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William Gibbons, son of Robert Gibbons and Louisa Gibbons [Hooker]
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Date
Type
Information
Source
 
1824
Born
In the Parish of Ightham, Kent
IGI - Family Search
Batch C13150-1
 
12th December 1824
Christened
In the Parish of Ightham, Kent
IGI - Family Search
Batch C13150-1
 
16th February 1854
Married
Hester Marchant at St. Mary's Church in the Parish of Hartfield, Sussex
IGI - Family Search
Batch M14828-2
 
1855
Birth of a son
Frederick in the County of Kent
IGI - Family Search
 
1856
Birth of a son
Charles Percy in the Parish of Fletching, Sussex
Fletching Parish Registers
 
1858
Birth of a daughter
Alice in the Parish of Fletching, Sussex
Fletching Parish Registers
 
1862
Birth of a daughter
Lelia in the Parish of Fletching, Sussex
Fletching Parish Registers
 
c 1875
Recollections
At Searles House
Ashdown Forest dispute
 

During The Ashdown Forest Dispute 1876-1882 commoners and land owners were interviewed by the solicitor William Raper. Their comments were recorded in a series of notebooks:

Gibbons, William. Steward to Sir Spencer Maryon Wilson for past 21 1/2 years, previous to which he lived in Kent. During the whole 21 1/2 years has taken from the Forest gravel and stone which right he used for buildings, for the repair of the roads and once or twice for foundations of buildings [and] also sand for repairs on Sir Spencer's estate. Has never asked anyone's leave and has never made any payment or given any acknowledgement for same and none has objected to his taking the same.

The stone in respect of which Lord De La Warr claims was taken for building Searles. In 1870 Sir S. M. Wilson commenced building Searles House and in that year took about 574 waggon loads of stone from the Forest and in 1871 36 loads, and in 1872 120 loads and about 4 or 5 since.

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3rd April 1881
Census
At Clapwater in the Parish of Fletching, Sussex; William Gibbons, M, Head, married, age 57, born Kent; occupation: land steward
1881 Census
Fletching, Sussex

Ancestor's report
Descendent's report
Gibbens, Gibbins, Gibbon, Gibbons individual records
The ancestral pedigree of William Gibbons
  
 Robert Gibbonsm: 25th Jan 1818 Ightham, KentLouisa Hooker 
 b: c 1790  b: c 1790 
  
       
 Louisa Edward Robert John William Anne Spencer Richard
 b: 1818 Ightham, Kent
ch: 14th Dec 1818
 b: 1820 Ightham, Kent
ch: 29th Feb 1820
 b: 1821 Ightham, Kent
ch: 27th Jul 1821
 b: 1823 Ightham, Kent
ch: 5th Feb 1823
 b: 1824 Ightham, Kent
ch: 12th Dec 1824
 b: 1827 Ightham, Kent
ch: 21st Oct 1827
 b: 1831 Ightham, Kent
ch: 20th May 1831
         
Parental
record
   
   
   
 William Gibbonsm: 16th Feb 1854 St. Mary's Church, Hartfield, SussexHester Marchant 
 b: 1824 Ightham, Kent
ch: 12th Dec 1824
  b: 1822 Chiddingstone, Kent 
  
    
 Frederick Charles Percy Alice Lelia
 b: 1855 Kent
ch: 11th Feb 1855
 b: 1856 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 7th Dec 1856 St Andrew & St Mary Church
 b: 1858 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 27th Jun 1858 St Andrew & St Mary Church
 b: 1862 Fletching, Sussex
ch: 2nd Nov 1862 St Andrew & St Mary Church
      
Family
record

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