Biography

PETER GIBSON

Burial register ID: 3699
Surname: GIBSON
First name: PETER
Middle names:
Gender: Male
Age: 46 Years
Cause of death: Unknown
Burial type:
Date of death: 22-Jul-1882
Date of burial: 25-Jul-1882

Block: 4
Plot: 1
Inscription:

Bio contributor: Louise Gibson

Peter Gibson (1835-1882)

Peter Gibson was born 7. 09. 1835 in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the son of James Gibson (b. 1801), Dyer of Ayrshire, Scotland and Marion Simpson (b. 19.11.1802), Crichton, Midlothian, Scotland. James and Marion were married on 13th November 1825 and Peter was their fourth child.

Peter married Margaret Forsyth in Edinburgh on 20.02.1860. He was a butcher by trade, having a shop in Great King Street Dunedin. Peter, Margaret and infant son James Gibson sailed from Glasgow on the 1st June 1861 aboard the Pladda landing in Dunedin, Otago 98 days later. The family settled in Dunedin and had 11 Children – James, Ebenezer, Mary Aitcheson, Peter, Georgina, Jessie, John, William, Margaret Forsyth, Isabella and Glorianna Forsyth Gibson.

There are 10 Interments in this grave:

Surname First names Age Date of death Date of burial
GIBSON GEORGINA 12 Years 14-Mar-1881 16-Mar-1881
GIBSON GLORIANNA FORSYTH 96 Years 28-Nov-1977 02-Dec-1977
GIBSON JAMES 49 Years 18-Jul-1909 19-Jul-1909
GIBSON JESSIE 80 Years 14-Sep-1951 17-Sep-1951
GIBSON JOHN 20 Years 16-Dec-1892 18-Dec-1892
GIBSON MARGARET 76 Years 29-Nov-1913 01-Dec-1913
GIBSON MARGARET FORSYTH 3 Years 10-Jul-1880 12-Jul-1880
GIBSON PETER 46 Years 22-Jul-1882 25-Jul-1882
GIBSON PETER 65 Years 08-Sep-1931 09-Sep-1931
SHORT BABY 0 Days 11-Jul-1891 13-Jul-1891