Category Archives: Gibson

John Gibson (1699 – 1763): a new address or a historical misprint?

Posted on November 25, 2012 by

Last week I wrote about the petitioning of Parliament by my 6 x great grandfather John Gibson, a coal factor, who was seeking release from the Fleet Prison and relief from debts resulting from a fraud against the Crown. I’m … Continue reading →

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John Gibson’s petition to Parliament

Posted on November 13, 2012 by

A commenter on a recent post about my 6 x great grandfather, John Gibson, remarked that the story of his imprisonment in the Fleet for fraud against the Crown brought to mind Dickens’ Dombey and Son. I’ve now discovered a record … Continue reading →

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The family origins of John Gibson (1699 – 1763)

Posted on November 11, 2012 by

In the last two posts I’ve tried to summarise what we know about the life of my 6 x great grandfather, John Gibson, and the story of his family following his death. But what do we know about John’s origins? … Continue reading →

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The Gibson family after the death of John Gibson

Posted on October 24, 2012 by

In the last post I produced a timeline for my maternal 6 x great grandfather, John Gibson (1699 – 1763), updated to include what I’ve discovered recently about his work as a coal factor and his imprisonment for fraud. John … Continue reading →

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John Gibson (1699 – 1763): an updated timeline

Posted on October 18, 2012 by

Some months ago, I reported my discovery that my maternal 6 x great grandfather John Gibson was a London lighterman and coal factor who was convicted of fraud against the Crown and imprisoned in the Fleet. This new information enables … Continue reading →

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‘The Case of John Gibson, Late of London, Coal-Factor’

Posted on July 20, 2012 by

Yesterday I wrote about the Crown’s prosecution of my 6 x great grandfather, John Gibson (1699 – 1763), a ‘crimp’ or agent in the coal trade, for fraud relating to unpaid duties. One of the sources I quoted referred to … Continue reading →

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‘The King against John Gibson’

Posted on July 19, 2012 by

In my last post I discussed what Mary Gibson’s two written declarations tell us about the life of her late husband John, my 6 x great grandfather, who died in 1763. In brief, we learn that an ‘extent’, or writ … Continue reading →

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John Gibson: brewer, bankrupt and prisoner of the Crown

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

What do we learn from the ‘declaration instead of a true just and faithful account’ and the ‘declaration instead of a true and perfect inventory’ of the goods and chattels of my 6 x great grandfather John Gibson (1699 – … Continue reading →

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‘All and singular the Goods Chattels and Credits of John Gibson’

Posted on July 17, 2012 by

In the last post, I reported my discovery of an inventory of the property of my 6 x great grandfather John Gibson (1699 – 1763), drawn up by his widow Mary after his death. In this post, I’m sharing my … Continue reading →

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New information about John Gibson (1699 – 1763)

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

I’ve been searching for a long time, without success, for the will of my maternal 6 x great grandfather, John Gibson. Then, a few weeks ago, while browsing the National Archives site, I came across a reference to a ‘probate … Continue reading →

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