John
Gebbie
Born about in Canterbury, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of David Gebbie
and Agnes Smith
Brother of
Andrew Gebbie, Mary Campbell (Gebbie) Lennox, David William Gebbie, Francis Gebbie, Marian Agnes Jean Gebbie, Louisa Beatrice Gebbie and Alice Maud Gebbie
Husband of
Evelyn (Martin) Gebbie
— married
1922 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died about
at about age 76
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Jan 2018
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Biography
John was born about 1875 [1]. He was the son of David Gebbie and Agnes Smith. He passed away about 1951. John and his brother David both enlisted together for the Boer War with the 19th Company 6th Contingent, and swore allegiance to Queen Victoria. John was an Armourer, and later a Trouper, while David was a Rifleman. Both men were tall - 5'10" and had blue eyes, and were big men. John was overseas for nearly two years, David just over 1 year, both were in the Orange Free State and Transvall. On their return to New Zealand John worked for Marmaduke Dixon at Eyreton, and David joined Trueman Jones on the Traction engines, and did heavy haulage around Lake Coleridge.One of his jobs was hauling the huge penstock pipes up to the Lake Coleridge Power Station, which was then being built. [2]. [3] John married [4]Evelyn Mary Glasson, a war widow after the first World War, and they had four sons and three daughters [5]
John died in 1951 [6]
Sources
- ↑ “Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Births, 1875/4418 Gebbie, John, parents Agnes and David
- ↑ Unsourced family tree handed down to Michelle (Graham) Brailsford.
- ↑ John and Mary Gebbie and their descendants by Rachel Frost 1985. Unpublished. Privately Circulated on occasion of 1985 Gebbie Family Reunion, Christchurch, New Zealand
- ↑ “Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Marriages 1922/6949 Evelyn Mary Glasson and John Gebbie
- ↑ The Descendants of John and Mary Gebbie Arrived in the AURORA 21 January 1840 and also The Descendants of John and Isabella Williams Arrived in the RANDOLPH 16 Dec 1850. by Herbert Anderson Williams. Privately Published Christchurch 1953. Printed by Redferns, Christchurch. ANZC Research Collection Pamphlets, Christchurch City Libraries https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/ page 3
- ↑ “Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Deaths 1951/33163 Gebbie, John Age 76Y
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~3.12%
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