Margaret Colvin Gibb (1819 - 1885)

Born 19 Oct 1819 in Edinburgh, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 1885 at about age 65 in Edinburgh, Scotland

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Biography

Life events

Margaret Colvin Gibb was born at Edinburgh in 1819, the daughter of Thomas Gibb, Esq., and Mary Colvin.^[1][2]

Miss Margaret Colvin Gibb died in Edinburgh in 1885, aged sixty-five years.^[3]

Career notes

• Boarding house keeper, c.1871^[4]
• Teacher, c.1881^[5]

Census enumerations

1841 census (Scotland):

• Thos Gibb, age 44, Com [Commission] Agent, born in Scotland
• Mary, age 40, born in Scotland [sic]
• Margrit, age 20; born in Midlothian, Scotland
• Euphemia, age 17; born in do.
• Mary, age 15; born in do.
• Thomas, age 10; born in do.
• Cath M A, age 3; born in do.
• Charlotte Petree, age 20, F S [female servant]; born in do.
• census place: Rankeilor 12 [Rankeillor street], Edinburgh (St Cuthbert’s), Midlothian.^[6]

… and in 1851:

• Thomas Gibb, age 56, head, Commission Agent (tea & grocery); born in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire
• Maria, age 53, wife; born in Calcutta, India bs [British Subject]
• Margaret, age 31, daughter, born in Edinburgh
• Euphemia, age 27, daughter, born in do.
• Christina, age 21, daughter, Music scholar, born in do.
• Eliza, age 16, daughter, Music scholar, born in do.
• Catherine A.A., age 12, daughter, scholar, born in do.
• Isabella Gregory, age 25, servant, House Servant, born in do.
• Mary McDougald, age 19, servant, House Servant, born in do.
• census place: 4 Buccleuch Place, Edinburgh (St Cuthbert’s).^[7]

… and in 1861:

• Thomas Gibb, age 65, head; Commission Agent & Merchant, hams, spicery, & f[ood], employing 2 men; born in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire
• Mary C., age 63, wife; born in Calcutta, India
• Margaret C., age 41, daughter, spinster, born in Edinbugh
• Catherine A., age 22, daughter, spinster, born in do.
• Mary C. Murray, age 6, niece, scholar (privately at home); born in New York, America bs [British subject]
• Euphemie S. Murray, age 5, niece, do., …
• Margaret Black, age 28, servant, Domestic Servant; born in Lenchan, Fifeshire
• Agnes Fraser, age 26, servant, Domestic; born in Edinburgh
• census place: 108 Lauriston Place, Edinburgh (St Cuthbert’s).^[8]

… and in 1871:

• Margaret C. Gibb, age 51, head, Boarding house keeper; born in Edinburgh
• Euphemia E Murry, age 15, niece; born in New York
• Charles A Martin, age 15, nephew, Wholesale Stationer, born in London
• boarders (5)
• census place: 6 Hope Park Square, Edinburgh (Buccleuch).^[4]

… and in 1881:

• Margaret C. Gibb, age 61, head, Teacher, born in Edinburgh
• Euphemia E. Murray, age 25, niece, born in New York
• Eliza Mary Martin, age 18, niece, born in Edinburgh
• boarders (6)
• census place: 3 Lauriston Pk., Edinburgh.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Scotland: Select Births and Baptisms, 1564–1950. Margaret Gibb, born 19th October 1819; daughter of Thomas Gibb and Mary Colvin; baptised 28th October 1919 in St Cuthbert’s, Edinburgh, Midlothian. Microfilm copy of record held by the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA (FHL film no. 1066756, ref. ID 2:17S01RW); index online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-09-30).
2. ↑ National Records of Scotland. Old Parish Registers. Margaret Gibb, daughter of Thomas Gibb and Mary Colvin, baptised 28th October 1819 in St Cuthbert’s (Edinburgh). Archival ref. parish no. 685/2, ref. 140/507. Index online at ScotlandsPeople, hosted by National Records of Scotland, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-09-25).
3. ↑ National Records of Scotland. Statutory Records. Death of Margaret Colvin Gibb, aged 65 years, in St Giles (Edinburgh), 1885. Archival ref. parish no. 685/4 29. Index online at ScotlandsPeople, hosted by National Records of Scotland, www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick, 2018-09-25).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Scotland 1871 Census. Margaret C Gibb, age 51, with niece, Euphemia E Murry (15), and nephew, Charles A Martin (15); in Edinburgh. Original record: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Archival ref. civil parish of Edinburgh Buccleuch, enumeration district no. 71, household schedule 98, roll CSSCT1871_164. Index online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-09-25).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Scotland 1881 Census. Margaret C Gibb, age 61, with nieces, Euphemia E Murray (25) and Eliza Mary Martin (18); in Edinburgh. Original record: Scotland. 1881 Scotland Census. Reels 1-338. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Archival ref. civil parish of Edinburgh St Cuthbert’s, enumeration district no. 81, household schedule 57, roll cssct1881_290. Index online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-09-25).
6. ↑ Scotland 1841 Census. Thos Gibb, age 44, with wife, Mary (40), and children; in Edinburgh. Original record: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Archival ref. civil parish of Edinburgh St Cuthbert’s, enumeration district no. 10, pg 6, line 1025. Index online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-09-25).
7. ↑ Scotland 1851 Census. Thomas Gibb, age 54, with wife, Mary (53), and children; in Edinburgh. Original record: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Archival ref. civil parish of Edinburgh St Cuthbert’s, enumeration district no. 6, pg 5, household schedule no. 14, roll CSSCT1851_182. Index online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-09-25).
8. ↑ Scotland 1861 Census. Thomas Gibb, age 65, with wife, Mary (63), and children and nieces (Mary C. Murray, Euphemie S. Murray); in Edinburgh. Original record: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. Archival ref. civil parish of Edinburgh St Cuthbert’s, registration district: St George, enumeration district no. 7, household schedule no. 26, roll CSSCT1861_124. Index online at ancestry.ca (accessed by Alison Kilpatrick by subscription, 2018-09-25).