Hi Wendy, Many thanks for the information re the GIBBS family. It is much appreciated. Regards Ethel ----- Original Message ----- From: Wendy <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [AUS-WA] Gibbs > Hi Ethel, > > Have this for you: > > Charlotte GIBBS born to James GIBBS and Minnetta KEARNS 1895 at > Fremantle...reg no 2218 > Charlotte died aged 7 months in 1896 at Fremantle.....reg no 2031 > > Death: > > Minnetta Jane GIBBS age 34 years in 1899...reg no 205, born Hope NZ, > Father: William, Mother: Charlotte Webb > > Cheers > Wendy > > E Kearns wrote: > > >James and Minetta GIBBS (nee KEARNS) are names on our family tree and I am searching for more information about them. They were married in the South Island of New Zealand, probably at Lyell, in the 1880s > > > >Their children were: > > > >Minetta Annie GIBBS born 1886 > > > >George William GIBBS born 1887 > > > >Edward James GIBBS born 1889 > > > >Phoebe Jane Gibbs born 1890 > > > >Pearl GIBBS > > > >I don't know when they moved to Western Australia but it most likely would have been in the 1890s or even the very early 1900s. > > > >I found a marriage in WA for a Minetta A GIBBS in Perth in 1908 to a Henry MERCER and feel this was quite likely James and Minetta GIBBS daughter. > > > >I also found an entry for Phoebe GIBBS in a shipping list which would suggest that Phoebe must have visited England and arrived back in Perth in 1920. Her age was given as 29 and her occupation, nurse. > > > >Would love to know more about this family and would appreciation any information. > > > >Ethel Kearns, Melbourne > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >==== AUS-WA Mailing List ==== > > > >Q: Why do WA's cyber-genies hang out at the Perth DPS & use DPS-CHAT-L ? > >A: Check out: ' http://www.perthdps.com/dps-chat.htm ' > > > >============================== > >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > NEW!! Genealogy Chat Room at: http://www.gendesk.info > > visit: www.justgen.com for best Genealogy Chat, Links & Support !! > > See Wendy's Family Tree at: www.geocities.com/wanderer57au > > > > > ==== AUS-WA Mailing List ==== > > Q: Why do WA's cyber-genies hang out at the Perth DPS & use DPS-CHAT-L ? > A: Check out: ' http://www.perthdps.com/dps-chat.htm ' > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >