892 No 11323, Amy Laura Emily Gardner, (11 Apr 1892), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
- [S406] Birth Certificate Vol 1897 No 55 in Coonamble, Georgina Jane Gardner, (6 May 1897), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
- [S471] "RR: Kemp Family Group Sheets by Lorraine Voigt", 29 Jan 1991, Lorraine Voigt (5 Kenworth Street Brassall Qld 4305); Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
- [S1607] "Warrangee Station research", 2021, James Michael Fleming (Cammeray, NSW); Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
![Research report on Warrangee Station near Mudgee](../st/pdficon.png)
- [S460] Death Certificate, Emma Kemp, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1931 No 19973.
- [S1458] Birth Certificate No 763, Henry Isaac Kemp, (1 May 1864), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
- [S1459] Birth Certificate No 902 8651/1868, James Kemp, (1 May 1864), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
- [S349] Birth Certificate Vol 1869 No 10207, Sydney Edward Kemp, (9 December 1869), NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages.
- [S479] Joan McKenzie, Gibson's Way, 24 Zoccoli Street Coonamble NSW 2829: Joan McKenzie, 1993, p 111.
- [S1453] "Elliott family origins", 2020, James Michael Fleming (Cammeray, NSW); Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
![Research Report Elliott family origins by Jim Fleming](../st/pdficon.png)
- [S686] Death Certificate, Frances Pirie, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, NSW, Vol 1870 No 3353.
![Death Certificate for Frances Pirie nee Gibson formerly Elliott, 12 January 1870](../st/picicon.png)
![Death Certificate for Frances Pirie nee Gibson formerly Elliott, 12 January 1870](../st/picicon.png)
- [S479] Joan McKenzie, Gibson's Way, 24 Zoccoli Street Coonamble NSW 2829: Joan McKenzie, 1993, 118.
- [S1468] A Grand Old Woman, Mudgee Guardian and North-Western Representative, 31 Dec 1931, Obituary.
![Obituary for Emma Kemp in the Mudgee Guardian 31 Dec 1931](../st/pdficon.png)
- [S1486] Elliott family entry, Hilton, Passenger List, 2 Oct 1855; in (Kingswood: NSW Government Archives.)
![Elliott family on the passenger list for the Hilton in August 1855](../st/picicon.png)
![Elliott family on the passenger list for the Hilton in October 1855](../st/picicon.png)
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