Bio:Francis H. Sibson

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SIBSON, FRANCIS H(ENRY). Born in Stockton, Durham, but in South Africa by 1914; worked variously as journalist, cray fisher and advertisement canvasser.

About his father, Arthur Bertram Sibson, I found: He had two brothers, Ernest O D (1867-1933) and PERCIVAL R (1870-1939) - (Ayton scholar 1884-84) and one sister, Lillian M C (1884-?). Arthur was educated at Ayton School between 1882 and 1886 before furthering his studies in London to become a doctor specialising in Dentistry like his father, brother Percival, and nephews Maurice and Reginald. He officially became a doctor on 13th November 1896 when he was also admitted to MRCS England, and LRCP London. About this time he married Henrietta Louise Pollard and had four children, Francis Henry (1899-1972 my grandpa), Alan Tweedale (1902-1964), Arthur Robert (1906-1984), and Kathleen Pollard (1908-1996). They emigrated to South Africa in 1920 to live in Cape Province and then The Transvaal. He continued as a dentist until his death in 1960.

This leaves a discrepancy as to the year of immigration, but we may assume this is the same Francis Henry Sibson that lived from 1899 till 1972. --Dirk P Broer 10:08, 14 September 2011 (UTC)