Genealogy Chat

Hi FC, Thanks again for the help. Unfortunatly Mary E Yallop and Wiliam can not be my Great Grandparents. I didn't realise untill I checked that my Granda (Joseph Gibson) was the 4th of 6 children and as none of them were born out of marrage it would be quite impossible (unless the other 3 chrildren were triples which they weren't) for them to have had 3 children between 1922 and 1924. It's a pitty I thought I had it cracked, oh well back to the drawing board.....lol. Also thanks to everyone who helped out last night by searching on my behalf and offering very helpfull advice. It was very much appreciated. Julie

1922 to 1924 (inclusive) is three years... easy enough to have three children in that time!

Not sure if anybody has posted this death up yet: Jan - Mar 1983: GIBSON DAVID CAMPBELL 13 JA 1932 GATESHEAD 2 0021 That's him, isn't it? Kate.

Sorry I meant 3 plus my Grandfather which would have been 4.

Yes that is him. He died Feb 1983. Thanks for that.

It seems too much of a coincidence for it not to be them. If I were you I would trawl through the birth indexes looking for births with surname Gibson and mother's maiden name Yallop between Dec 1922 and 1932 to see how many you find altogether, and whether any of the other names ring a bell! Is it possible that somebody has got their facts muddled up? Kate.

Hi Kate The problem is that my Dad keeps saying his Dad was 4th of 6 however my Mam says she thinks that 'Ann' (one of Joseph's sisters) was younger than Joseph. I have very limited contact with my dad's side of the family so don't really have anyone else to get the info from. My Dad may be correct and after all they are his Aunts and Uncles so therefor be better informed than my Mam. I think I'd better check again. Huh...families who'd have 'em!!! lol :D

Hi Julie, The only way to be sure it is the right marriage would be to send for Joseph Peter Gibson's birth certificate and confirm mothers and fathers names. However Yallop isn't a very common name and after checking 1914-1924 that was the only Yallop-gibson marriage I found. Good luck and if I can help further please ask. Fiona.

Julie, all I can say again is if I were you I would go through the births from 1922 onwards and pick out all the Gibson / Yallop ones. Suppose you find six altogether, and you show the list to one of your relatives and they say all the names are right but in the wrong order? It's just that it is so easy to go through the birth indexes, so that is definitely what I would advise you do next. Kate.

Hi kate, I have already made a start on looking though the birth records. It looks very much like an error was made in the order of my grandfather and his siblins.

Firstly thanks to everyone who helped!! I have managed to find my Grandfathers siblins. There was 8 of them (So much for there only being 5 or 6!! lol). John W (Likely to be William), born Gateshead - Mother Yallop - Jan, Feb, Mar 1923 Joseph Peter, born Gateshead - Mother Yallop - Apr, May, Jun 1924 Elizabeth, born Gateshead - Mother Yallop - Jan, Feb, Mar 1926 Mary, born Gateshead - Mother Yallop - Oct, Nov, Dec 1927 Margaret, born Gateshead - Mother Yallop - `Apr, May, Jun 1929 Eleanor, born Gateshead - Mother Yallop - Jul,Aug, Sept 1930 David Campbell, born Gateshead - Mother Yallop - Jan, Feb, Mar 1932 Ann, born Gateshead - Mother Yallop - Jul, Aug, Sept 1933 It seems that William Gibson and Mary Yallop were indeed my Great Grandparents. The only problem is that nobody has heard of Margaret or Eleanor, I mean I know there are loads or possiblitys of why. I have checked death records and cannot find them, however that would be correct if they were still born. (I know this because I dad's twin brother was still born and there are no birth or death records for him).