1761 - 1839 (78 years)
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Name |
Lyle Gibbs |
Birth |
1761 |
Topsham, Devon |
Gender |
Male |
Baptism |
9 Jul 1761 |
Topsham, Devon |
Death |
Feb 1839 |
Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy |
Burial |
11 Feb 1839 |
Genoa, Genova, Liguria, Italy |
Notes |
- 5th son, Esq. of Genoa: merchant, bapitsed at Topsham 9 July 1761. Died unmarried in Genoa 1839, buried there 11 February 1839.
Lyle Gibbs of Genoa. In business in Italy from 1777 or 1778; partner in Heath & Co. Genoa, from 1794 (about) to 1814; stle of firm changed 1 May 1814 to Lyle Gibbs, and in 1820 to Gibbs & Co., which style it retained till 1864. See the book 'Antony & Dorothea Gibbs' by J.A. Gibbs, p.337 for its later history. A letter from him (17 November 1798) to Admiral Lord Nelson is in the British Museum (Addl. MSS., No. 34908, fo. 150). Portrait see the book 'Antony & Dorothea Gibbs' by J.A. Gibbs.
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Person ID |
I3080 |
Gibbs Family Tree |
Last Modified |
17 Oct 2017 |
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