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Name	William Gibson
Born	1842 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Died	5 November, 1918 (aged ~ 76)
Cultural Heritage	Scottish Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Related Entries	[View as tree] Maclean, Dora (related entry)
Occupation or Descriptor *	draper (1883-1918) Victoria, Australia hardware store owner (1884-1918) Victoria, Australia importer (1884-1918) Victoria, Australia clothing manufacturer (1897-1918) Victoria, Australia department store owner (1897-1918) Victoria, Australia furniture manufacturer (1897-1918) Victoria, Australia hat manufacturer (1897-1918) Victoria, Australia metal goods manufacturer (1897-1918) Victoria, Australia softgoods manufacturer (1897-1918) Victoria, Australia woollen manufacturer (1897-1918) Victoria, Australia

* Dates are approximate