Gibbons family genealogy

See pp. 221–223, ante.

In the Note, “[3] Peter,” at foot of p. 222, the last sentence, commencing “A remarkable instance,” and ending with the word “Gibbons,” should follow after the last word “ruined,” in the Note “[4] Richard,” at foot of p. 223.

And from No. 20, p. 223, down to the end of the pedigree, it should read, as follows:

20. Richard Gibbons (b. at Inver House): second son of Thomas; m. Elizabeth (his first cousin), dau. and co-heiress of Charles Nash, of Carne House, county Mayo, and had issue two sons:

  1. James, who m. and had a son Peter.
  2. Peter, of whom presently.

21. Peter Gibbons: second son of Richard. As a young man this Peter entered the Commissariat Department in Ireland, and in that Department went to Western Australia, about 1851 or ’52, when that Colony was made a Penal Settlement. He returned to Ireland about 1879, where he died.

He m. a Miss Murphy, of Tramore, county Waterford (a cousin of the late Frank Power, who was killed at the Soudan), and had three sons and two daughters, all living in Western Australia in 1888.

  1. Richard, of whom presently.
  2. Percy,
  3. Peter, (both unmarried)
  4. Annie-Mary, who married a Mr. Marmion, M.P. for Fremantle, and has issue.
  5. Elizabeth, unmarried.

22. Richard Gibbons, of Fremantle, in Western Australia: eldest son of Peter; m. but has no issue; living in 1888.

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