John GIBBINS ²

  General Notes:

Baptism at Littleham 1820
Birth 20 Feb Bapt 11 March, John son of, John & Mary Gibbins, Exmouth, Laborer

Marriages Mar 1840 St. Thomas 10 363
BOWERMAN Mary Ann
GIBBINS John

Banns for Withycombe Raleigh (marriages are not on fiche, so need to see register at Exeter)
John Gibbins of this parish, bachelor and Mary Ann Bowerman of this parish, spinster
Banns read on 1 Dec 1839, 8 Dec 1839 and 15 Dec 1839

At least one of later children have mother named as "formerly Scadding", suggesting a second marriage
It is even possible that there was a third Mary/Mary Ann as the 1851 census suggests that John was a widower.

Possibles
Marriages Jun 1845 St Thomas 10 411
Bastin William
Bowerman John
Daniels Miriam
Gibbins John
Lewellen Elizabeth
Maunder Martha

Marriages Mar 1846 St Thomas 10 426
Frost Mary Ann
Gibbings John
Pollard Melonia
Williams John

Marriages Sep 1846 S Molton 10 315
Ayre Thomas
Downey Harriett
Ford William
Gibbons John
Moore Mary Ann

1841 census
Withycombe Village, Devon
John Bowerman, 60, Ag Lab
John Gibbings, 20
Mary do, 20
John do, 1 month

There is a baptism, at Littleham, in 1842 of a George, son of John and Mary - but at present this is considered as likely to be the son of John's parents and Mary (Baker)

Is this John? - image checked and agrees with this
1851 census
NameRelationshipMarAge SexOccupation Birthplace
John GIBBONSHeadW37MAg LabExmouth-Dev
John GIBBONSSon-10MScholarWithycombe R-Dev
Charles GIBBONSSon-14MLabExmouth-Dev
Address:Fore Street, St Thomas
Census Place:Littleham In St Thomas St Thomas, Devonshire
PRO Reference:HO/107/1865Folio:206Page:19FHL Film:0221013
(But Charles is probably his brother and John's age should be 31)


1861 census
Talaton is very close to Payhembury, but why Collumpton for John's birth place?
RG9/1382 F59 P20
Birds Court, Exmouth (Littleham), Devon
John Gibbons, Head, Mar, 41, Ag Lab, Devon Collumpton
Mary do, Wife, Mar, 40, Washer Woman, Devon Payhembury
continued on F60 P21
Mary A Gibbons, Daur, Un, 13, Lace Maker, Devon Exmouth
Thomas do, Son, , 9, Scholar, Devon Exmouth
Robert do, Son, , 7, Scholar, Devon Exmouth

1871 census (indexed as Gittins)
RG10/2047 F77 P24
Margaret Street, Exmouth (Littleham), Devon
John Gibbins, Head, Mar, 50, Ag Lab, Devon Exmouth
Mary do, Wife, Mar, 47, Laundress, Devon Tallaton
Thomas do, Son, Unm, 19, Brick Layer, Devon Exmouth
Robert, Son, Unm, 18, Plasterer, Devon Exmouth

1881 census
Dwelling:45 New Street
Census Place: Exmouth (Withycombe Rawleigh), Devon, England
Source:FHL Film 1341516 PRO Ref RG11 Piece 2139 Folio 27 Page 14
MarrAgeSexBirthplace
John GIBBINSM62 MLittleham, Devon, England
Rel:Head
Occ:General Lab
Mary GIBBINSM60 FTallington, Devon, England
Rel:Wife
Occ:General Lab Wife
Adolphus GIBBINS 7 MWithycombe, Devon, England
Rel:Grand Son
Occ:Scholar

1891 census
51 New Street Exmouth (Withycombe Raleigh), Devon
RG12/1676 ED10 Folio 45 Page 11
Robert Gibbons, Head, M, 37, General Laborer, Devon Exmouth
Jane L do, Wife, M, 37, , Devon Exmouth
Adolphus do, Son, S, 17, Shoemaker Apprentice, Devon Exmouth
Augusta do, Daur, , 15, Drapers Apprentice, Devon Exmouth
Alice do, Daur, , 11, Scholar, Devon Exmouth
Walter T do, Son, , 3, , Devon Exmouth
John do, Father, Widower, 72, Agricultural Laborer, Devon Exmouth

John married Mary Ann BOWERMAN, daughter of John BOWERMAN and Agnes HUTCHINGS, on 1 Jan 1840 in Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon, England.¹ (Mary Ann BOWERMAN was born in 1818 in Devon, England, christened on 2 Aug 1818 in Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon, England, died in May 1845 in Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon, England and was buried on 11 May 1845 in Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon, England ⁴.)

John next married Mary Anne SCADDING, daughter of Thomas SCADDING and Mary NORMAN. (Mary Anne SCADDING was born circa 1821 in Talaton, Devon, England, christened on 30 Dec 1821 in Talaton, Devon, England and died circa Dec 1882 in St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, England.)