Marsh Gibbon – my connections
Marsh Gibbon has been a part of me nearly all my life. I have never been there although, I would very much like to visit.
My name is Margaret and I live half a world away from Marsh Gibbon, Buckinghamshire, England. I live south-east of Melbourne the capital city in the state of Victoria, in Australia.
I have been a family history buff for at least 40 years of my life and the more I research my White family, the more people I find, who have either been born, married or died in Marsh Gibbon. Other Marsh Gibbon names in my tree are Spiers, Young, Mansell, Templar (Templer), Whale, Ollyffe, Flaxman, Scott, Smart, Parker, Butler to name some. These names are connected in some way to some of these families: Letts, Field, Newman.
I have researched as much as I can on the Internet to find out about Marsh Gibbon, but there is not a lot of relevant information. There didn't appear to be a website or a mailing list and so there is the reason for this blog.
I would like to build a database of all people who have a serious connection to Marsh Gibbon purely for family history purposes. If enough interest is shown I will start a website for descendents form this farming community village.
I would like to hear from anyone who has a connection to Marsh Gibbon.
About Me
- Margaret
- Wonthaggi, Victoria, Australia
- I am a proud mother of three sons and a grandma to seven grandchildren. I work full time. I have a passion for family history and so far have over 2000 people in my database,a great many have come from Marsh Gibbon. I love my family, stimulating conversation and learning new things. I have had a diverse experience, from managing a dairy farm to running a desktop publishing business, president of a Chamber of commerce to chairperson of a regional tourism association. I now work with small business. I am great friends with my three sons, I learn so much from them. "Life is to be enjoyed and each individual has the power to change it if they don't". This blog has the potential to bring people together with a common interest. By meeting other Marsh Gibbon descendents we have the potential to make new friends and meet new relatives. It also provides a place where we can contribute stories, exchange information (including historical data),or to place our questions online for other researchers from Marsh Gibbon to see. Please keep in mind that this is just beginning so your contribution will assist to make it more interesting.
2 comments:
Like you Margaret, M.G. has always been part of my life. Both my parent's family come from Poundon which is only about 1 mile from there and my grandparents lived in Steeple Claydon (about 5 miles) and I spent most of my school holidays there. My main family name is KING and they are connected to M.G. through the Whites, Parkers, Funges and others.
I would be particularly interested in learning anything about the descendents of Percy White and Winifred King (Win was my mother's cousin) Jenny
Hello Jenny, I live in Australia so I have not had the opportunity to visit M.G. I have a John Parker who married Elizabeth Templar(e)in 1787 in M.G. My King connections link into the Williamson family at Swanbourne BKM. If you care to email me I may be able to link you into a connection with your family. Regards, Margaret
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