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Barclays Bank, Saffron Walden. The Gibson family of Saffron Walden owned a brewery, an extensive chain of public houses, a bank and a number of substantial residential properties in the town. [2] As a botanist, Gibson discovered various plants, was made a Fellow of the Linnean Society in 1847, and published Flora of Essex. [5]
On his death in 1862, he left £5,000 to build a hospital in Saffron Walden. It was built on London Road and the architect was William Beck, and it opened in September 1866. His son George Stacey Gibson was elected treasurer. Saffron Walden General Hospital closed in 1988 and was converted into offices for Uttlesford District Council. [2]
Saffron Walden Museum, with a glacial erratic and stone coffins displayed in the grounds. Saffron Walden Museum, which was established in 1835 by Saffron Walden Natural History Society, is close to the town's castle. The museum had many benefactors from local families, including the Gibsons, Frys and Tukes.
Pages in category "Gibson family of Saffron Walden" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Lankester as a younger man. Apprenticed at first to a Mr. Ginney, a surgeon of Woodbridge, in 1832 he became Assistant to Thomas Spurgin of Saffron Walden.Spurgin raised £300 to enable Edwin to study medicine and science from 1834–7 at the new University College London.
Barham was born in Truro.His family's wealth came from slavery and sugar estates in western Jamaica. [2]He was privately educated at several places in Cornwall and at Saffron Walden, proceeding from the latter town to Downing College, Cambridge, where he matriculated in October 1821.
First two sons were Richard Cornell (1624–1694) and William Cornell (1627–1673). Their son named Thomas Cornell (Jr.) was born October 1627 in Saffron Walden. Thomas Cornell and his family immigrated from England to Boston in 1638, when their son Thomas Cornell (Jr.) would have been age 11.
On 1 October 1789 in Dunmow, Essex, he married Elizabeth Wyatt, the daughter of Jabez Wyatt of Saffron Walden. [1] They had five children: Wyatt George Gibson (1790–1862), banker; Mary Gibson (1791-1839) Jabez Gibson (1794-1838), banker; Ann Gibson (1799-1802) Francis Gibson (1805-1858), businessman