Gilbert Niven Gear

1921 - 2005  (83 years)

• Name	Gilbert Niven Gear
  Nickname	Gib
  Birth	27 Aug 1921	Hector, Granity, West Coast, New Zealand   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	25 Feb 2005	Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand
  Siblings	8 brothers and 6 sisters
  1. Maud Sophia Ann Gear,   b. 18 Nov 1909, Millerton, West Coast, New Zealand d. 16 Nov 1990, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand  (Age 80 years) ▻ Robert McGhie,  m. 27 Jun 1928   2. Phyllis Isabel Gear,   b. 10 Jul 1911, Granity, West Coast, New Zealand d. 1991, Auckland, New Zealand  (Age 79 years) ▻ Thomas Duncan Kane Burns,  m. 25 Oct 1930 ;   Jack Young,  m. 1971   3. Doris May Gear,   b. 20 May 1914, Granity, West Coast, New Zealand d. 23 Feb 1996, Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand  (Age 81 years) ▻ Allen Hibbert Martin,  m. 6 Jul 1932   4. Dardenella Gear,   b. 2 Dec 1915, Blackball, New Zealand ▻ Walter Fox,  m. 1937   5. Albert Henry Edward Gear,   b. 14 Mar 1917, Hector, Granity, West Coast, New Zealand d. 28 Nov 1990, Westport, West Coast, New Zealand  (Age 73 years) ▻ Jean Burns,  m. 1947   6. Thora Gear,   b. 31 Aug 1918, Hector, Granity, West Coast, New Zealand d. 11 Sep 2000, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand  (Age 82 years) ▻ unknown;   Ronald Francis McFarlane,  m. 1941 ;   Evan James Griffiths   7. David Henry Edward Gear,   b. 27 Mar 1920, Hector, Granity, West Coast, New Zealand d. 18 Sep 2008, Westport, West Coast, New Zealand  (Age 88 years)   8. Gilbert Niven Gear,   b. 27 Aug 1921, Hector, Granity, West Coast, New Zealand d. 25 Feb 2005, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand  (Age 83 years) ▻ Jeanie Anderson McMillan,  m. 1942   9. John Charles Gear,   b. 25 Feb 1923, Hector, Granity, West Coast, New Zealand d. 18 Sep 2012, Nelson, South Island, New Zealand  (Age 89 years) ▻ Georgina Cecilia Kelly,  m. 30 Jan 1948   10. Margaret Guthrie Gear,   b. 10 Jul 1924, Hector, Granity, West Coast, New Zealand d. 10 Dec 1992, Westport, West Coast, New Zealand  (Age 68 years) ▻ Edmund Raymond Walczewski;   James Thomas Gilbert,  m. 5 Nov 1948   11. Frederick William Gear,   b. 7 Feb 1926, Hector, Granity, West Coast, New Zealand d. 7 Sep 1945, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand  (Age 19 years)   12. Living   13. Robert Alexander Gear,   b. 9 Mar 1929, Hector, Granity, West Coast, New Zealand d. 27 Oct 2000, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand  (Age 71 years) ▻ Agnes Stevenson Kerr,  m. 1955   14. Donald Allan Gear,   b. 5 Jan 1931, Hector, Granity, West Coast, New Zealand d. 8 Feb 2010, New Plymouth, North Island, New Zealand  (Age 79 years)   15. Living
  Person ID	I21178	Private
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2013

  
  

  Father	Edward Henry Gear,   b. 11 Nov 1887, Westport, West Coast, New Zealand d. 12 Dec 1958, Westport, West Coast, New Zealand (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Margaret Guthrie Kidd,   b. 12 Dec 1890, Brunnerton, West Coast, New Zealand d. 30 Sep 1972, Westport, West Coast, New Zealand (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	10 Aug 1909	Millerton, West Coast, New Zealand
  Family ID	F8116	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jeanie Anderson McMillan,   b. cir 1922   d. 13 Aug 2004, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	1942	New Zealand   [1]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F8142	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Aug 1921 - Hector, Granity, West Coast, New Zealand Marriage - 1942 - New Zealand Death - 25 Feb 2005 - Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S185] Lynda D. Buxton, July 2007.