
Here is Joseph Gibbs (1841-1932), his children and granddaughters: from left to right. Back row: Edwin Ernest Hammond (husband of Kate Elizabeth Mary Gibbs), Harry Herbert Gibbs, Kate Elizabeth Hammond, nee Gibbs
Front row: Jessie Sarah Gibbs holding Kathleen Gibbs, Joseph Gibbs holding Lilla Freda, Kate Mary Gibbs, nee Waller, holding Jessie Olive, Kate Henrietta Hammond.
GIBBS FAMILY OF SUFFOLK
At the moment, the first member of our Gibbs family we can find is Joseph Gibbs, born abt 1780 in Little Houghton, Northamptonshire. I’m currently working on finding out more about his Northants roots. The best thing about working on family history is finding “lost” relatives: we’d like to extend our very grateful thanks to Alison in Suffolk for almost all of the extremely precious photos of our shared family!
First Generation
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1. Joseph GIBBS I. Born in 1780 in Little Houghton, Northamptonshire, England. Joseph died in Cosford, Suffolk, England, in Jun 1867; he was 87. Occupation: Excise Officer, Inland Revenue Officer.
On 11 Jan 1810 when Joseph was 30, he married Elizabeth BAXTER, daughter of Samuel BAXTER (1745-1814) & Jane COLLIER (1745-1810), in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. Born in 1784 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. Christened on 31 Aug 1784 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. Elizabeth died in Cosford, Suffolk, England, in Sep 1875; she was 91.
They had the following children:
2 i. Matilda GIBBS (1811-)
3 ii. Joseph GIBBS II (1812-1895)
4 iii. Elizabeth GIBBS (1815-)
5 iv. William GIBBS (1816-)
6 v. Jane GIBBS (1821-)
7 vi. George GIBBS (1823-1895)
Second Generation
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2. Matilda GIBBS. Born on 4 Aug 1811 in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England.
In 1834 when Matilda was 22, she married James GATHERCOLE in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England. Born in 1812 in Lakenheath, Suffolk, England. Occupation: Civil Engineer.
They had the following children:
8 i. James Baxter GATHERCOLE (1830-)
9 ii. Matilda E. GATHERCOLE (1835-)
10 iii. Elizabeth Jane GATHERCOLE (1837-)
11 iv. Ellen Mary GATHERCOLE (1838-)
12 v. Louisa GATHERCOLE (1842-)
13 vi. Susanna GATHERCOLE (1844-)
14 vii. Elizabeth GATHERCOLE (1845-)
15 viii. George GATHERCOLE (1847-)
16 ix. Emma GATHERCOLE (1849-)
17 x. Anna GATHERCOLE (1851-)
18 xi. Rosa GATHERCOLE (1853-)
19 xii. Amelia GATHERCOLE (1855-)
20 xiii. Alfred GATHERCOLE (1857-)

Joseph Gibbs II
3. Joseph GIBBS II. Born on 19 Nov 1812 in Loddon, Norfolk, England. Christened on 27 Dec 1812 in Loddon, Norfolk, England. Joseph died in Bildeston, Suffolk, England, on 8 Aug 1895; he was 82. Buried in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Occupation: grocer and draper. Religion: christened Presbyterian.
On 28 Mar 1842 when Joseph was 29, he married Mary Ann Jane MODLIN, daughter of John MODLIN (26 Nov 1785-5 Dec 1820) & Mary Ann BROOK (1 Dec 1789-21 Sep 1847), in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Born on 27 Dec 1814 in Bishopsgate, London, England. Christened on 3 Mar 1817 in City Road Chapel Wesleyan, Finsbury, London, England. Mary Ann Jane died in Bildeston, Suffolk, England, on 7 Nov 1888; she was 73. Buried in Nov 1888 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England.
They had the following children:
21 i. Joseph GIBBS III (1843-1932)
22 ii. Mary Ann Jane GIBBS (1846-1916)
23 iii. Maria Josephine GIBBS (1848-1923)
24 iv. John Modlin GIBBS (1850-1862)
25 v. Clement Modlin GIBBS (1852-)
26 vi. Silas Modlin GIBBS (1854-1946)
27 vii. Elizabeth GIBBS (1856-1856)
4. Elizabeth GIBBS. Born in 1815.
Elizabeth married William KIDD.
They had the following children:
28 i. Charles KIDD (1836-)
29 ii. Henry KIDD (1837-)
30 iii. Anne KIDD (1838-)
31 iv. Ellen KIDD (1839-)
32 v. Emma KIDD (1840-)
33 vi. Edward KIDD (1841-)
34 vii. Jane KIDD (1842-)
5. William GIBBS. Born on 16 May 1816 in Loddon, Norfolk, England. Christened on 21 Jul 1816 in Loddon, Norfolk, England. Occupation: Pastry Cook and Confectioner employing 2 men and 1 boy.
William married Susannah EVERETT, daughter of Richard EVERETT (abt 1771-aft 1841) & Battina TILLOTT (1771-). Born in 1814 in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England. Christened on 20 Dec 1814 in St James, Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England.
They had the following children:
35 i. Joseph William GIBBS (1845-1912)
36 ii. Sarah Jane GIBBS (1847-)
37 iii. Susannah Elizabeth GIBBS (1849-)
38 iv. Richard Everitt George GIBBS (1852-)
39 v. Henry Edward GIBBS (1854-)
6. Jane GIBBS. Born in 1821.
7. George GIBBS. Born in 1823 in Woolpit, Suffolk, England. Christened on 27 Oct 1823 in Woolpit, Suffolk, England. George died in 1895; he was 72.
George married Diana J. FAIERS, daughter of John FAIERS (1801-) & Phoebe (1804-). Born in 1829 in Colchester, Essex, England. Diana J. died abt 1927; she was 98.
They had the following children:
40 i. Ellen GIBBS (1860-)
41 ii. Rosa GIBBS (1864-)
42 iii. George A. GIBBS (1866-)
43 iv. Joseph John GIBBS (1868-)
44 v. Jane GIBBS (1870-)
Third Generation
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8. James Baxter GATHERCOLE. Born in 1830 in Chumleigh, Devon, England. Occupation: Clerk in Berlin Wool Warehouse.
In Sep 1871 when James Baxter was 41, he married Sarah Ann GLOSTER in St Saviour, Southwark, London, England. Born in 1850 in Pimlico, Middlesex, England.
They had the following children:
45 i. Edith Mary GATHERCOLE (1876-)
46 ii. James A. GATHERCOLE (1879-)
47 iii. Charles S. GATHERCOLE (1884-)
48 iv. Herbert S. GATHERCOLE (1887-)
49 v. Mabel G. GATHERCOLE (1888-)
9. Matilda E. GATHERCOLE. Born in 1835 in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England.
10. Elizabeth Jane GATHERCOLE. Born in 1837 in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England.
In Sep 1868 when Elizabeth Jane was 31, she married Thomas Gooch SHIELD, son of Unknown SHIELD, in Lambeth, Middlesex, England. Born in 1835 in St Levan, France. Occupation: Accountant.
They had the following children:
50 i. Lavinia SHIELD (1869-)
51 ii. Selina SHIELD (1874-)
11. Ellen Mary GATHERCOLE. Born in 1838 in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England.
12. Louisa GATHERCOLE. Born in 1842 in Petersfield, Hampshire, England.
13. Susanna GATHERCOLE. Born in 1844 in St Mary Car Kent, England.
14. Elizabeth GATHERCOLE. Born in 1845 in St Mary Cray, Kent, England.
15. George GATHERCOLE. Born in 1847 in Orpington, Kent, England. Occupation: Warehouseman in 1881, then Needlework manufacturer in 1901.
In Sep 1885 when George was 38, he married Ellen Higham BRADEN in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Born in 1857 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England.
They had the following children:
52 i. Nelly GATHERCOLE (1887-)
53 ii. George B. GATHERCOLE (1889-)
54 iii. Arnold GATHERCOLE (1895-)
16. Emma GATHERCOLE. Born in 1849 in Eltham, Kent, England.
17. Anna GATHERCOLE. Born in 1851 in Eltham, Kent, England.
18. Rosa GATHERCOLE. Born in 1853 in Eltham, Kent, England.
19. Amelia GATHERCOLE. Born in 1855 in Eltham, Kent, England.
20. Alfred GATHERCOLE. Born in 1857 in Eltham, Kent, England. Occupation: Accountant.
In Dec 1881 when Alfred was 24, he married Elizabeth JOCELYN in Brighton, Sussex, England. Born in 1857 in Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England.
They had the following children:
55 i. Florence E. GATHERCOLE (1884-)
56 ii. Alfred G. GATHERCOLE (1886-)
57 iii. Francis S. GATHERCOLE (1890-<1901)
58 iv. Willie M. GATHERCOLE (1892-)
59 v. Dorothy M. GATHERCOLE (1896-)
60 vi. Reginald GATHERCOLE (1898-)
21. Joseph GIBBS III. Born on 1 Mar 1843 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Joseph died in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, on 14 Dec 1932; he was 89. Buried in Old Felixstowe Churchyard, Suffolk, England. Occupation: Grocer and draper. Religion: Wesleyan.
On 30 May 1870 1870 when Joseph was 27, he married Kate Mary WALLER, daughter of Henry WALLER (6 Jul 1812-Dec 1851) & Elizabeth Sarah ENSOR (12 Jan 1812-13 Jan 1859), at the Parish Church in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Born on 13 Jun 1846 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Christened on 13 Dec 1846 in Suffolk, England. Kate Mary died in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, in Sep 1916; she was 70. Occupation: Apprentice grocer/tailor in 1861.
They had the following children:
61 i. Kate Elizabeth Mary GIBBS (1871-)
62 ii. Harry Herbert GIBBS (1872-)
22. Mary Ann Jane GIBBS. Born on 1 Jun 1846 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Christened on 23 Dec 1846 in Ipswich St Mary Elms, Suffolk, England. Mary Ann Jane died in Felixstowe, Suffolk, England, on 7 Jul 1916; she was 70.
On 29 Oct 1868 when Mary Ann Jane was 22, she married William Henry MOULD, son of Thomas MOULD (1806-) & Elizabeth SCARF (1806-), in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Born on 29 Feb 1844 in Mitcham, Surrey, England. Christened on 7 Apr 1844 in Mitcham, Surrey, England. Occupation: schoolmaster.
They had the following children:
63 i. William Gibbs MOULD (1869-)
64 ii. Gertrude MOULD (1872-)
65 iii. May Josephine MOULD (1873-)
66 iv. Dora Grace MOULD (1874-1911)
67 v. Henry B. MOULD (1877-)
68 vi. Herbert Bertram Joseph MOULD (1880-)
69 vii. Clement C MOULD (1883-)
23. Maria Josephine GIBBS. Born on 14 Jan 1848 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Maria Josephine died in Bildeston, Suffolk, England, on 2 Sep 1923; she was 75.
24. John Modlin GIBBS. Born on 18 Sep 1850 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. John Modlin died on 16 Apr 1862; he was 11.
25. Clement Modlin GIBBS. Born on 8 Apr 1852 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Clement Modlin died in South Africa.
26. Silas Modlin GIBBS. Born on 1 Apr 1854 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Silas Modlin died in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, on 2 Apr 1946; he was 92. Occupation: Drapers and Grocer.
In Sep 1884 when Silas Modlin was 30, he married Agnes SILCOCK in Mutford, Suffolk, England. Born in 1865 in Hemsby, Norfolk, England. Agnes died in 1930; she was 65.
They had the following children:
70 i. Grace Gwendoline GIBBS (1886-)
71 ii. Agnes Mary GIBBS (1887-)
72 iii. Ethel F GIBBS (1891-)
27. Elizabeth GIBBS. Born on 11 Jun 1856 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Elizabeth died in Bildeston, Suffolk, England, on 14 Jun 1856; she was <1.
28. Charles KIDD. Born in 1836.
29. Henry KIDD. Born in 1837.
30. Anne KIDD. Born in 1838.
31. Ellen KIDD. Born in 1839.
32. Emma KIDD. Born in 1840.
33. Edward KIDD. Born in 1841.
34. Jane KIDD. Born in 1842.
35. Joseph William GIBBS. Born in Sep 1845 in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England. Joseph William died in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England, in Jun 1912; he was 66. Occupation: Confectioner Pastry Cook (Manager).
In Jun 1874 when Joseph William was 28, he married Mary Ann HERBERT in Samford, Suffolk, England. Born in 1845 in Nacton, Suffolk, England.
36. Sarah Jane GIBBS. Born in Jun 1847 in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England. She was never married.
37. Susannah Elizabeth GIBBS. Born in Mar 1849 in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England.
38. Richard Everitt George GIBBS. Born in Dec 1852 in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England. Occupation: Watchmaker (Master emplying 1 man).
In Dec 1882 when Richard Everitt George was 30, he married Sarah Tryphena NICE in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England. Born in Dec 1853 in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England.
39. Henry Edward GIBBS. Born in Dec 1854 in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England. Occupation: Watchmaker (Master employing 1 man).
40. Ellen GIBBS. Born in 1860 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.
41. Rosa GIBBS. Born in 1864 in Shoreditch, Middlesex, England.
42. George A. GIBBS. Born in 1866 in Stanstead, Essex, England.
George A. married Sarah L.. Born in 1869 in Islington, Middlesex, England.
They had one child:
73 i. Doris L. GIBBS (1897-)
43. Joseph John GIBBS. Born in 1868 in Hackney, London, England.
Joseph John married Elizabeth S WILLIAMS. Born in 1869.
They had one child:
74 i. Norman GIBBS (1905-1985)
44. Jane GIBBS. Born in 1870.
Fourth Generation
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45. Edith Mary GATHERCOLE. Born in 1876 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.
46. James A. GATHERCOLE. Born in 1879 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.
47. Charles S. GATHERCOLE. Born in 1884 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.
48. Herbert S. GATHERCOLE. Born in 1887 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.
49. Mabel G. GATHERCOLE. Born in 1888 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.
50. Lavinia SHIELD. Born in 1869 in Putney, Surrey, England.
51. Selina SHIELD. Born in 1874 in Putney, Surrey, England.
52. Nelly GATHERCOLE. Born in 1887 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.
53. George B. GATHERCOLE. Born in 1889 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.
54. Arnold GATHERCOLE. Born in 1895 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.
55. Florence E. GATHERCOLE. Born in 1884 in Camberwell, Surrey, England.
56. Alfred G. GATHERCOLE. Born in 1886 in Dulwich, Surrey, England.
57. Francis S. GATHERCOLE. Born in 1890 in Dulwich, Surrey, England. Francis S. died bef 1901; he was 11.
58. Willie M. GATHERCOLE. Born in 1892 in Thornton Heath, Surrey, England.
59. Dorothy M. GATHERCOLE. Born in 1896 in South Norwood, Surrey, England.
60. Reginald GATHERCOLE. Born in Jun 1898 in South Norwood, Surrey, England.

Joseph Gibbs III, his great granddaughter, Kate Henrietta Woolford and Kate Elizabeth Mary Hammmond around 1930 in Felixstowe, Suffolk.
61. Kate Elizabeth Mary GIBBS. Born in Sep 1871 in Cosford, Suffolk, England. Christened on 16 Sep 1871 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England.
In 1898 when Kate Elizabeth Mary was 26, she married Edwin Ernest HAMMOND, son of Edwin Talbot HAMMOND (1845-1890) & Henrietta Eliza Turner (1851-), in Suffolk, England. Born in 1874 in Hackney, London, England. Occupation: Analytical chemist – analytical chemical acid manufacturers.
They had the following children:
75 i. Kate Henrietta HAMMOND (1899-)
76 ii. Jessie Olive HAMMOND (1901-)
62. Harry Herbert GIBBS. Born in Dec 1872 in Samford, Suffolk, England. Christened on 12 Oct 1873 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Occupation: Commercial tea warehouse manager (in Felixstowe). Religion: C of E. Died 9 Oct 1935, Palmer’s Green, North London.
On 6 Apr 1901 when Harry Herbert was 28, he married Jessie Sarah DAVIES, daughter of George DAVIES (1841-? Jun 1886) & Sarah TAYLOR (1835-bef 1911), in London, England. Born in Sep 1874 in London City, London, Middlesex, England. Jessie Sarah died abt 1951; she was 76. Occupation: Teacher.
They had the following children:
77 i. Lilla Freda GIBBS (1902-1964)
78 ii. Kathleen Marjorie GIBBS (1905-?)
63. William Gibbs MOULD. Born in Dec 1869 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England.
64. Gertrude MOULD. Born in 1872 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England.
65. May Josephine MOULD. Born in Mar 1873 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England.
66. Dora Grace MOULD. Born in Sep 1874 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Dora Grace died in West Ham, Essex, England, in 1911; she was 36.
In Sep 1899 when Dora Grace was 25, she married Albert Remington STEGGALL, son of Frederick STEGGALL (1830-) & Elizabeth TEMPLEN (1825-), in Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, England. Born in Mar 1863 in Cumbria, Cumberland, England. Albert Remington died in S.Shields, Cumberland, England, in Jun 1929; he was 66. Occupation: Clergyman.
67. Henry B. MOULD. Born in 1877 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Occupation: Teacher.
68. Herbert Bertram Joseph MOULD. Born in Jun 1880 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England. Occupation: University Undergrad.
69. Clement C MOULD. Born in 1883 in Bildeston, Suffolk, England.
70. Grace Gwendoline GIBBS. Born in 1886 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England. Known as: Gwendoline.
71. Agnes Mary GIBBS. Born in 1887 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England. Religion: Mary.
72. Ethel F GIBBS. Born in 1891 in Great Dunmow, Essex, England.
73. Doris L. GIBBS. Born in 1897 in Hornsey, Middlesex, England.
74. Norman GIBBS. Born on 10 Feb 1905 in England. Norman died in Norfolk, England, on 7 Dec 1985; he was 80.
On 28 Mar 1937 when Norman was 32, he married Mable W. G. CONSTABLE in Edmunston, England. Born on 27 Jul 1916 in England. Buried on 13 Sep 1990 in Norfolk, England.
Fifth Generation
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75. Kate Henrietta HAMMOND. Born in Jun 1899 in Forest Gate, Essex, England.
In Sep 1922 when Kate Henrietta was 23, she married Charles Randolph B. WOOLFORD in West Ham, Essex, England. Born in Jun 1897 in West Ham, Essex, England.
They had one child:
79 i. Living WOOLFORD
76. Jessie Olive HAMMOND. Born in Mar 1901 in Forest Gate, Essex, England.

George and Freda Mosey and their sons around 1961.
77. Lilla Freda GIBBS. Born on 3 Dec 1902 in North Hackney, London, England. Lilla Freda died in Southgate, Middlesex, England, on 15 Jan 1964; she was 61. Known as: Freda.
On 16 Sep 1944 when Lilla Freda was 41, she married Harold George MOSEY, son of Henry Thomas MOSEY (12 Sep 1874-Sep 1920) & Rose Lilian BURNELL (3 May 1880-Sep 1923), in London, England. Born on 13 Aug 1914 in Poplar, London, England. Harold George died in Camden, London, England, on 14 Sep 1999; he was 85. Occupation: Master carpenter in the Merchant Navy, then a cabinet maker. Known as: George.
They had the following children:
79 i. Living male MOSEY (1945-)
80 ii. Living male MOSEY (1947-)
78. Kathleen Marjorie GIBBS. Born in Jun 1905 in Hackney, London, England.
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