Hi Folks Is anyone researching the surname of GIBBS in Winslow? If anyone has information on William GIBBS b.circ 1753 I would be particularly interested in when he died or was buried at Winslow. His first wife was Elizabeth Mansfield and he married his second wife, Silence GOODGER, on 20th Feb 1914. Silence was recorded in the 1841 as Silence "GOODGER" age 75 years ....not GIBBS. Her death certificate in 1845 has her correctly entered as Silence GIBBS aged 77 years. Thanks Roger

In message <000f01c4b6e5$7c022d60$0100a8c0@Main>, Roger Goodger <roger@goodger72.supanet.com> writes >Hi Folks > >Is anyone researching the surname of GIBBS in Winslow? > >If anyone has information on William GIBBS b.circ 1753 I would be >particularly interested in when he died or was buried at Winslow. His >first wife was Elizabeth Mansfield and he married his second wife, Silence >GOODGER, on 20th Feb 1914. Silence was recorded in the 1841 as Silence >"GOODGER" age 75 years ....not GIBBS. Her death certificate in 1845 has her >correctly entered as Silence GIBBS aged 77 years. Quite a lot of people - the family were prominent (and Robert Gibbs, historian of Aylesbury, and newspaper proprietor, his father the auctioneer are members. Big snag - they were nonconformist stalwarts, so not always recorded in parish registers. It is likely that Silence was an independent lady, who felt that she was entitled to stick to her maiden name if she so wished. It is just possible that the second marriage (in 1814 I presume) took place befofe the first wife died? However, i imagine that Silence was anything but Silent when it came to asserting herself. -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society