Henry FITZGIBBON b. ~1809, Co Wicklow, Ireland, son of John FITZGIBBON and Catherine MAID was married in 1842 at Portland, Victoria to Bridget BURNS b. ~1828 Co Carlow, Ireland, daughter of Patrick BURNS (a publican) and Margaret BURNS.

Henry & Bridget FITZGIBBON had a large family at Portland and Merino and Henry died in 1865.

Bridget FITZGIBBON (nee BURNS), widow of Henry FITZGIBBON married in 1876 to John HICKS, farmer of Merino, son of John HICKS & Ellen DALTON. Bridget died in Melbourne in 1903 and John HICKS died there in 1915.

Henry FITZGIBBON and Bridget BURNS had the following known family:

1. Edward FITZGIBBON b. 1842, Portland, Vic, m. 1874, Christina Joanna McLACHLAN from Digby, Vic. and they had the following known family...;
   1. Bridget FITZGIBBON, b. 1873, Merino, Vic......?
   2. Jessie FITZGIBBON, b. 1875, Digby, Vic. m. 1896 James William BURCHELL
   3. Henry FITZGIBBON, b. 1875, Glenelg Region, Vic. m. Alice BROWN and they went to New Zealand ca 1905 with 3 children.
   4. Catherine Mary FITZGIBBON, b. 1876, Digby, Vic. m. James McCABE
   5. Mary Margaret FITZGIBBON, b. 1879, Merino, Vic. m. Charles Vickery EDWARDS
   6. Edward FITZGIBBON, b. 1881, Merino, Vic. [WW1 Pte 412, 4th & 9th Light Horse Regiments, enlisted 28-09-1914, RTA 5-03-1919. Listed on Merino War Memorial]
   7. Margaret FITZGIBBON, b. 1883, Merino, Vic. m. Malcolm William McFARLANE
   8. Christina FITZGIBBON, b. 1885, Merino, Vic. m. Angus John CAMPBELL
   9. John Richard FITZGIBBON, b. 1887, Merino, Vic..........?
   10. Peter FITZGIBBON, b. 1889, Merino, Vic. m. Emily Esther EDRICH
   11. Charles FITZGIBBON, b. 1891, Merino, Vic. m. Isabella Jane THOM

2. Harriet FITZGIBBON b. 1846, Portland, Vic, d. ____, m. 1866, George HOLLARD, b. c1845, Somersetshire, England, son of Giles HOLLARD and Mary Ann RICHARDS;

3. Henry FITZGIBBON b. 1848, Portland, Vic, .............?;

4. John FITZGIBBON b. 1850, Portland, Vic, d. ___?, m. 1869, Honoria 'Nora' MURPHY 1840-1920, and they had the following family...;
   1. Richard FITZGIBBON, b. 1869, Merino, Vic
   2. Henry William FITZGIBBON, b. 1872, Merino, Vic [WW1, Pte 1758, 11th Battalion, AIF, enlisted Perth, WA 12-01-1915, RTA 25-12-1917]
   3. Ellen Jane Readon FITZGIBBON, b. 1873, Merino, Vic, m. 1899 Joseph Frederick COALL
   4. Mary FITZGIBBON, b. 1875, Merino, Vic
   5. John FITZGIBBON, b. 1878, Merino, Vic, d. 1922 Benalla, Vic
   6. James Edward FITZGIBBON, b. 1881, Merino, Vic
   7. James Percy FITZGIBBON, b. ca 1886, Merino, Vic [WW1 Pte 5453, 22nd Battalion, AIF, enlisted 8-04-1916, discharged 3-12-1918. Named on Merino War Memorial]

5. Richard FITZGIBBON b. 1852, Portland, Vic, d. 1929, Casterton, Vic, m. 1875, Jane DAVIS 1850-1920 (10 children at Merino 1871-1893);
   1. Ellen Jane (DAVIS) FITZGIBBON, b. 1871, Merino, Vic, d. 1938, Kew, Vic, m. Ebenezer Piggott DAWKINS 1858-1935
   2. Mary Jane "Tot" (DAVIS) FITZGIBBON, b. 1873, Merino, Vic, (went to W.A.).........?
   3. Eliza May FITZGIBBON, b. 1877, Merino, Vic, d. 1950, Coleraine, Vic, m. Charles John ROGERS 1874-1948
   4. Emily FITZGIBBON, b. 1879, Merino, Vic, d. ____?, Vic, m. 1911, Charles Joseph SPOONER. in Geelong in 1929 then .................?
   5. William Henry "Peter" FITZGIBBON, b. 1881, Merino, Vic, d. 1940, Melbourne, Vic, m. Sarah O'NEILL 1875-1952
   6. Violet Hilda FITZGIBBON, b. 1883, d. 1884, Merino, Vic.
   7. Violet Ethel FITZGIBBON, b. 1884, Merino, Vic, d. 1954, Merino, Vic, m. Emanuel WILDE 1879-1953
   8. John Grosvenor FITZGIBBON, b. 1887, Merino, Vic, d. 1941, Hamilton, Vic.
   9. Russell Hubert FITZGIBBON, b. 1889, Merino, Vic, d. 1914, Gringegalgona, near Coleraine, Vic.
   10. Edward "Gordon" FITZGIBBON, b. 1893, Merino, Vic, d. 1970, Melbourne, Vic, m. Theresa Athelia WAKFER 1888-1953

6. Kate FITZGIBBON b. 1855, Portland, Vic, ............?;

7. Maria FITZGIBBON b. 1857, Merino, Vic, m. 1880, John WHYTE;

8. Charles FITZGIBBON b. 1860, Merino, Vic, .............?;

9. Margaret FITZGIBBON b. 1863, d. 1868, Merino, Vic;

10. Peter FITZGIBBON b. 1865, d. 1868, Merino, Vic;

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