Hi Everyone, I'm still trying to trace my G father's family.My Gfather was born Harry Gibson on the 27th Feb 1894 and was registered on the 9th April 1894 by J Bowss in Middlesbrough reg no 99.Since last writing I have found out that he was in the British forces 1914 - 1918. He also worked for Dorman & Long before coming to Australia with his wife Gladys nee Bricklebank & 3 young children approx 1923 -1924. His children are Edna, James & Robert my Dad. We also know that Harry was the youngest of 13 children & 3 of his sisters were Winnie, Minnie & Ginny. Any help would be greatly appreciated'my Dad who is 83 and myself would love to hear news.Regards from Australia. Helen

Helen, My great grandfather, John Christopher COX, worked for Dorman & Long, as did his sons Fred COX and John COX. As you may know, Dorman & Long make bridges, including the Tyne, Golden Gate & Sydney Harbour bridges, as well as the rebuilding of the Menai Bridge originally built by Thomas Telford. Fred COX drove a shunting engine outside, so he was a "worker". He lived from about 1900 to 1960. John COX was about 6 ft 4 inches tall, & his wife Beattie "came up to his waistcoat pocket". They had about 10 children. He was Transport Manager. This was an indoor job & made him "management". My father was born in Dormanstown, in 1927, which was the town built by Dorman & Long for their workers. His mother was Elsie COX, who was sister to John & Fred. Have you tried the 1901 census on http://www.census.pro.gov.uk/ for more information about your GIBSONs? I found Henry GIBSON aged 6 in Gateshead, but no Harry in the north east. There were 229 male GIBSONs in Gateshead & 180 female ones! Good hunting, Regards, Sue ----- Original Message ----- From: "helen kime" <helenkime@optusnet.com.au> To: <ENG-DURHAM-YORKS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 2:54 PM Subject: [D'hamYorks] Gibson & Bricklebank > Hi Everyone, I'm still trying to trace my G father's family.My Gfather was born Harry Gibson on the 27th Feb 1894 and was registered on the 9th April 1894 by J Bowss in Middlesbrough reg no 99.Since last writing I have found out that he was in the British forces 1914 - 1918. He also worked for Dorman & Long before coming to Australia with his wife Gladys nee Bricklebank & 3 young children approx 1923 -1924. His children are Edna, James & Robert my Dad. We also know that Harry was the youngest of 13 children & 3 of his sisters were Winnie, Minnie & Ginny. Any help would be greatly appreciated'my Dad who is 83 and myself would love to hear news.Regards from Australia. > Helen > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM-YORKS Mailing List ==== > This List is dedicated to Counties of Durham & York, England. If you > have a problem, question, need direction or to report a virus, please > contact Kathleen off-list at Administration@KathleensKorner.net. Thanks. > > ============================== > 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 >