Catherine Gibbon^[1]

Abt 1710 - 1744  (34 years)

• Name	Catherine Gibbon
  Birth	Abt 1710	Putney, London
  Gender	Female
  Death	1744
  Person ID	I79360	First tree
  Last Modified	22 Jun 2020

  
  

  Father	Edward Gibbon,   b. Bef 3 Dec 1671   d. Bef 31 Dec 1736 (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Catherine "Esther" Acton,   b. Abt 1688   d. 1722 (Age 34 years)
  Family ID	F74662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Capt. Edward Elliston,   b. Bef 1733   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Catherine Elliston   d. 23 Feb 1804   2. Edward Elliston   3. John Elliston
  Family ID	F72081	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Sister of Edward Gibbon Snr of Buriton, Hampshire and the aunt of Edward Gibbon — "The Autobigraphies of Edward Gibbon" by Edward Gibbon, J. Murray, 1896, page 21: "Of my two wealthy aunts on the father's side, Hester persevered in a life of celibacy, while Catherine became the wife of Mr. Edward Elliston, a Captain in the service of the East India Company, whom my grandfather styles his nephew in his Will. Both Mr. and Mrs. Elliston were dead before the date of my birth, or at least of my memory, and their only daughter and heiress will be mentioned in her proper place. These two Ladies are described by Mr. Law under the names of Flavia and Miranda, the Pagan and Christian sister. The sins of Flavia, which excluded her from the hope of salvation, may not appear to our carnal apprehension of so black a dye. Her temper was gay and lively; she followed the fashion in her dress, and indulged her taste for company and public amusements; but her expence was regulated by economy: she practised the decencies of Religion, nor is she accused of neglecting the essential duties of a wife or a mother."

  
  

• Sources

  [S2017] The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 82 (Reliability: 3).