Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of NSW

William John Gibbes, 1815–1868 (aged 53 years)

Name
William John /Gibbes/
Given names
William John
Surname
Gibbes
Birth
about 1815 27 25
Marriage
Harriet Eliza Jamison — View this family
April 21, 1837 (aged 22 years)
Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Citation details: The Australian Tue 25 Apr 1837 p. 2
Text:

On Friday, by special licence, at St James' Church, by the Rev. Robert Cartwright, William John Gibbes, Esq., son of Major Gibbes, M.C., Collector of Customs, to Harriet Eliza, eldest daughter of Sir John Jamieson, of Regent Ville. His Excellency the Governor honoured the bride and bridegroom with his presence at the nuptials and with his Staff dined with Sir John in the evening.
Marriage
Hellen Sarah Ann Bowman — View this family
about 1847 (aged 32 years)
New South Wales, Australia
Text:

Common law relationship
Death
1868 (aged 53 years)
Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Text:

William became a notorious libertine who sired a number of illegitimate children. He spent the 1850s in a state of bankruptcy with debts exceeding ₤20,000. William was convicted (in the NSW Supreme Court) of a smuggling charge in 1859 and sentenced to two years imprisonment at Parramatta Gaol in Sydney. Subsequently, he lived in Melbourne and East Sydney. He died at the latter location of a blood disorder, aged 52. William was estranged from his wife at the time of his passing, and the two lived separately. He lies buried in the Old Balmain Cemetery (now Pioneers' Park, in the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt.
Family with parents
father
Birth: March 30, 1787 — London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Marriage: 1808 — London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Death: December 5, 1873 — Canberra, Southern Tablelands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Elizabeth Davis Harvey George Gibbes Eliza Julia Gibbes William John Gibbes Mary Gibbes Frances Minto Gibbes Edmund Minto Gibbes Augustus Onslow Manby Gibbes Matilda Lavinia Gibbes
John George Nathaniel Gibbes
1787–1873
Birth: March 30, 1787 — London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Death: December 5, 1873 — Canberra, Southern Tablelands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
mother
Birth: about 1790
Marriage: 1808 — London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
Death: July 23, 1874 — Canberra, Southern Tablelands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse John George Nathaniel Gibbes Harvey George Gibbes Eliza Julia Gibbes William John Gibbes Mary Gibbes Frances Minto Gibbes Edmund Minto Gibbes Augustus Onslow Manby Gibbes Matilda Lavinia Gibbes
Elizabeth Davis
1790–1874
Birth: about 1790
Death: July 23, 1874 — Canberra, Southern Tablelands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Marriage — 1808 — London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
2 years
elder brother
Birth: about 1809 21 19
Christening: July 26, 1810 23 20 — Kirk Ella, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: 1883 — England, United Kingdom
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Harvey George Gibbes
1809–1883
Birth: about 1809 21 19
Death: 1883 — England, United Kingdom
3 years
elder sister
Birth: about 1811 23 21
Christening: March 29, 1811 23 21 — Gosport, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: 1892 — Bathurst, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
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Eliza Julia Gibbes
1811–1892
Birth: about 1811 23 21
Death: 1892 — Bathurst, Central Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
5 years
himself
Birth: about 1815 27 25
Marriage: April 21, 1837 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1847 — New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1868 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Harriet Eliza Jamison Family with spouse Hellen Sarah Ann Bowman
William John Gibbes
1815–1868
Birth: about 1815 27 25
Death: 1868 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
younger sister
Birth: about 1817 29 27
Christening: January 21, 1818 30 28 — Pontefract, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: 1858 — Lake George, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
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Mary Gibbes
1817–1858
Birth: about 1817 29 27
Death: 1858 — Lake George, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
6 years
younger sister
Birth: about 1822 34 32
Death: 1877 — London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
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Frances Minto Gibbes
1822–1877
Birth: about 1822 34 32
Death: 1877 — London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
3 years
younger brother
Birth: about 1824 36 34
Marriage: January 25, 1849 — Campbelltown, South Coast and Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1850 — The high Seas
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Edmund Minto Gibbes
1824–1850
Birth: about 1824 36 34
Death: 1850 — The high Seas
5 years
younger brother
Birth: 1828 40 38
Christening: May 13, 1829 42 39 — North Shields, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Death: 1897 — Canberra, Southern Tablelands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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Augustus Onslow Manby Gibbes
1828–1897
Birth: 1828 40 38
Death: 1897 — Canberra, Southern Tablelands, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
-11 months
younger sister
Birth: about 1826 38 36
Christening: May 13, 1829 42 39 — North Shields, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
Death: 1916 — Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
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Matilda Lavinia Gibbes
1826–1916
Birth: about 1826 38 36
Death: 1916 — Norfolk, England, United Kingdom
Family with Harriet Eliza Jamison
himself
Birth: about 1815 27 25
Marriage: April 21, 1837 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1847 — New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1868 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Harriet Eliza Jamison Family with spouse Hellen Sarah Ann Bowman
William John Gibbes
1815–1868
Birth: about 1815 27 25
Death: 1868 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife
Birth: 1819 43 24 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: April 21, 1837 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1896 — Burwood, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Harriet Eliza Jamison
1819–1896
Birth: 1819 43 24 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1896 — Burwood, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage — April 21, 1837 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Family with Hellen Sarah Ann Bowman
himself
Birth: about 1815 27 25
Marriage: April 21, 1837 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: about 1847 — New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1868 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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William John Gibbes
1815–1868
Birth: about 1815 27 25
Death: 1868 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
wife
Birth: January 25, 1828 31 21 — Bong Bong, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Census: November 1828 — Sutton Forest, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1842 — Victoria, Australia
Separation: September 1844 — Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Marriage: about 1847 — New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1899 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William John Gibbes Family with spouse Jephson Busteed Quarry
Hellen Sarah Ann Bowman
1828–1899
Birth: January 25, 1828 31 21 — Bong Bong, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1899 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage — about 1847 — New South Wales, Australia
Jephson Busteed Quarry + Hellen Sarah Ann Bowman
wife’s husband
Birth: about 1816 — Ireland
Marriage: 1842 — Victoria, Australia
Separation: September 1844 — Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Death: 1846 — the high seas
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Jephson Busteed Quarry
1816–1846
Birth: about 1816 — Ireland
Death: 1846 — the high seas
wife
Birth: January 25, 1828 31 21 — Bong Bong, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Census: November 1828 — Sutton Forest, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1842 — Victoria, Australia
Separation: September 1844 — Richmond, Victoria, Australia
Marriage: about 1847 — New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1899 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse William John Gibbes Family with spouse Jephson Busteed Quarry
Hellen Sarah Ann Bowman
1828–1899
Birth: January 25, 1828 31 21 — Bong Bong, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1899 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage — 1842 — Victoria, Australia
Marriage
Citation details: The Australian Tue 25 Apr 1837 p. 2
Text:

On Friday, by special licence, at St James' Church, by the Rev. Robert Cartwright, William John Gibbes, Esq., son of Major Gibbes, M.C., Collector of Customs, to Harriet Eliza, eldest daughter of Sir John Jamieson, of Regent Ville. His Excellency the Governor honoured the bride and bridegroom with his presence at the nuptials and with his Staff dined with Sir John in the evening.
Marriage
Text:

Common law relationship
Death
Text:

William became a notorious libertine who sired a number of illegitimate children. He spent the 1850s in a state of bankruptcy with debts exceeding ₤20,000. William was convicted (in the NSW Supreme Court) of a smuggling charge in 1859 and sentenced to two years imprisonment at Parramatta Gaol in Sydney. Subsequently, he lived in Melbourne and East Sydney. He died at the latter location of a blood disorder, aged 52. William was estranged from his wife at the time of his passing, and the two lived separately. He lies buried in the Old Balmain Cemetery (now Pioneers' Park, in the Sydney suburb of Leichhardt.