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Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« Reply #9 on: Monday 05 April 21 11:32 BST (UK) »
A long article in September 1928 on late Mrs Alexander Gibb who had been almost a Centenarian. Mentions a son James Gibb in Australia
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Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« Reply #10 on: Monday 05 April 21 11:41 BST (UK) »
Follow up to reply #5. When that James Gibb jnr and some other folks from Wishaw arrived in Australia, he was welcomed at party held by 'former Wishawtonians'. He was apparently son of a James Gibb and had travelled on 'the Berrina'.
"As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know."  - Donald Rumsfeld

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Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« Reply #11 on: Monday 05 April 21 11:48 BST (UK) »
Thank you ScotMum...some great pointers. I have found the shipping record for James snr, Jeanie and Jessie aboard SS Balranald departing for Australia 23 Dec 1926...confirmation of address in Wishaw as 37 Bute Cres, Belhaven Rd.
Haven't found James jnr but will keep looking in 1921. I still need to find Catherine, William and Agnes. I did assume they would all come out together but I was way out on that one! I've also searched UK incoming for William but I'm not sure he made it back to his homeland. I have to keep an open mind on that.

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Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« Reply #12 on: Monday 05 April 21 11:51 BST (UK) »
The article in 1928 pertaining to an Alexander Gibb is not applicable to this family that I know of.

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Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« Reply #13 on: Monday 05 April 21 12:11 BST (UK) »
To help narrow down James jnr's arrival, others from Wishaw who travelled on same boat were a Mr and Mrs Archie Newlands and an E Downs.
"As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know."  - Donald Rumsfeld

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Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« Reply #14 on: Monday 05 April 21 12:14 BST (UK) »
Ok,  found Archibald Newlands and family and E Downs listed beside them - 10th March 1921 departure from London, boat Berrima rather than Berrina.
"As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know."  - Donald Rumsfeld

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Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« Reply #15 on: Monday 05 April 21 12:21 BST (UK) »
Thanks...I have found that passenger list. Jim is recorded as J R Gibb and I'm not sure that he had a second name but the family were in the habit of calling him James jnr. He arrived Sydney aboard SS Berrima 30 Apr 1921...I wouldn't have found him without your help  :)

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Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« Reply #16 on: Monday 05 April 21 12:24 BST (UK) »
Did you mean James D rather tha James R?

I found

James D
Last name   Gibbs
Gender   Male
Age   21
Birth year   1900
Occupation   Engineer

and his address was 37 Belhaven Road, Bute Crescent, Wishaw.
"As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know."  - Donald Rumsfeld

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Re: William S GIBB proving elusive to find
« Reply #17 on: Monday 05 April 21 12:28 BST (UK) »
For consideration given James was noted as an Engineer:

First name(s)   William
Last name   Gibb
Gender   Male
Age   26
Birth year   1897
Occupation   Engineer
Departure year   1923
Departure day   1
Departure month   6
Departure port   London

albeit with a Greenock address.
"As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know."  - Donald Rumsfeld

"Trees without roots fall over!"
 
""People who never look backward to their ancestors will never look forward to posterity." - Edmund Burke

Don't just wait for the storm to pass, learn to dance in the rain.
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