Henry Mark John Gibbon (abt. 1864 - abt. 1937)

Born about 1864 in Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen Jessie (Gower) Gibbon — married 23 Jul 1888 in St Mary's, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, England

Died about 1937 at about age 73 in Chanctonbury, Sussex, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Henry's birth was registered in Warwick in the first quarter of 1864.^[1]. He was the son of Mark Gibbon and Mary Ann (Roberts) Gibbon.

Henry was seven years old at the time of the 1871 England census, a scholar living in Leamington, Warwickshire with his parents and two younger siblings:

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Mark Gibbon Head Male 32 Leamington, Warwickshire

Mary A Gibbon Wife Female 32 Leamington, Warwickshire

Henry M J Gibbon Son Male 7 Leamington, Warwickshire

Frederick R Gibbon Son Male 2 Leamington, Warwickshire

Amy A Gibbon Daughter Female 0 Leamington, Warwickshire

Elizabeth Hall Servant Female 21 Tysoe, Warwickshire ^[2]

Ten years later in 1881 the family lived in Brunswick Street, Leamington Priors. Henry was listed as a grocers assistant, 17 years old, single, the oldest of five children. His father was a grocer:^[3][4]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Mark Gibbon Head Male 42 Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Mary Ann Gibbon Wife Female 42 Leatherhead, Surrey, England

Henry Mark Gibbon Son Male 17 Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Frederick Robt Gibbon Son Male 12 Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Mary Anne Gibbon Daughter Female 10 Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Winifred Gibbon Daughter Female 7 Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Helen Mary Gibbon Daughter Female 4 Leamington, Warwickshire, England

Elizabeth Gibbon Mother Female 72 Leamington, Warwickshire, England

William G Rouse Servant Male 22 Oxhill, Warwickshire, England

Emma Bowiton Servant Female 15 Knightcote, Warwickshire, England

Banns were read for Henry and Ellen Jessie Gower, both of this parish, at St Mary, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire on 8th, 15th and 22nd July 1888.^[5] They were married on 23 July 1888. Both were single; his father was Mark Gibbon, grocer and her's was John Gower, a farmer.^[6]

Henry and Ellen lived in St Mary's Crescent, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire at the time of the 1891 census, with oldest child Gower and 13 year old servant Rhoda Mason. Henry was a Professor of Music:^[7]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Henry M J Gibbon Head Male 27 Warwickshire, England

Ellen J Gibbon Wife Female 25 Sussex, England

Gower Wm Gibbon Son Male 1 Warwickshire, England

Rhoda E Mason Servant Female 13 Oxfordshire, England

Ten years later they lived in St Mary's Road, Leamington Priors, now with four children. Henry was listed s a Musician Organist:^[8]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Henry M Gibbon Head Male 37 Leamington, Warwickshire

Ellen J Gibbon Wife Female 35 Hellingley, Sussex

Gower Gibbon Son Male 11 Leamington, Warwickshire

Enid M Gibbon Daughter Female 8 Leamington, Warwickshire

John B Gibbon Son Male 5 Leamington, Warwickshire

Dorothy Gibbon Daughter Female 2 Leamington, Warwickshire

Harriet E Gower Sister-In-Law Female 34 Hellingley, Sussex

Mary A Howard Servant Female 14 Coventry, Warwickshire

By 1911 Henry was listed as 'Organist Professor of Music', 47 years old. All of the children except the oldest, Gower, were at home, in Leamington, Warwickshire:^[9]

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

Henry Mark John Gibbon Head Male 47 Leamington, Warwickshire

Ellen Jessie Gibbon Wife Female 45 Hellingly, Sussex

Enid Mary Gibbon Daughter Female 18 Leamington, Warwickshire

John Barett Gibbon Son Male 15 Warwicks Leamington, Warwickshire

Dorothy Gibbon Daughter Female 12 Warwicks Leamington, Warwickshire

A Henry M J Gibbon died in Chanctonbury, Sussex in 1973, age 73.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2614-419 : 1 October 2014), Henry Mark John Gibbon, 1864; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Warwick, Warwickshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5YH-7GC : 28 September 2019), Henry M J Gibbon in entry for Mark Gibbon, 1871.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27N-R7TQ : 12 December 2017), Mark Gibbon, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 2, Piece/Folio 3091/34, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,867.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27N-RW78 : 12 December 2017), Henry Mark Gibbon, Leamington Priors, Warwickshire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 3, Piece/Folio 3091/35, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,867.
5. ↑ "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-X4FP-1T?cc=1462403 : 26 February 2019), > image 1 of 1; from parish registers of the Church of England. Database and images, Warwick County Record Office, England.
6. ↑ "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXYR-BQL : 26 February 2019), Henry Mark John Gibbon and Ellen Jessie Gower, 23 Jul 1888; from parish registers of the Church of England, database and images, citing Marriage, St Mary, Leamington, Warwickshire, England, Warwick County Record Office, England.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:WG2N-KW2 : 1 March 2021), Henry M J Gibbon, Leamington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Warwickshire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSZ5-T4B : 21 May 2019), Henry M Gibbon, Leamington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Leamington subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWZY-F7J : 7 July 2019), Henry Mark John Gibbon, Leamington, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVHL-XS69 : 4 September 2014), Henry M J Gibbon, 1937; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Chanctonbury, Sussex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.