Born in Chawton, Hampshire, England
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
James Edward Gibbs
— married
14 May 1832 in Chawton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Died
at about age 39
in Nelson, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Aug 2018
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Biography
Ann was born in 1809, in England.
She married James Edward Gibbs on 14 May 1832, in Hampshire, England. They had six children: James, John, William, Thomas, George, and Martha.
Ann emigrated to New Zealand with her husband, James, and their son William, aboard the Bolton, in 1841. Sadly, James, John, and Thomas had all passed away prior to their emigrating. Even sadder, William appears to have passed away while the Bolton was at sea.
They arrived in Nelson, New Zealand on 15 March 1842. George was born two years later, followed by Martha two years after him. They were the only ones of Ann's six children to survive to adulthood.
Ann passed away in 1848. She is buried in the Hallowell Cemetery, Nelson, New Zealand.
Sources
- Family Literature
- Personal recollection of events witnessed by Bruce Loader as remembered 18 Aug 2018.
- Unsourced family tree handed down to Christine (Ruse) Jones.
- "England and Wales Census, 1841", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M793-66S : Tue Dec 05 20:07:29 UTC 2023), Entry for James Gibbs and Ann Gibbs, 1841.
- Passenger list for the Bolton: https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~ourstuff/genealogy/Bolton41.htm -- Accessed 24 Jan 2024
- Bolton Passenger Manifest (see pp 27 and 29): https://web.archive.org/web/20120617054325/http://www.museumnp.org.nz/pdfs/PassengerLists.pdf
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65296328/ann-gibbs: accessed 24 January 2024), memorial page for Ann Gibbs (unknown–1848), Find a Grave Memorial ID 65296328, citing Hallowell Cemetery, Nelson, Nelson City, Nelson, New Zealand; Maintained by MystikNZ (contributor 48009964).
Research Notes
Ann had a set of twins in 1842 unknown what sex as they were premature.
The twins were Mary Ann Gibbs's (wife of Isaac Gibbs, John's younger brother), and were born and died at sea, according to: https://web.archive.org/web/20120617054325/http://www.museumnp.org.nz/pdfs/PassengerLists.pdf
This profile is missing James and Ann's son William, born ~1838 per the 1841 England and Wales Census. He is the only child listed for them in any of the Bolton passenger lists, and the Bolton Passenger Manifest indicates that he died at sea.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ann by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ann:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ann by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ann:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Bruce Loader 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A394020 [compare], Ancestry member bonesgilespy
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Linda (Given) Dunn :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Deb (Given) Kunze :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch YS7859104 [compare]
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Categories: Bolton, sailed 29 October 1841 | Hallowell Cemetery, Nelson, Nelson
My family record is also called into question because it lists two living children traveling from England with their parents, 4yo William and 2yo Thomas, with Thomas dying at sea and William dying in New Zealand at the end of the same year. The Bolton passenger list does not have a Thomas Gibbs listed, and there is a cross next to William's name, indicating he died on board ship. [2]
Of course, errors did occur on passenger lists, so this will be worth pursuing to determine which information is accurate. It will for me, at least, so I can make sure my records are accurate. :-) Since descendants of James Gibbs reportedly still operate the family farm in New Zealand, it would be interesting to learn if a family Bible or such is extant that might contain the original documentation of these events.
edited by Deb (Given) Kunze
"England Marriages, 15381973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NFLT-XY3 : 10 February 2018), James Gibbs and Ann Robinson, 14 May 1832; citing Chawton, Hampshire, England, reference item 5 p 16 rn 49, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,596,076. shows name as Robinson.