Atkinson Francis Gibson (20 November 1763 – 22 January 1829) was a British banker.
Early life
He was born in
Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden is a market town and civil parish in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England, north of Bishop's Stortford, south of Cambridge and north of London. It retains a rural appearance and some buildings of the medieval period. Th ...
, Essex, on 20 November 1763, the son of George Gibson and Elizabeth Robinson.
Career
He ran the Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank.
Personal life
On 1 October 1789 in
Dunmow, Essex, he married Elizabeth Wyatt, the daughter of Jabez Wyatt of Saffron Walden.
They had five children:
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Wyatt George Gibson
Wyatt George Gibson (28 July 1790 – 1862) was a British banker.
Early life
He was born on 28 July 1790, the son of Atkinson Francis Gibson and Elizabeth Wyatt.
Career
He ran the Saffron Walden and North Essex Bank, which in 1906 became part ...
(1790–1862), banker
* Mary Gibson (1791-1839)
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Jabez Gibson (1794-1838), banker
* Ann Gibson (1799-1802)
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Francis Gibson (1805-1858), businessman
He died on 22 January 1829 and was buried at the Friends' Burial Ground, Saffron Walden on 22 January 1829.
Legacy
From 1828, Gibson and his wife Elizabeth were responsible for laying out
Bridge End Gardens on fields on the edge of Saffron Walden and covering an area of .
References
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1763 births
1829 deaths
British bankers
British Quakers
Atkinson
People from Saffron Walden