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Does anyone have any information about:
Capt. R. Clibborn. 7th. Batt. Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
Missing 23. 9. 1916. Repatriated 18. 12. 1918
This could a Clibborn from Widnes, Lancashire. They are in the 1881, 1891 and 1901 census but although originally from Ireland I have been unable to fit this family into my database. Or it might be Reginald Clibborn born 1888 in Moate and married 1912. I don't know anything about his life except I think he worked in Nigeria.
Celia
I am trying to research the Clibborns who went to New Zealand. The two emigrations that I know of are
Henry Eugene Clibborn - about 1890? and his two children Charles Hovenden Clibborn and Hilda May Clibborn - who married in New Zealand.
John Barclay Clibborn from Clonmel after 1861? when his grandmother died and had his inheritance! John was a private in the Colonial Defence Force, Hawke's Bay, NZ
Please contact me if you know any more
Celia
Here is a bit of info about Bessbrook which has links with the Clibborns, Grubbs, Richardsons and Nicholsons genealogy!
Arthur Sydney Clibborn worked in his uncle's linen mill the Bessbrook Spinning and Weaving Company in Northern Ireland from 1877 until 1883 when he joined the Salvation Army in France. The town is named after Elizabeth (Bess) Nicholson, wife of Joseph Nicholson. He leased the land from William Pollock in 1802 and established linen mills in the area. Soon the Nicholson property consisted of a spinning mill of 1024 spindles, a scutch mill, a hackling house and sundry other buildings. The Nicholsons were among the first to try 'wet spinning' which was invented by James Kay of Preston in 1825.
The 'model village' was founded by John Grubb Richardson in 1846. Richardson was a Quaker and a son of James Nicholson Richardson and a relation by marriage to the Nicholson family. Arthur's father was a cousin of John Grubb Richardson.
Bessbrook was one of the first 'Model Villages' of the Industrial Revolution. The village was designed specifically to house linen workers from the Bessbrook Mills and constructed largely from the local granite. In line with Richardson's religious beliefs, the village was constructed with no pubs or bars. The houses are laid out around two large grass squares and built to a formula of granite and slate, giving an austere appearance to the place. The town still has no licensed buildings.
Celia
I am researching the history of Anner Mills and have come across two Clibborns not on my database. Does anyone have information on them? They are not related.
Joseph Clibborn
Abbey St, Clonmel, Corn Merchants, listed in Clonmel Directory 1756
Minnie Clibborn
A photograph of Minnie was taken by McDermott of Grand Parade, Cork approximately 1870-80. She must have been friends of The Goodbodys as she signed their visitors book in 1878,1885, 1894,1897, 1907 and 1908. She gives her address as Anner Mills House or Anner House.
Celia
Michael Goodbody's archives include references to some Clibborns. He has sent me the following on Alfred Clibborn. I have queried with Michael the reference to brothers Alfred and Edward and their ownership of the mill at Moate - I am not sure this is correct. The Annie referred to must be Alfred's sister.
According to Harold Goodbody's notes Alfred Clibborn came to Clara, Ireland in November 1899 to work in the jute factory (J. & L.F. Goodbody Ltd.). He and his brother Edward had owned the woollen mill at Moate which was destroyed by fire. He then spent a good many years managing a hemp mill belonging to a man named Middleditch at Bentham. He lost that position, apparently spent some time at St. Petersburg (? Russia) and then appears to have been taken on at Clara by Joshua and Robert Goodbody, his first cousins. He lived with his wife, son and daughter at a house called 'Ury' , the most southerly of the four foreman's houses built by J. & L. F. Goodbody in 1898. Harold says he was not a success at Clara and left for Canada on 18th. August 1910.
Lydia Goodbody's diary, which covers 1842-86 and there is an entry for 13th. 2nd. Mo. 1852:
'Birth note read for Alfred Ernest Clibborn at Moate Monthly meeting'
On the 6th. of 1st. Month 1858 he was present at a Christmas tree at Inchmore (it then belonged to Marcus & Hannah Goodbody) along with 34 other children and 70 adults. Alfred was there with his father James and his brother Percy James.
At the beginning of 1884 Lydia notes the wherabouts of her close Goodbody and Clibborn relations. She says that he (Alfred) was 'in North of England (Bentham). Annie with him.'
Celia