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George Samson Gibb

b. 8 April 1840, d. 9 December 1875

Birth

George Samson Gibb was born on 8 April 1840 at Blackston in Auchinleck.1,2,3

Parents

FatherAlexander Boswell Gibb (b. circa 1810)
MotherJanet Samson (b. circa 1810)

Family life

George Samson Gibb and Mary Ann Reed were married on 25 April 1872 in Bourke.4,5,6,7

Children with Mary Ann Reed (b. 23 December 1852, d. 21 June 1934)

DaughterJannet Frances Gibb+ (b. October 1873)
SonAlexander James Boswell Gibb, of "Collerina"+ (b. 3 April 1875, d. 17 October 1947)

Residence information

Charles, 's child, resided with, in Auchinleck, Scotland, on 30 March 1851. on his farm of 65 acres.8 George Samson Gibb lived at Brentwood in Galston, Ayrshire, Scotland, on 30 March 1861, a ploughman servant in the farming household of William Lennox.9

Working life

  • Circa 1863 George Samson Gibb was a gold prospector at goldfields in Victoria. In the early 1860s the three contractors had tried their luck on the Victorian goldfields.10
  • In August 1870 George Samson Gibb was a tank sinker in Bourke.10
  • On 28 March 1872 George Samson Gibb was mining prospector in Bourke. The "Bourke Tele" reported "Yesterday, a well-equipped prospecting party, under the direction of Mr G Gibb, started for the purpose of opening the new country discovered by Messrs Gibb and Connelly and which we reported as taken up some time ago by Messrs R&H Nancarrow, G Gibb and John Connelly. The country, which it is proposed to test, is situated about seven miles to the NW of the Cobar Copper Mine. The present proprietors propose, as soon as they have sufficiently tested the lode, throwing the affair open to the public, so that its real worth may not be witheld from want of sufficient capital to give it a fair trial. The party have taken simple provisions, tools, etc. to last them over three months..."11
  • On 1 June 1875 George Samson Gibb was a squatter in Bourke.12
  • Is a work associate of at in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia. "Notice. I have this day authorised Mr GS Gibb of the Bourke Hotel to receive all Monies due to me, and his receipt will be held a sufficient discharge. GC Reed". George Sampson Gibb had married his sister, Mary Ann Reed, three years earlier. Gibb also placed an advertisement in the same edition of the newspaper. "The Bourke Hotel. Darling Street Bourke. Lately owned by GC Reed has been purchased by GS Gibb, who now begs to inform his Friends and the Public that he is prepared to offer them the Best Accommodation that can be obtained in Bourke. The Hotel has been renovated, and visitors will find every comfort so necessary to ensure the success of any Business. The bar has been stocked with Wines and Liquors of the best brand., Overlanders and Commercial Travellers will find every convenience."13

Death

George Samson Gibb died from intemperance on 9 December 1875 at age 35 in Bourke.4,14,1,15 He was buried on 10 December 1875 at Bourke Cemetery in Bourke.15 He had his estate probated on 13 February 1877 in Bourke, New South Wales, Australia.16,17

Citations

  1. [S612] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Deaths, (Registry of BDM), George S Gibb, parents Alexander B and Janet, 5200/1875 Bourke.
  2. [S1671] ScotlandsPeople, Index to Scottish Baptisms, (National Records of Scotland), OPR 577/2, page 140 item 4.
  3. [S1665] JM Fleming, Family Reed 1852 Mary Ann Gibb Farrell, History of Bourke Journal, volume 11, page 117
  4. [S679] , History of Bourke Journal, volume 11 (Bourke NSW: Bourke and District Historical Society, 1966-1992), page 119.
  5. [S1634] "," The Western Herald, Bourke, ; online image, Trove (: accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Death of an Old Resident; obituary; 13 January 1926; page 2; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141989429; 2 February 2022
  6. [S611] NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, Index to NSW Marriages, (Registry of BDM), 1767/1872 Bourke.
  7. [S1634] "," The Western Herald, Bourke, ; online image, Trove (: accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Death of Mrs M A Farrell; obituary; 9 July 1934; page 4; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141971352; 10 February 2022
  8. [S1666] Scotland Census of the year 1851, Auchinleck, Ayrshire; 577/4/11; Household of Gibb, Alexander, aged 47
  9. [S1670] Scotland Census of the year 1861, Galston; 593/5/3; household of William Lennox, a farmer of 62 acres
  10. [S1667] Ken McQueen, Hidden Copper, downloaded; 11 February 2022; pp 20 - 46
  11. [S1665] JM Fleming, Family Reed 1852 Mary Ann Gibb Farrell, page 303, Town and Country Journal newspaper, quoted in History of Bourke Journal, volume 4, page 146
  12. [S1721] JM Fleming, Reed family baptisms at St Stephen's Anglican church Bourke, SAG Reel 335, Alexander James Boswell Gibb and Mary Jane Hazel Brennan, 1 Jun 1875, page 4
  13. [S1630] "," The Central Australian and Bourke Telegraph, Bourke, ; print, National Library of Australia (: accessed )., The Bourke Hotel; advertisement; 2 August 1875; transcribed by JM Fleming; 1991
  14. [S1665] JM Fleming, Family Reed 1852 Mary Ann Gibb Farrell, page 1
  15. [S1654] "," Evening News, Sydney, ; online image, Trove (https://trove.nla.gov.au/ : accessed ), Newspapers and Gazettes., Bourke; obituary; 3 January 1876; page 3; http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107188907; 9 February 2022
  16. [S1206] Records NSW, Index to NSW Deceased Estates, (Records NSW), NRS 13660-3-[17/1812]-Series 3-1031.
  17. [S1780] Supreme Court of NSW, "Probate," file, 13 Feb 1877, [17/1812], series 3, 1031, NRS 13660-3; State Records of NSW, Kingswood. George Samson Gibb, died intestate 12 Dec 1875, granted to Mary Ann Gibb, widow.
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