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Arthur Gibbon, of Echt

• Sources yet to be consulted:
  • Torry - its History and its People, Gordon Bathgate, 2006.

  • The various sea-faring Gibbons:
    • Records of Aberdeen Shipmaster Society c.1598 - 1965, University of Aberdeen, Special Libraries and Archives, GB 0231 MS 2940, MS 3070.
    • Alexander Clark, A Short History of the Shipmaster Society, or The Seamen's Box of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, 1911.

St.Fittick's church, Nigg Bay, Torry, Aberdeen.
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Photo 2004 by Pamela Adam. From here. See terms of use.

Arthur Gibbon,
born Echt, W of Aberdeen (see map) in 1614 [Gibbon family tree],
this seems far too early, given the dates for his children and grandchildren, possibly there is a missing generation here,
lived part of his life in Echt,
settled in Torry village, just outside Aberdeen, at mouth of River Dee, as a shipbuilder, 1640, age 26 yrs,
mar Elizabeth Gartley,
died c.1686 [Gibbon family tree], age c.72 yrs,
bur St.Fittick's church, Nigg Bay (just outside Torry),
had issue:

1. William Gibbon,
   eldest son.

   
   

2. Alexander Gibbon.

   
   

3. Margaret Gibbon, mar --- James and had issue:
   1. Robert James, died Lisbon.
   2. Betty James, mar John Cormick.

   
   

4. Ann Gibbon, mar George Duncan and had issue:
   1. Elizabeth Duncan, mar James Grant.

   2. Ann Duncan, mar John Coutts and had issue:
      1. John Coutts.
      2. George Coutts.
      3. Ann Coutts [or Anne], born 1782 or 1783,
         mar her 1st cousin (and 2nd cousin) Alexander Gibbon [bapt 10th Aug 1779] and had issue.

   3. Margaret Duncan, mar Dr. Grant.
   4. Rebecca Duncan.
   5. Christian Duncan [dau], mar J. Miller and had issue:
      1. Christian Miller [must be dau].
      2. Ann Miller, mar George Grant.

   6. Isobel Duncan [or Isabel], born 1752,
      mar her 1st cousin Alexander Gibbon [bapt 4th July 1752] and had issue.

   7. George Duncan.

   
   

5. James Gibbon.
6. Arthur Gibbon.

   
   

7. Robert Gibbon.

   
   

8. (other children), Gibbon.
   One Gibbon family tree says 5 other sons, no other daus.
   Other Gibbon family tree says 10 other children.

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• Torry
• Torry

• The Gibbon house in Torry
  • The family house in Torry village was still standing in 1871 [Barbara Yates Gibbon].
  • But most of old Torry (between Sinclair Rd and the River Dee, see map) has since been cleared for oil installations.
  • Apparently no house before 1800 survives in Torry today.

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Gibbon sea-faring

Ships built in Aberdeen. A combination of the online list with the list on display at the Aberdeen Maritime Museum gives the following ships:

Ship name	Type	Date built	Notes
Venus	brigantine	1781	Owned and mastered by Captain A. Gibbon (or here). 1784 route Arkangel to London. Lost circa. 1784.
Fortune		1795	Owner: R. Gibbon Master: A. Martin Sailing: Leith - Aberdeen
Dolphin	sloop	1798	Date of Build/Launch: 17 Sept 1798 Re-registered: 30 December 1825 (Aberdeen Register of Shipping 1825, No. 169) Owners included: Alexander Gibbon, Merchant, and James Gibbon, Merchant. Totally lost 10 March 1837.
Tyne	sloop	1808	Owners included Alexander Gibbon, James Gibbon No. 47 in Register of Shipping at Aberdeen City Archives 1824.
Aboyne	brigantine	1814	Built by Brebner ship-builders.
Ocean	brigantine	1814	Built by Gibbon ship-builders.
Timandra		1814	Built by Gibbon ship-builders.
Bromby	smack	1815	Registered: 25 Oct 1815 (No. 51 in 1815 Aberdeen Register of Shipping) Owners included: John Gibbon, Merchant, Trustee of the Aberdeen and Hull Shipping Company. (Information from 1825 Aberdeen Register of Shipping Vol. 141) Cancelled in 1836.
Waterloo	brigantine	1815	Launched 28th July 1815 Owners included: Alexander Gibbon (merchant)
Atlas	brigantine	1817	Built by Gibbon ship-builders.
Castle Forbes		1818	Built by Gibbon ship-builders. 1819 Licenced East India Company to T.L. Reid, Fort William, Calcutta Trading Station, India. Owner R. Gibbon, Captain J. Frazier, route London to Bombay. 1821 Master T. Reed, owner R. Gibbon, route Cork. 1831 Master J. Ord, owner R. Gibbon, route London to Calcutta.
Fox	smack	1819	Date of Build/Launch: 1 July 1819 (No. 45 in Aberdeen Register of Shipping) Re-registered: 1825 (No. 143 in Aberdeen Register of Shipping) Owners included: John Gibbon, Merchant, Trustee of the Aberdeen and Hull Shipping Company. Sold to David Buchan, Blacksmith, in Aberdeen on 4 May 1832.
Fly	schooner	1820	Built by Gibbon ship-builders.

• The ship-building business of Alexander Hall and Company was established in 1790 by Alexander Hall. He took over the business of Cochar & Gibbon, where he had been an apprentice and then a partner.