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Joseph Gibb Wishart

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Joseph Gibb Wishart

Birth
Macduff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death
29 Jan 1898 (aged 68)
Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Burial
North End, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa Add to Map
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Joseph was born in McDuff with his birth registered in Gamrie Parish, Banffshire.

Joseph married on 5 March 1852 in Letham, Dunnichen Parish, Angus, Scotland to Jessie Tarbat (familysearch.org, Batch #M11283-4), dau of John Tarbat and Betty Porter.

They were the parents of seven children:

John Tarbat Wishart b. 3 Sep 1852 Letham; d. 2 Oct 1907 Arbroath, Angus

William Lindsay Wishart, b. 23 May 1854 Letham, d. 15 Dec 1901 Rustenburg, South Africa

George Wishart, b. 24 Aug 1856 Letham; d. 15 Feb 1925 Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Alexander Wishart, b. 12 May 1859 Letham, d. 12 Mar 1938 Port Elizabeth

Joseph Porter Wishart, b. 15 May 1863 Letham, d. 24 Nov 1913 Johannesburg, South Africa

James Wishart, b. 9 Dec 1865 Arbroath, d. 7 Sep 1934 Grahamstown, South Africa

Jessie Wishart, b. 25 Mar 1870 Arbroath, d. 1941 as Jessie Sutcliffe

The family moved to South Africa in probably 1881.

Joseph was living at Vinney Cottage on Sprigg Street in Port Elizabeth and was a railway employee when he died on 29 January 1898. According to research, both Joseph and Jessie are buried in North End Cemetery in Port Elizabeth.
Joseph was born in McDuff with his birth registered in Gamrie Parish, Banffshire.

Joseph married on 5 March 1852 in Letham, Dunnichen Parish, Angus, Scotland to Jessie Tarbat (familysearch.org, Batch #M11283-4), dau of John Tarbat and Betty Porter.

They were the parents of seven children:

John Tarbat Wishart b. 3 Sep 1852 Letham; d. 2 Oct 1907 Arbroath, Angus

William Lindsay Wishart, b. 23 May 1854 Letham, d. 15 Dec 1901 Rustenburg, South Africa

George Wishart, b. 24 Aug 1856 Letham; d. 15 Feb 1925 Port Elizabeth, South Africa

Alexander Wishart, b. 12 May 1859 Letham, d. 12 Mar 1938 Port Elizabeth

Joseph Porter Wishart, b. 15 May 1863 Letham, d. 24 Nov 1913 Johannesburg, South Africa

James Wishart, b. 9 Dec 1865 Arbroath, d. 7 Sep 1934 Grahamstown, South Africa

Jessie Wishart, b. 25 Mar 1870 Arbroath, d. 1941 as Jessie Sutcliffe

The family moved to South Africa in probably 1881.

Joseph was living at Vinney Cottage on Sprigg Street in Port Elizabeth and was a railway employee when he died on 29 January 1898. According to research, both Joseph and Jessie are buried in North End Cemetery in Port Elizabeth.


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  • Created by: Lisa Stalnaker
  • Added: Oct 29, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137971552/joseph_gibb-wishart: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Gibb Wishart (28 Jun 1829–29 Jan 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 137971552, citing North End Cemetery, North End, Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape, South Africa; Maintained by Lisa Stalnaker (contributor 46893021).