GIBSON, Thomas ¹

  General Notes:

Thomas Gibson was recorded by the 1871 census living at Portland Row in Riccarton parish, Ayrshire, with his family. He was 3 years of age and had been born in Riccarton.

In 1881 Thomas Gibson was recorded by the census living with his family at 152 Long Row, Auchinleck, Ayrshire. He was 14 years old and had been born in Riccarton. He worked as an coal miner.

On 12 July 1902 Mrs Agnes McAllister sailed on board the SS Carthaginian from Glasgow for New York with five of her children. They arrived at the port of New York on 24 July 1902. The manifest recorded that their final destination was Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and that they had a ticket for that destination. They had never been in the USA before and were going to join a son/brother 'Thomas McAllister 631 South Avenue, Media Park, Philadelphia'. No record of Thomas McAllister has been found in the family but this Thomas Gibson is almost certainly that person. ^{2 3 4}