John Gibson

1807 - 1898  (90 years)

• Name	John Gibson
  Birth	8 Mar 1807	Dunmuck, Colvend, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	1842	Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	from Wigan, Lancashire, England
  	"They left Liverpool on a sailing vessel that took six weeks to make the crossing to Montreal. They had got within a few days of Montreal when a storm from the west blew them back out into the Atlantic. During the voyage the two older girls , Mary and Sarah, prepared the meals. From Montreal they made their way to Brockville, Ontario where they spent the winter and then went up to Perth area where they rented farms for a number of years, including Bromley, a hamlet about 5 miles NW of Perth(sic, actually in Renfrew county) (where their youngest son James was born).The Bromley place may have been rented from the McNabs and if so, it would mark the beginning of a long-standing inter-family association. On the 13th of May 1867 John purchased, for 800 pounds, the SW 1/2 and NE 1/2 of Lot 16, Bathurst Twp. Lanark Co. from Thomas Wilson, son of John's uncle George Wilson. George had settled there in 1816 and had encouraged John to emmigrate to the Perth area. George Wilson* built the wood frame portion of what we call the "Gibson family home" in the 1830's on the SW 1/2 of lot 16. John later acquired the adjoining southern portion of lot 17 (see photo of 1850's map), giving him a total of about 300 acres. In the 1880's John's son William built a larger brick house, attaching the old wood frame building to the rear of it. ?i?Posted 04 May 2012 by grantg5 Obit suggest that he arrived in 1845.?/i?
  Census	1851	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Canada
  	Neighbours of Alexander A. & Margaret McDonald
  Occupation	1851	Canada
  	Farmer
  Census	1861	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Canada
  Land & Property	1866	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Concession 1 Lot 17SW - acquired by John Gibson
  	This property was the site of a dam and water power - the mill power house has been restored by the Bowes family 3 Nov 1845 - Crown Grant to James Condie 19 Apr 1850 - James Condie to William Elliott for ?200. William Elliot died in 1863. Between 1856 and 1866, portions of the property were granted David Ballantyne, James and Mary Fraser On 13 Dec 1866 Margaret Elliott et al deeded the property to John Gibson for $1600.00 - all On 13 Dec 1866 Isobel Foster et al deeded the property to John Gibson for $1600.00 - all "Two of John's grandchildren, Samuel (1871-1955) and his sister Mary (1874-1959), were the last Gibsons to live in the home. ?i?Posted 04 May 2012 by grantg5?/i?
  Census	1871	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  		1871 Census Bathurst Lanark John Gibson
  		1871 Census Bathurst John Gibson pg2
  Census	1881	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Canada
  FamilySearch ID	L7KP-QQ8
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/L7KP-QQ8
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	169754019
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/169754019
  Occupation	Scotland
  	Merchant
  Death	17 Jan 1898	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	Obit. The remains of Mr. John Gibson, Scotch Line, were interred in the old Presbyterian burying-ground in Perth on Wednesday afternoon, and were followed to the grave by a large concours of friends and neighbors. Deceased was born in Kirbean, Kircudbrigth, near Dumfries, Scotland, and removed to Canada in 1845, settling at once on the Scotch Line, where his son, Mr. W.M. Gibson, still lives. Having been born in 1807, Mr Gibson lived to the unusual age of 91 years. The Perth Courier Perth, Ontario, Canada 21 Jan 1898, pg. 5
  		John Gibson Funeral Announcement
  Probate	16 Feb 1898	Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  	2M-4014 - Con 1 Lot 17SW -John Gibson to Mary Gibson, widow for life ...
  	after death Mary Gibson to children of John Gibson in equal shares 7 Oct 1899 All except 31 1.2 acres sold (The Canadian Electric and Water Power Co. Limited) William Gibson, George Wilso Exs. John J. Gibson, William Scott Gibson, Samuel Gibson, Mary Gibson, Jessie Gibson - children of the late John Gibson to Mary Gibson (widow) This property eventual went to Anson Bowes about 1956.
  _UID	527F6B5662DB49A3879EA7105673A7A8AFCA
  Burial	Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada
  		Gibson Memorial Originally in Pioneer Cemetery Perth Ontario John & Agnes Gibson grave, Old Presbyterian Burying Ground, Perth Ontario Stone not found in 2010 but many broken stones piled on site. John Gibson's funeral notice states that he was to be buried here.
  Person ID	I3769	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	22 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	John Gibson,   b. Abt 1756, Kirkbean, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 22 Jun 1837, Kirkbean, Kincardineshire, Scotland (Age ~ 81 years)
  Mother	Mary Wilson,   b. Abt 1763, Kirkbean, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland d. 2 Oct 1851, Kirkbean, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (Age ~ 88 years)
  Family ID	F4903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Agnes Thomson Murray,   b. 7 Aug 1809, Kirkbean, Kincardineshire, Scotland d. 21 Nov 1880, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	17 Jul 1829	Kirkbean Parish, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway (Galloway), Scotland
  		John Gibson & Agnes Murray Marriage Certificate
  		John Gibson & Agnes Thomson Murray birth death marriage
  Children	+ 1. Mary Ann Gibson,   b. 2 Jan 1831, Scotland d. 29 Feb 1904, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 73 years) + 2. Sarah Murray Gibson,   b. 5 May 1832, England d. 7 Oct 1907, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 75 years) + 3. Elizabeth Gibson,   b. 25 Mar 1837, Wigan, Lancashire, England d. 25 May 1916, Drummond Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years) + 4. John Gibson, Jr.,   b. 29 Oct 1838, Dumfries and Galloway (Kirkcudbright Galloway and Wigtown Galloway), Scotland d. 8 Jan 1888, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 49 years) + 5. Mariane Gibson,   b. 15 Oct 1840, Kirkcaldy Parish and Dunfermline Parish (Burghs), Fife, Scotland d. 3 Feb 1913, Vancouver, Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 72 years) + 6. William Murray Gibson,   b. 16 Feb 1846, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 10 Nov 1927, Lacombe, Red Deer Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 81 years)   7. Margaret A. "Maggie" Gibson,   b. 1847, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Apr 1876, Ontario, Canada (Age 29 years)   8. Samuel Gibson,   b. 1848   d. 26 Sep 1855, Ontario, Canada (Age 7 years)   9. Dr. Andrew Murray Gibson,   b. 23 Dec 1849, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 5 Mar 1889 (Age 39 years)   10. James Gibson,   b. 1 Sep 1851, Balderson, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 14 Dec 1925, Manitoba, Canada (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F1132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 17 Jul 1829 - Kirkbean Parish, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway (Galloway), Scotland Immigration - from Wigan, Lancashire, England - 1842 - Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1851 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1851 - Canada Census - Canada - 1861 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Land & Property - Concession 1 Lot 17SW - acquired by John Gibson - 1866 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1871 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Census - Canada - 1881 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - - Scotland Death - 17 Jan 1898 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Probate - 2M-4014 - Con 1 Lot 17SW -John Gibson to Mary Gibson, widow for life ... - 16 Feb 1898 - Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Old Burying Ground / Pioneer Cemetery, Craig Street, Perth, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		1871 Census Bathurst Lanark John Gibson
  		1871 Census Bathurst John Gibson pg2

  
  

• Sources

  [S976] Dobson, Book: Scots in the West Indies, 1707-1857, Vol 2, (N.p.: Genealogical Publishing Company, n.d.), Year: 1851; Census Place: Lanark, Canada West (Ontario); Schedule: A; Roll: C_11732; Page: 127; Line: 40 (Reliability: 4). [S972] Ross, J. (jross1451)., Web: online tree, Ross Family Tree (Ancestry), ( Ancestry . ancestry.ca), Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Census Returns For 1861; Roll: C-1041 (Reliability: 4). [S697] Wellcome Library, London, England., Ireland, UK & Ireland, Medical Directories, 1845-1942, ( Ancestry . anacestry.ca : 2016), accessed 10 Jan 2023), Bathurst Concession 1 Lot 17 SW. (Reliability: 4). [S99] Book, History of the County of Peterborough, (Toronto, Ontario, Canada: C. Blackett Robinson, 5 Jordan Street, publisher, 1884.), accessed 8 Jul 2018), John Gibson Household; Year: 1871; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C-10017; Page: 12; Family No: 39., 971.363 H39 BR C.1. (Reliability: 3). [S1008] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1881 Census of Canada, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2009 Place:Provo, UT, USA), Year: 1881; Census Place: Bathurst, Lanark South, Ontario; Roll: C_13233; Page: 35; Family No: 153, 1,1577::0. (Reliability: 4).