Matthew John Gibbons (1797–1832)
Death—At his residence in York Street, on Monday last, Mr. Matthew Gibbons, Master Mariner. He was a Native of the Colony, of a warm, sincere, upright, and generous heart; but too unsuspecting and confiding to pass through without damage, the storms of adversity which he experienced. Few young men at his time of life experienced greater vicissitudes than Mr. Gibbons Jun. Though troubled with an infirmity which hindered his progress in the Christian walk, he was from youthful habit, and a deep internal veneration for his Maker, always devotional in his hours of leisure and reflection. He was a penitent believer in the forbearing mercy of his Saviour, and we, who believe in that mercy, to an extent not universal among Christians, trust that his painful probation being at an end, his trials and sorrows are exchanged for everlasting joy, and his infirmities for a state of comparative perfection.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- birth notice of his son, Sydney Herald, 30 April 1832, p 4
- death notice of his son, Sydney Herald, 16 May 1833, p 4
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Dangar, Charlotte Selena (wife)
- McKellar, Jessie (daughter)
- Gibbons, William Matthew (son)
- Dangar, Thomas Gordon (son)
- Gibbons, Elizabeth (daughter-in-law)
- Dangar, Catherine Annabella (daughter-in-law)
- Gibbons, Margaret (mother)
- Gibbons, Matthew John (father)
- Hutchinson, William (father-in-law)
- Smith, Esther (sister)
- Huffington, Elizabeth (sister-in-law)
- Holden, Mary (sister-in-law)
- Roberts, Hannah (sister-in-law)
- Nichols, Sarah (sister-in-law)
- Bowman, William (brother-in-law)
- Smith, Thomas (brother-in-law)
- Holden, John Rose (brother-in-law)
- Lackey, John (brother-in-law)
- Knight, Flora Salome (niece)
- Quarry, Helen Sarah (niece by marriage)
- Levien, Hannah Sophia (niece by marriage)
- Nichols, William Charles (nephew by marriage)
- Holden, George (nephew by marriage)
- Roberts, Richard Hutchinson (nephew by marriage)
- Nichols, George Robert (nephew by marriage)
- Bowman, Frederick William (nephew by marriage)
- Bowman, Leslie Edgar (nephew by marriage)
- Gibbons, Margaret Selina (granddaughter)
- Sparke, Emily Elizabeth (granddaughter)
- Gibbons, Charles George (grandson)
- Gibbons, William Kenny (grandson)
Citation details
'Gibbons, Matthew John (1797–1832)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/gibbons-matthew-john-13972/text24887, accessed 8 November 2024.
Life Summary [details]
Birth
25 July,
1797
Durham,
Durham,
England
Death
30 January,
1832
(aged 34)
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
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