Person Sheet
NameElizabeth GIBSON 
[463]
[463]Birth Memo1881 British Census gives Berwick On Tweed as birthplace
Death MemoAt her home at 119 E. 16th Street, Davenport, Iowa (Sunday at 7:45 pm)
Burial MemoOakdale Memorial Gardens; Section 16, Lot 258, #208 or #209
FatherJohn GIBSON (~1817-)
MotherIsabella (~1821-)
Misc. Notes
1. From the 1910 US Census, Iowa, Scott, Davenport, Ward 6, ED 146, Sheet 17B and 18A, Enumerated 27 - 28 Apr 1910:
Elizabeth Gregg; Head; Age 55; Widow; mother of 3 Children, 3 Still Living; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Naturalized 1895; No Occupation; Owns Home.
Robert C [should be “G”] Gregg; Son; Age 30; Married 4 years; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Naturalized 1895; Occupation - Machinist Car Factory.
Fae Gregg; Daughter-in-law; Age 23; Married 4 years; POB Iowa; Father POB Iowa; Mother POB Ohio
Henry Gregg; Son; Age 26; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Naturalized 1895; Occupation - Printer, Job Office.
Elizabeth Gregg; Head; Age 55; Widow; mother of 3 Children, 3 Still Living; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Naturalized 1895; No Occupation; Owns Home.
Robert C [should be “G”] Gregg; Son; Age 30; Married 4 years; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Naturalized 1895; Occupation - Machinist Car Factory.
Fae Gregg; Daughter-in-law; Age 23; Married 4 years; POB Iowa; Father POB Iowa; Mother POB Ohio
Henry Gregg; Son; Age 26; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Naturalized 1895; Occupation - Printer, Job Office.
Spouses
Birth MemoGrave stone says 1851
Death Memointerment records at the cemetery show death date of 21 Nov 1906
BurialDavenport, Scott, Iowa [464]
Burial MemoOakdale Memorial Gardens; Section 16, Lot 258, #208 or #209
OccupationTailor [463]
Cause of deathUremic Poisoning [467]
FatherRobert GREGG
MotherUNNAMED
Misc. Notes
1. Interment records from the Oakdale Cemetery show that Robert was buried in an unmarked grave in another part of the cemetery, and later moved to be next to Elizabeth when she died. [467]
Misc. Notes
1. “After living in England for some years, the Greggs moved to Brisbane, Australia, living there until 1896 when they came to the United States and directly to Davenport.” [464]
2. From the 1881 British Census, Family History Resource File, 1881 British Census on CD from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL Film 1342189, PRO Ref RG11, Piece 4948, Folio 102, Page 56; Dwelling: Durham Road, Census Place: Iveston, Durham, England:
Robert Gregg; Head; Age 32; POB Berwick On Tweed
Elizabeth Gregg; Wife; Age 28; POB Berwick On Tweed
Hannah Gregg; Daughter; Age 3; POB Leadgate, Durham, England
Robert G. Gregg; Son; Age 1; POB Leadgate, Durham, England [465]
3. From a certified copy of the Marriage Certificate:
1874 Marriage solemnized at The Parish Church in the Parish of Leadgate in the County of Durham, 1 Sep 1874.
Robert Gregg, Age 26, Bachelor, Occupation - Tailor, Residence - Leadgate, Father: Robert Gregg - Plumber.
Elizabeth Gibson, Age 22, Spinster, Residence - Leadgate, Father: John Gibson - Miller
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church by J.W. Mitchell.
In the presence of S.H. Shaw and Charles Beattie. [469]
4. Passenger and Immigration Index, 1500s-1900s
Place: Scott Co., IA
Year: 1903
Primary immigrant: Gregg, Robert Glen
Permanent entry number: 1264190
Accession number: 9152232
Source publication code: 2771
Source publication page number: 65
Source publication: GREENLEE, JANET. Naturalization Index of Scott County, Iowa, 1842-1930. Des Moines: Iowa Genealogical Society, 1981. 228p. [470]
Also from the same source comes this...
Passenger and Immigration Index, 1500s-1900s
Place: Scott Co., IA
Year: 1902
Primary immigrant: Gregg, Robert
Permanent entry number: 1264189
Accession number: 9152235 [470]
5. From the 1900 US Census, Iowa, Scott, Davenport Township, Davenport City, Ward 6, ED 136, Sheet 4A and 4B, Enumerated 4 June 1900:
Sheet 4A, Lines 48-50:
Robert Gregg; Head; Born June 1848; Age 56; Married 25 years; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Tailor; Rents Home.
Elizabeth Gregg; Wife; Born Aug 1854; Age 45; Married 25 years; Mother of 3 children, 3 still living; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years.
Robert G. Gregg; Son; Born Apr 1880; Age 20; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Printer.
Sheet 4B, Lines 51- 54:
Henry Gregg; Son; Born Apr 1884; Age 16; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; occupation - Printer.
Thomas Wakenshaw; Father-in-law; Born Nov 1821; Age 78; Widower; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Miner.
Adam Wakenshaw; Brother-in-law; Born Feb 1871; Age 29; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - [hard to read, but looks like] Arthwindow Maker.
Charlie Oswald; Boarder; Born May 1871; Age 29; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1890; Been in USA 10 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Book Keeper.
[note]: Adam Wakenshaw, if related, would not be a brother-in-law, he would be the step brother of Elizabeth Gregg. Thomas Wakenshaw is Adam Wakenshaw’s father, and would be Elizabeth’s step-father. I believe Elizabeth is the daughter of Thomasine Wakenshaw, from a previous marriage to a Gibson.
2. From the 1881 British Census, Family History Resource File, 1881 British Census on CD from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL Film 1342189, PRO Ref RG11, Piece 4948, Folio 102, Page 56; Dwelling: Durham Road, Census Place: Iveston, Durham, England:
Robert Gregg; Head; Age 32; POB Berwick On Tweed
Elizabeth Gregg; Wife; Age 28; POB Berwick On Tweed
Hannah Gregg; Daughter; Age 3; POB Leadgate, Durham, England
Robert G. Gregg; Son; Age 1; POB Leadgate, Durham, England [465]
3. From a certified copy of the Marriage Certificate:
1874 Marriage solemnized at The Parish Church in the Parish of Leadgate in the County of Durham, 1 Sep 1874.
Robert Gregg, Age 26, Bachelor, Occupation - Tailor, Residence - Leadgate, Father: Robert Gregg - Plumber.
Elizabeth Gibson, Age 22, Spinster, Residence - Leadgate, Father: John Gibson - Miller
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church by J.W. Mitchell.
In the presence of S.H. Shaw and Charles Beattie. [469]
4. Passenger and Immigration Index, 1500s-1900s
Place: Scott Co., IA
Year: 1903
Primary immigrant: Gregg, Robert Glen
Permanent entry number: 1264190
Accession number: 9152232
Source publication code: 2771
Source publication page number: 65
Source publication: GREENLEE, JANET. Naturalization Index of Scott County, Iowa, 1842-1930. Des Moines: Iowa Genealogical Society, 1981. 228p. [470]
Also from the same source comes this...
Passenger and Immigration Index, 1500s-1900s
Place: Scott Co., IA
Year: 1902
Primary immigrant: Gregg, Robert
Permanent entry number: 1264189
Accession number: 9152235 [470]
5. From the 1900 US Census, Iowa, Scott, Davenport Township, Davenport City, Ward 6, ED 136, Sheet 4A and 4B, Enumerated 4 June 1900:
Sheet 4A, Lines 48-50:
Robert Gregg; Head; Born June 1848; Age 56; Married 25 years; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Tailor; Rents Home.
Elizabeth Gregg; Wife; Born Aug 1854; Age 45; Married 25 years; Mother of 3 children, 3 still living; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years.
Robert G. Gregg; Son; Born Apr 1880; Age 20; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Printer.
Sheet 4B, Lines 51- 54:
Henry Gregg; Son; Born Apr 1884; Age 16; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; occupation - Printer.
Thomas Wakenshaw; Father-in-law; Born Nov 1821; Age 78; Widower; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Miner.
Adam Wakenshaw; Brother-in-law; Born Feb 1871; Age 29; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1895; Been in USA 5 years; Naturalized; Occupation - [hard to read, but looks like] Arthwindow Maker.
Charlie Oswald; Boarder; Born May 1871; Age 29; Single; POB England; Father POB England; Mother POB England; Immigrated 1890; Been in USA 10 years; Naturalized; Occupation - Book Keeper.
[note]: Adam Wakenshaw, if related, would not be a brother-in-law, he would be the step brother of Elizabeth Gregg. Thomas Wakenshaw is Adam Wakenshaw’s father, and would be Elizabeth’s step-father. I believe Elizabeth is the daughter of Thomasine Wakenshaw, from a previous marriage to a Gibson.