Birth Name: Robin Hugh Gibb
Date of Birth: December 22, 1949
Place of Birth: Douglas, Isle of Man
Date of Death: May 20, 2012
Place of Death: London, England
Ethnicity:
*68.75% English
*18.75% Irish
*12.5% Scottish
Robin Gibb was a British singer, songwriter, and record producer. He was a member of the pop group Bee Gees, along with his brothers Barry Gibb and Maurice Gibb. Robin was the son of Barbara M. (Pass) and Hugh Leslie Gibb.
Robin’s paternal grandparents were Hugh Gibb (the son of Matthew Gibb and Mary Jane James/Clinton) and Edith Yardley (the daughter of William Yardley and Hannah Sidley/Bradbury). Matthew was born in Paisley, Scotland. Mary was born in Farrington Gurney, England. William was born in Leighton, England. Hannah was born in Manchester, England.
Robin’s grandparents were Ernest Pass (the son of James Pass and Mary Alice Crompton) and Nora Lynch (the daughter of James Lynch and Cecilia Jennings). Ernest’s parents were born in Pendleton, Lancashire. James Lynch was born in Galway, Ireland. Cecilia was born in Stockport, England. Her mother was born in Ireland.
Sources: Genealogies of Robin Gibb – http://www.geni.com
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Information about Robin’s ancestry – https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk
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