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Their only child, Mary Wyatt Gibson was born in Saffron Walden on 19 April 1855. She had had learning difficulties, and lived at Hill House until her death in 1934. After her death, most of the grounds of Hill House were developed for housing, and the family name lives on in Gibson Gardens, Gibson Way and Gibson Close. [2]
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
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]
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He enjoyed painting and, late in life, he built the Fry Art Gallery (1856), in Saffron Walden. [2] They had two children: Elizabeth Pease Gibson (1830-1870). She married the Quaker lawyer, politician and philanthropist Lewis Fry (1832-1921) Francis Edward Gibson (1831-1862). He died of apoplexy in Florence, Italy.
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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.
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