Richard Tibbitts (1854 - 1932)

Born 1854 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Sellar (Stapleton) Tibbits — married 16 May 1874 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 11 Jun 1932 at about age 78 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Richard Tibbitts was born in 1854 in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, he was the son of John Tibbitts and Eliza J. (Frogget) Tibbitts.

He was listed on two voyages to Queensland. 1863 on board the "Flying Cloud" and in 1869 aboard the "Royal Dane".

Richard married Mary Sellar Stapleton on the 16th of May 1874 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ^[1]Their children were:

George Tibbitts (1875 - 1965)

Sarah Selina (Tibbits) Churchill (1877 - 1945)

Mary Ann Tibbits (1879 - 1905)

Ellen (Tibbits) Hicks (1881 - 1968)

Richard (Tibbitts) Tibbits (1884 - 1952)

Violet (Tibbits) Johnson (1886 - 1960)

Grace (Tibbits) Cross (1888 - 1949).

Richard died on the 11th of June 1932 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.^[2]

Research Notes

Immigration 2 Voyages The family immigrated (1st time) on the "Flying Cloud" a 93 day voyage from Plymouth to Brisbane in 1863 to Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Tibbitts John mm 46 Lab English

Tibbitts Eliza mf 46

Tibbiitts Eliza sf 23

Tibbitts Mary sf 20

Tibbitts Sarah sf 18

Tibbitts Catherine sf 16

Tibbitts John sm 13

Tibbitts Richard mc 8

Note listed as Gibbetts in book "They came by Sea Flying Cloud 1863"

The family immigrated (2nd time) on the "Royal Dane" arriving on the 25 September 1869 to Queensland, Australia.

John Tibbitts 1819

Eliza Tibbitts 1819

Catherine Tibbitts 1848

John Tibbetts 1850

Richard Tibbetts 1854

Note: it is a speculation he and his family made second time to get land orders? It is hard to wonder why the family would come by sea from England to Australia, then go back to England to come out to Australia again. This family seems to have done just that.

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Queensland Government (Australia) Births, Deaths, Marriages https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/ accessed: 23-April-2023 Details: Mary Sellar Stapleton, Marriage Date: 16 May 1874, Registration number: 1874/B/4364, Spouse: Richards Tibbits.
2. ↑ Death Queensland Government (Australia) Births, Deaths, Marriages https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/ accessed: 23-April-2023 Details: Richard Tibbits, Death Date: 11 Jun 1932, Registration number: 1932/B/17545, Mother: Eliza Frogart, Father/parent: John.

• Baptism: "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", FamilySearch Record: JWZD-SD8 (accessed 25 July 2023), Richard Tibbits baptism on 4 Jun 1854, son of John Tibbits & Eliza, in Coventry, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.