Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Arthur Gibbon,
Postmarital contract
2 May 1815, Aberdeen.
He is described in it as merchant of Aberdeen.
His
father died 1821.
He is listed as merchant of Aberdeen at
Deed of gift
from
Sir Alured Clarke
in June 1822.
See Letter of Aug 1822
from Elizabeth's uncle the 11th Earl of Pembroke to her.
Think he is "Arthur Gibbon, merchant" who is
listed at
6 Castlebrae, Aberdeen
in
[Aberdeen Directory, 1824-25].
Castle Brae ran off Castle Terrace, running down to the E end of Virginia St.
See extract
from old map.
Castle Brae is
now vanished.
See modern map.
Think he is "Arthur Gibbon, merchant" listed at
Commercial Bank Court, 42 Castle St, Aberdeen
in
[Aberdeen Directory, 1825-26].
See Letter of Nov 1827
from Elizabeth's brother to her,
after the death of their uncle the 11th Earl of Pembroke.
This and other letters are addressed simply to "Mrs. A. Gibbon, Aberdeen"
but still got there!
The 11th Earl left her an annuity
in his will (proved 1827).
See extract.
From Gibbon papers.
For a time he and family moved back to
the old family home,
11 Virginia St, Aberdeen,
where his unmarried sisters were living, after their father's death.
He is listed at 11 Virginia St in
[Aberdeen Directory, 1827-28].
He is listed there in
[Aberdeen Directory, 1829-30].
He is "Arthur Gibbon, merchant".
Arthur is listed at Arthur Augustus' bapt Apr 1829
as "merchant", living at Virginia Street, Aberdeen.
Their eldest child Emily died May 1829 and was buried at Nigg Bay.
They move to England:
They seem to have left Scotland for England c.1830,
and never returned except on visits.
He is
listed as gentleman,
living
Acklington Park, Northumberland,
as at birth and bapt of William Henry in 1832.
Living at Acklington Park in 1833, when he gets
shooting permission
on the local estate.
[Wyllie, 2020, p.316]
says in 1834 Arthur and brother
Robert Gibbon are registered as Coal Owners at
Felton, Northumberland
(not far from Acklington),
where they operated the North Togston Colliery.
There was an auction of
all the beds, carpets, curtains, crockery and furniture at Acklington Park,
6 Apr 1836 and following days.
See poster.
It seems they were selling much of their possessions
before moving to the Continent.
No portraits in sale, they kept those.
Lived on Continent, around 1837 to 1857:
They travelled on the Continent widely.
They were
in Heidelberg, Germany,
1837,
and seem to have lived there for some time
(William Henry was educ there).
Their daughters later married on the Continent.
They were in Heidelberg as at
Letter of Dec 1842
and
Letter of Feb 1843
and
1844 letter.
See poem of May 1849
written by Arthur's sister Ann Gibbon
to Elizabeth.
It lists what Elizabeth's children have done.
Arthur's sister Ann Gibbon in
Jan 1850 letter
seems to refer to Arthur and Elizabeth
as now "the Munich people".
Catherine Woronzow (widow of the 11th Earl)
writes to
"my dear Elizabeth"
in May 1850,
settling further financial affairs on the "occasion of Margaret's marriage".
Letter of 1 Sept 1851
says they are living in Munich.
They are in
Munich in letters of Nov 1851 to Mar 1852.
See letters of
13 Nov 1851
and
28 Nov 1851
and
22 Feb 1852
and
Mar 1852 envelope.
Arthur's passport survives, issued 3 Aug 1853.
See letter of 5 Nov 1853 from Elizabeth to her son Arthur Augustus, after the death of Margaret's children: "These, oh these, are some of the bitter trials of our lives, and those only who have experienced such bereavement can only know what others feel. It is indeed a very hard fate to think that dear Margaret has been doomed to lose both her children in so short a period of time."
Catherine Woronzow
wrote to Elizabeth in Feb 1854.
Elizabeth is at Stuttgart.
Catherine Woronzow
left them further money when she died in March 1856.
See extract from will
and letter of June 1856.
This was probably the final financial break with the
Herbert family.
Arthur is described as "gentleman" at son
William Henry's mar Nov 1856.
Elizabeth's passport survives, issued 8 July 1857.
They travelled on Continent until late 1857.
Arthur dies, 1861:
He
died London, 2nd Apr 1861, age 80 yrs.
He was
bur 6th Apr 1861,
Gibbon grave, West Norwood, SC London,
NOT Beckenham Cemetery.
His name is on the Gibbon memorial at
Nigg Bay
but he is not bur there.
Elizabeth lived with her son Arthur Augustus and wife
at 75 Gloucester St, Pimlico, London.
She is there as at
Letter of 10 Oct 1869.
Elizabeth dies, 1870:
She died 75 Gloucester St, London, 1 Feb 1870, age 73 yrs.
See letter of 6 Feb 1870
to her son
Arthur Augustus
after her death.
She was bur 7 Feb 1870,
Gibbon grave, West Norwood.
Arthur and Elizabeth
had issue:
Arthur Gibbon.
Image courtesy of Mike Hilligan.
Arthur Gibbon.
Light adjusted digitally.
See original.
Image courtesy of Mike Hilligan.
Arthur's passport from 1853.
See larger
and full size.
See UK government travel declaration
inside,
dated 3 Aug 1853.
Passport is
for Arthur Gibbon, with wife and servant, "travelling on the Continent".
Elizabeth's passport from 1857.
See larger
and full size.
See UK government travel declaration
inside,
dated 8 July 1857.
Passport is
for Mrs. Elizabeth Gibbon, with servant, "travelling on the Continent".
Birth of Arthur Augustus Gibbon, 3 Feb 1829.
See full size.
Gibbon listed under
PEMBROKE
in paper copy of
[Burke's Peerage, 2003, pp.3093-3095].
See p.3094
and p.3095.
Gibbon listed under
PEMBROKE
in online version of
[Burke's Peerage, 2003].
See other version.
AI animation of the Elizabeth Montgomery portrait.
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