Thomas
Gibbs
Born about [location unknown]
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Clara (Ruff) Gibbs
— married
23 Jul 1867 in Nelson, New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Alfred Gibbs, Arthur Ernest Gibbs, Gertrude Ruff (Gibbs) Elvy, William Gibbs, Percy Ruff Gibbs, Florence Clara Gibbs, Ida Hall (Gibbs) Waller, Marian Elizabeth (Gibbs) Hunt, Harry Gibbs and Cyril Ernest Gibbs
Died
at about age 58
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Jan 2012
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Biography
Thomas was born about 1833. He worked as a labourer in Nelson.
He married Clara Ruff, daughter of Robert Ruff and Elizabeth Hall at Clara's family home in 1867.[1]
He and Clara had 9 children in their marriage.
Thomas passed away in 1891 aged 58[2] and was buried in Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson, New Zealand.[3]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Marriage 1867/6673 Clara Ruff / Thomas Gibbs
- ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Death 1891/1313 Gibbs Thomas 58Y
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #145986617
- https://ancestry.com.au NZ Electoral Rolls
- https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/imageserver/newspapers/P29pZD1ORU0xODY3MDcyNy4yLjcmY29sb3I9MzImZXh0PWdpZiZhcmVhPTImJndpZHRoPTQ3NA== Nelson Examiner 27/7/1867 MARRIAGE Out of copyright
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WikiTree profile Thomas Gibbs was created through the import of Family Tree March 2011.ged on Jan 11, 2012 by Lorraine MacKenzie. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Lorraine and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Thomas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Thomas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's 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 Thomas:
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~6.25%
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Liz Newport
Gibbs-1329 and Gibbs-737 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth and death dates, same wife
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