Born about in Jamaica
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Lawes
— married
30 Oct 1720 (to Dec 1733) in Jamaica
Wife of
William Home
— married
25 Dec 1742 [location unknown]
Died
at about age 80
in London, England
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Jan 2022
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Biography
Elizabeth (Gibbons) Home is Notable.
Elizabeth Gibbons was born about 1704 in Jamaica, the only child of William Gibbons and his wife, Deborah (Favell). [1]
She first married James Lawes, on the 20th of October 1720.[2] He died in January 1732/3.
Elizabeth married for a second time on the 25th of December 1742, to William, the eighth Earl of Home, but he apparently deserted her on the 24th of February the following year. [1] There were no children from either marriage.
She died on the 15th of January 1784. [1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lewis, Lesley. Elizabeth, Countess of Home, and Her House in Portman Square. The Burlington Magazine Vol. 109, No. 773 (Aug., 1967), pp. 443-451+453 jstor
- ↑ "Jamaica, Church of England Parish Register Transcripts, 1664-1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CZHN-RVZM : 23 May 2022), James Laws, 1720.
- Thepeerage.com: Elizabeth Gibbons Cites: Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003]
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