Kaye Liney is the Moulin expert sure she will have an answer . She contributes to this board . Delighted to see that not everyone is away on holiday - must have been the lowest number of postings in any month in a long time !!

I was using Scotland's People last night when I realized that an individual I am interested in, JOHN GIBB, moulder, who lived in Dundee [md Ann Mathew 1808] was alive beyond 1855. There was only one candidate in the deaths, so I paid for the death entry and discovered that his father was James Gibb, blacksmith, deceased, mother's MS unknown. I had thought his father was David Gibb and mother Mary Fraser of Forteviot/Dunning, particularly since some of their children moved to Dundee to work and Fraser was a name used in my line. But a baptism was never found. JOHN GIBB, moulder, said in the 1861 census that he was born in Perth abt 1779/80 and his son said he was 84 on the 1864 death record. I don't see a 1780 baptism for a John Gibb. There is a baptism in Perth in 1784 for John Gib, s/o James Gib, blacksmith, and Margaret Sim. The father's name, occupation and residence match the Dundee death record. Does anyone have knowledge of this family? James Gib, smith, Perth md Margaret Sim d/o James Sim shoemaker in Perth, 1 Dec 1780. Thanks, Liane Fenimore

Liane, Firstly make doubly sure you have the right one. There are hundreds of possibilities born around 1784, so the chances of getting the wrong one are high. Cross check with data from 1841, 1851 and 1861 census. If you have the right one, John looks to be one of nine children born to James Gibb and Margaret Sim. You'll find these with a parent search on IGI. You need to use Family Search in conjunction with Scotland's People and only pay where an extended record is required.. If you look at the full record of the 1808 marriage of John Gibbs or his 1864 death on Scotland's People, it should give his age, occupation, parents and residence. Compare this with data from IGI and census records. You might also look at Wills on Scotland's People for both John and his father. You could also look for submitted family trees at Rootsweb or Ancestry. Peter in Sydney