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Hi, I am from Australia and am searching for any information on the following families GIBB, WOOSEY and ECCLESTON. My Gx4 Grandparents were James GIBB and Eliza ECCLESTON who married in St Nicholas Church in 1805. They had 3 sons John Jnr (Gx3 Grandfather), Thomas and James. John married Mary WOOSEY in 1828 and had 5 children, 3 of whom came to Australia in the 1850's. I have been told immigration papers have a contact name of Thomas Eccleston GIBB, Liverpool Mercury. Any help or suggestions on any of the above named would be greatly appreciated. Ta! Am visiting Liverpool later this year and would like to have as much info as possible. Kind regards, Ann Krasny

Hi Ann and Welcome.

Found this which may be of some interest,

Liverpool Mercury, June, 1894.

Thanks Bert, much appreciated. This throws up more questions. I have sent an enquiry to Liverpool Library in regards to Thomas Eccleston GIBB also. I wouldn't think many people would have the same name, and parents with both surnames, but then nothing surprises me with family history research. I'm thinking of ordering his death certificate to see if it sheds some light. Regards, Ann

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Thomas Eccleston Gibb

Birth
21 Oct 1838
Baptism
11 Nov 1838
Parish:
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Father
James Gibb
Mother
Jane
Bishop's Transcripts

Address
Christian Street

James Gibb married Jane Spence, 1830. Liverpool.

Baptism, 1836, Thomas Spence Gibb,
Christian St, Liverpool


Edit, Typo, Thomas not James.

1841,
Christian St

James Gibb 30 Wood Turner.
Jane Gibb 30
Thomas Gibb 2
James Gibb 8 Mo
HO107 P559, Book21

Baptism,

1838

Thomas Eccleston Gibb, middle name from his grandmother, James, his father, the son of James Gibb and Eliza Eccleston?

Done good Bert, I wonder if the newspaper article is right?

The Will might shed some light perhaps. Probate from 1894

GIBB Thomas Eccleston of 16 Lady Margaret Road Kentish Town Middlesex vestry clerk died 6 June 1894 Administration (with Will) London 23 October to William Issott surveyor and estate agent Effects £10931 10s 5d.

I would think the newspaper article is correct, I wonder if the connection between Thomas Eccleston Gibb and the Liverpool Mercury was a Post Box, did the Mercury offer such a service?

Ann, Whose immigration papers was he mentioned on?

The Thomas Gibb, born 1808, below is the Newspaper man, married Sarah Denson. The uncle of Thomas Eccleston Gibb.

Thomas Gibb/Sarah

1851, West Derby, Editor of Newspaper.
HO107 P2192 F118 P16

1861, Tranmere
RG9 P2645 F89 P24

1871, Chester
RG10 P3732 F63 P3

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