ANOTHER GIBSON LINK WITH N.Z.
Walter Gibson's brother, John became a Kiwi and recently it was discovered that Walter's son, Water James, (not even listed on page 82 of A DREAMTIME OF DROMANA) had died in N.Z. Tom is listed as the last child of Walter and Margaret and he had probably met his future bride during a visit to the N.Z. branch of the family.

TOM'S BIRTH.
EventBirth Event registration number8472 Registration year1872
Personal information
Family nameGIBSON Given namesThomas William Balantine SexUnknown Father's nameWalter Mother's nameMargaret (Purdie) Place of birthDROM

TOM'S MARRIAGE.
GIBSON—PISTOLES.—On the 6th July, 1909, at "Falkirk," Clifton Hill, residence of the bride's uncle, by the Rev. T. Brown, Thomas W. B.,youngest son of Walter Gibson, Esq., "Glenholme*," Dromana, to Elizabeth, daughter of the late Charles Pistoles, of New Zealand. (P. 13, Argus, 14-8-1909.)
*Walter Gibson always called the farm Glenholm but descendants may have added the e at the end.

Tom's full name was Thomas William Ballantyne Gibson.
EventMarriage Event registration number6063 Registration year1909
Personal information
Family nameGIBSON Given namesThos Wm Ballantyne SexUnknown Spouse's family namePISTOLES Spouse's given namesElizth

APPARENTLY TOM AND ELIZABETH'S ONLY CHILD.
Their first child was born in Victoria.
EventBirth Event registration number23291 Registration year1910
Personal information
Family nameGIBSON Given namesJean Mcintyre SexFemale Father's nameThomas Wm Ballantyne Mother's nameElizth (Pistoles) Place of birthST KILDA
No more of their children are listed as being born in Victoria up to 1920.


Tom died in Victoria.
EventDeath Event registration number5847 Registration year1953
Personal information
Family nameGIBSON Given namesThomas Ballantyne SexMale Father's nameGIBSON Walter Mother's nameMargaret (Unknown) Place of birthDROMANA Place of deathHUGHESDALE Age81

So did Elizabeth, in the same year and area; Hughesdale is just south of East Malvern.
EventDeath Event registration number12438 Registration year1953
Personal information
Family nameGIBSON Given namesElizabeth SexFemale Father's namePIDOLES Unknown Mother's nameJean (Unknown) Place of birthNEW ZEALAND Place of deathMALVERN EAST Age72

Elizabeth's death notice seems to confirm my belief that Thomas and Elizabeth only had one child. As the funeral parlour was only a Billy Brownless torp from Hughesdale, this has to be Elizabeth, nee Pistoles.
GlBSON. — On October 14, at private hospital, Elizabeth, dearly
beloved wife of the late Thomas, loved mother of Jean,- mother-in-law of Bert, loving grandmother of Lorraine and Heather.
GIBSON. — The Funeral of the late Mrs. ELIZABETH GIBSON will leave T. Renton's funeral parlor. 23 Station Street, Oakleigh,THIS DAY, at 11 a.m., for the Spring Vale Crematorium,(Both P.11, The Age, 16-10-1953.)

Jean became Mrs Willmott.
EventMarriage Event registration number13007 Registration year1940
Personal information
Family nameGIBSON Given namesJean Mcintyre SexUnknown Spouse's family nameWILMOTT Spouse's given namesBert Leslie