In July 1901, 18 year old Thomas GIBSON drowned in the River Swale. He was a son of Arthur GIBSON of Brompton Lodge and apprenticed to Nathaniel RUSSELL, grocer, of Northallerton. The newspaper account of the funeral lists the following people as "chief mourners", which I take to be members of the wider family. While I have been able to identify some, if anyone is able to give me further information on any of these people, I would be very grateful. Mr & Mrs A GIBSON (parents) Mr J.W. GIBSON (brother) Misses GIBSON & Emma GIBSON (sisters & sister-in-law, I think) Messrs Alfred, Fred & Arthur GIBSON (brothers) Mr & Mrs William GIBSON (uncle & aunt) Messrs George, Anderson, & Robt GIBSON (uncles) Mrs Warren (aunt) of Scarborough Miss M FOGGIN (cousin) of Bullamoor Mr Wm. GIBSON, Thirsk Miss Jenny FOGGIN, Northallerton Miss Carry Dale; Mrs Cooper, Knayton Mrs Mattison, Thirkleby Regards Ailsa Petrie -- Hamilton New Zealand