Robert GIBBINS

  General Notes:

Births Jun 1854
St Thomas 5b 49 Gibbings Robert

Born at Slatefield Cottage, Withycombe Raleigh, mother's maiden name was Scadding

Marriages Jun 1873 St. Thomas 5b 144
Best Louisa
Gibbins Robert

Marriage at Withycombe Raleigh, 1873, page 132, entry 264
Marriage on June 8th
Robert Gibbins, of full age, Bachelor, Gardener, Withecombe(sic). Father John Gibbins, Gardener
Louisa Best, of full age, Spinster, - , Withecombe(sic). Father Henry Best, Carpenter
Witnesses were Henry Gibbins, Emily Teed

1861 census
Doesn't appear to be totally the correct family, although the children are correct (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
Union Street, Exmouth (Withycombe Rawleigh), Devon
RG11/2139 F70 P18
Robert Gibbins, Head, Mar, 26, Genl Labourer, Devon Exmouth
Jane do, Wife, Mar, 26, Labourer Wife, Devon Exmouth
Augusta do, Daur, , 5, Scholar, Devon Exmouth
Annie do, Daur, , 3, Scholar, Devon Exmouth
Alice do, Daur, , 1, do, Devon Exmouth
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Henry Best, Lodger, Wid, 69, Carpenter, Not Known
- Jane is Henry's daughter
- Adolphus staying with Grandparents (Gibbins)

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

1901 census
RG13/2029 F30 P13
New Street, Exmouth (Withycombe Raleigh), Devon
Robert Gibbins, Head, M, 47, General Labourer, Devon Exmouth
Jane do, Wife, M, 47, Laundress, Devon Exmouth
Alice do, Daur, S, 21, Laundress, Devon Exmouth
Walter do, Son, S, 13, , Devon Exmouth
Annie was a servant at 6 Gordon Terrace, Exmouth (Littleham)

Robert married Jane Louisa BEST, daughter of Henry BEST and Mary Anne PENGILLEY, on 8 Jun 1873 in Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon, England. (Jane Louisa BEST was born on 4 Jun 1853 in Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon, England ¹ and was baptised on 5 Jun 1853 in Withycombe Raleigh, Exmouth, Devon, England ².)