I have someone on my family tree who seems to be an interchangeable Gibbons/Givens as well as other variations! Married in Hamilton in 1856 aged 22 (in the 1861 census for Blantyre she is shown as having been born in Shotts, later that changes to Blantyre) she is shown as Rosanna Gibson. On her marriage certificate her parents are given as John Gibson and Margaret Nisbet but on her death certificate they are John Givens and Elizabeth Smith. On sons William and Robert's and daughter Margaret Todd's marriage certificate she is shown as Rosan Gibson. On daughter Elizabeth's death certificate her surname becomes Govan, On daughter Ann's birth certificate she is Rosan Gibson, on marriage certificate she is Rosan Gibbons. On daughter Agnes' birth certificate she is Rose Ann Gibb, however, on Agnes' marriage certificate she is Rose Ann Givens. I have tried to find out more about this lady (she is my great great granny) but I think she will remain forever an enigma on my family tree. Pamela Harrow >From: CEHAUGHEE@AOL.com >My husband has family from England in the County Durham area named Gibbons >or Given's. Both spellings seem to be being used both in census and on documents.