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John Arthur Gibson

John Arthur Gibson

Born
26 Feb 1862
Died
1 Jun 1945
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Migrated to/Born in Australia

My great grandfather John Arthur Gibson born 26 Feb 1862 (son of William Gibson born 1831 and Elizabeth Weily (several spellings) born 1835) was most likely born in Killashee, Longford as were some of his siblings.

William and Elizabeth were married on 12 May 1859 in Rathmolyon, Co Meath.

The only records I can find for the birth of his siblings apply to William Charles Gibson born 1860, James Frederick Gibson born 1869 and Emily Kate Gibson born  5 May 1873 in Co Longford.

Other Ancestry Tree members suggest there are other siblings born in Co Longford namely Edmund Frances born 1863, Robert Ezikial born 1865, Herbert born 1868, Thomas Henry born 1871 but I cannot find proof.

Many of the siblings including my great grandfather John, settled in Australia and are buried here. I have many Australian records and am still searching for more.

I have DNA matches to some of the Gibsons.

I believe they were C of E.

Regards Wayne Blake

Associated communities

Longford

Co. Longford, or Longfort in Irish, is part of the midlands region of Ireland.  We have a gorgeous countryside with farmlands, lakes and bogs.  We have a population of approximately 40,810.  We look forward to helping you connect with your ancestors’ place of origin.

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Buildings in this community

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    Location: Longford

  • Knights & Conquests Heritage Centre

    Location: Longford

    Granard Longford

  • Maria Edgeworth Center - Edgeworthstown

    Location: Longford

    Ballymahon Rd, Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford, N39 E3C8

  • Greville Arms Hotel, Granard - Gen Michael Collins - Kitty Kiernan

    Location: Longford

    Greville Hotel, Granard, Co Longford

Timeline events in this community

  • 1880s

    Four drowned in the Shannon

    2 Dec 1882

  • 1930s

    Travelling Folk in the 1930s

    <p>Between 1937 and 1939, primary school pupils across the Republic of Ireland interviewed the elderly in their neighborhood to collect and record local stories and folklore from the 19th century. "The Schools Collection" as it became known is held by the Dúchas Folklore Collection in UCD and is and has been digitized online at duchas.ie. One of the topics schoolchildren were asked to write about were "Travelling Folk" or An Lucht Siúil. </p> <p>Here is a selection of what "settled" children wrote about travelers in the late 1930s.</p>

    1 Jan 1938

  • 1830s

    Cholera rages in Longford

    <p>FROM THE WESTMEATH JOURNAL</p>

    23 Jul 1832

  • 1830s

    County Longford in the 1830s

    <p>A snapshot of pre-famine local history, as described in the "Topographical Dictionary of Ireland" by Samuel Lewis, 1837. (Much of the information collected here was submitted by members of the local gentry and clergy of the time).</p>

    1 Jan 1837