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The Geddes family


I am Joanna Edkins nee Dibblee, and I am known as Jo. My parents were John and Celia Dibblee. They did a fair amount of genealogical research of both their families as a retirement hobby. This part of my website gives the research into the Geddes family, my father's mother. Click here for more geneaology of my family.

Family tree The Geddes Family Tree - This can be used as another index to the individuals

You may note that there is a John Geddes III, IV and V, but no apparent John Geddes I or John Geddes II, although there is an unnumbered John Geddes. This is because my parents started this genealogical research, and gathered, from family tradition, that John Geddes (III) had a father and grandfather also called John Geddes. So they named these John Geddes I and John Geddes II, even though they could not discoiver anything about them. I have been informed by Bob King that while John Geddes III's grandfather was John Geddes, his father was George Geddes. The information is given here. Since I have used my parents numbering system throughout this website, I blench at renumbering everything! So I am going to leave John Geddes III as his current number, as well as subsequent John Geddeses.


My direct ancestors
John Geddesb. approx 1690
his sonGeorge Geddesb. 1718
his sonJohn Geddes (III)1753-1830
his sonAdam Gordon Geddes1790-1861
his sonAndrew David Geddes1834-1888
his daughterViolet Alice Geddes1871-1961
her sonJohn Frederick Dibblee1918-2012
his daughterJo Edkins - me!   1953-

Other relativesSibling
John Geddes (IV)1786-1864Adam Gordon Geddes
David Geddes1792-1867Adam Gordon Geddes
Alexander Geddes1794-1824Adam Gordon Geddes
James Geddes1797-1816Adam Gordon Geddes
John Geddes (V)1831-1920Andrew David Geddes
Margaret Geddes1829-1911Andrew David Geddes
Other documents
Letters of John Geddes to Dr. Will Sinclair
Letter of John Geddes about slavery
Letter about Alexander Geddes
Marriage of Adam Gordon Geddes
Letters from Adam Gordon Geddes
Adam Gordon Geddes' book - Eikon Basilike
Career of John Geddes (IV)
Inventory after death of John Geddes (IV)
Career of John Geddes (V)
Career of Andrew David Geddes
Letter from Margaret Geddes to her mother
Margaret Geddes' will
Letters from Andrew Geddes (UK)
Letters from Andrew Geddes and wife (abroad)
Letters to/from Andrew Geddes' children
Letters from John Geddes (IV) to Margaret (niece)
Andrew David Geddes memorials
Matriculation and Examination cards
Birthdays of descendents of Andrew and Emily Geddes
Advice to ... Paymaster
27th regiment in the Peninsular War
27th regiment in the Indian Mutiny
27th regiment travelling to Hong Kong
Royal Guelphic Order
Panmure House
Geddes memorial
Geddes plaque
Geddes newspaper clippings
Death of Cosmo Geddes
Census returns
Kipling's story "The Lost Legion"