William Gibbs (1843 - 1913)

Born 24 Aug 1843 in Nelson, New Zealand

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret (Sloss) Gibbs — married 1868 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 7 Nov 1913 at age 70 in Nelson, New Zealand

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Biography

William was born in 1843.^[1]

He married Margaret Sloss in 1868.^[2]

From 'The Cyclopedia of New Zealand': ^[3]

Motupiko.

"HAMPSTEAD,” Motupiko the property of Mr. William Gibbs, is a freehold estate of 2,300 acres, 200 acres of which is flat land, and suitable for cropping purposes, and the remainder hilly, and suitable for sheepgrazing. About 2000 Romney Marsh and Merino purebreds are depastured on the property. The homestead residence is a large two-storied wooden building, and is pleasantly situated on a hill overlooking the Motupiko Valley.

Mr. WILLIAM GIBBS , the owner of “Hamostead,” was born in Nelson in the year 1842, and is the eldest son of the late Mr. Isaac Gibbs, an old settler in the Nelson district. Mr. Gibbs spent his early years on his father's farm at Spring Grove, but then removed to Wakefield, where he remained until he was twenty-six years of age. He was subsequently attracted to the West Coast by the Lyell gold rush, but met with indifferent success, and returned to Nelson overland, accompanied by a mate. Up to that time no white man had successfully accomplished the journey overland, and Mr. Gibbs was the first settler to cross the ranges on foot. He and his mate were for nineteen days in the bush, and, provisions running out, they were for nine days without anything to eat. Water was abundant, but owing to the powder they had getting wet, they were unable to shoot any game. The partners finally reached Nelson, but for years afterwards suffered from the privations they had endured in their arduous journey. Mr. Gibbs was for twenty years a member of the Motueka Valley Road Board; and its chairman for six years; he was also district constable and bailiff to the Magistrate's Court for the Motupiko district for about eleven years. As a Freemason he is a member of Lodge Forest, Wakefield, 1481, New Zealand Constitution, and he is also a member of the Sherwood Lodge of Druids. Mr. Gibbs married a daughter of Mr. Sloss, of Nelson, in the year 1868, and has, surviving, five sons and five daughters.

William Gibbs passed away in 1913^[4] and was buried in Mararewa Cemetery, Tapawera, Tasman District, New Zealand.^[1]

Headstone inscription: ^[5]

Died Y. 7 NOV 1913. Motupiko, Nelson, New Zealand. Age: 70.

Buried 9 NOV 1913. Mararewa Cemetery, Nelson, New Zealand. Block J, Plot 57.

MARR 28 DEC 1868. Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand. Age: 24-25. 1910 New Zealand. Age: 66-67.

Occupation: Farmer.

Marriage 28 DEC 1868. Wakefield, Nelson, New Zealand.

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Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/145206340/william-gibbs
2. ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Marriage 1868/8018 Margaret Sloss / William Gibbs
3. ↑ Motupiko. The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland provincial Districts]. New Zealand Electronic Text Collection (NZETC). "Mr William GIBBS." Accessed 12 Mar 2020 by Michele (Flanagan) Gregg.
4. ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Death 1913/8983 Gibbs William 70Y
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #145206340. Mararewa Cemetery, Tapawera, Tasman, New Zealand. Memorial created 19 Apr 2015 by MystikNZ.

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