| Birth name | William Ross Gibson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 January 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 January 1924 (aged 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Gibson (2 January 1865 – 2 January 1924) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Royal HSFP. [2]
Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District in December 1891. [2]
He played for Cities District against Provinces District in December 1894. [3]
International career
He was capped fourteen times for Scotland between 1891 and 1895. [4]
Business career
He was a teller in the Commercial Bank of Scotland on George Street, Edinburgh. [5]
Family
His parents were John Gibson and Jane Ross. They had 5 sons including William.[ citation needed]
Death
The notice in The Scotsman newspaper stated that Gibson died suddenly. [6]
His funeral took place in the Grange cemetery. [6]
Confirmation to his estate went to his brother and next of kin Thomas Gibson, who was a Writer to the Signet. William Gibson left £1547 and 3 shillings in his estate. [5]
References
- ^ "William Ross Gibson". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Gibson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^
a
b
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/60558/images/40884_b206821_00248?pId=629150.
{{ cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=( help) - ^ a b "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
| Birth name | William Ross Gibson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 January 1865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 2 January 1924 (aged 59) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Gibson (2 January 1865 – 2 January 1924) was a Scotland international rugby union player. [1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Royal HSFP. [2]
Provincial career
He played for Edinburgh District in their inter-city match against Glasgow District in December 1891. [2]
He played for Cities District against Provinces District in December 1894. [3]
International career
He was capped fourteen times for Scotland between 1891 and 1895. [4]
Business career
He was a teller in the Commercial Bank of Scotland on George Street, Edinburgh. [5]
Family
His parents were John Gibson and Jane Ross. They had 5 sons including William.[ citation needed]
Death
The notice in The Scotsman newspaper stated that Gibson died suddenly. [6]
His funeral took place in the Grange cemetery. [6]
Confirmation to his estate went to his brother and next of kin Thomas Gibson, who was a Writer to the Signet. William Gibson left £1547 and 3 shillings in his estate. [5]
References
- ^ "William Ross Gibson". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.
- ^ "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - William Gibson - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^
a
b
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/imageviewer/collections/60558/images/40884_b206821_00248?pId=629150.
{{ cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=( help) - ^ a b "Register". Retrieved 16 March 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.