This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: marksparts Surnames: gibson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.gibson/3760.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: my great great grandfather was john gibson his father was a carpenter and slater who fell from a roof and was killed john had brothers and sisters who ended up in an orphanage i have knowledge of one brother james what hapened to the rest is not known john was born in 1837 in legnatraw taughboyne co donegal he was the eldest you can access census records on the caarigans stjohnston website p.s believe this was only gibson family in this area of donegal around this time maybe this info helps Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.