Tabanus: West London Observer, 25 Jan 1896, page 7:
<The members of the Fulham Chess Club, who have their headquarters at the Fulham Grammar School, held their annual Cinderella dance on Thursday evening, the 16th inst., at the Town Hall. The arrangements were very satisfactorily carried ont by the Committee, consisting of Messrs. R. E. Cranfield, Cross, Dalton, Gibbons, Haines, Matthews, Seabrook, and R. T. Cranfield (Hon. Secretary). Amongst the company present were the Rev. W. C. Muriel (the President), Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Cranfield, Mr. R. T. Cranfield, Miss Cranfield, ...>
West London Observer, 11 Nov 1898, page 2:
<The annual general meeting of the Fulham Chess Club was held at the headquarters, Fulham Conservative Club, on Saturday evening, Mr. R. E. Cranfield the chair. Mr. D. J. Bolam, the secretary, read the annual report, ahowing that the financial condition of the club was satisfactory, and that, in the matches played during the past session the club had, on the whole, been successful, the number of matches won exceeding those lost by one. The chess and draughts tournaments, which, it was decided, would be open to all the members of the Conservative Club, were arranged for play during the coming session, also the matches with the surrounding chess clubs, the fixture dates of which will be settled by the match captain and secretary. The following officers were elected for the coming session: - President, Mr R. E. Cranfield; Vice-Presidents, Messrs. T. C. Gibbons, T. H. Haines, A. Belcher, and H. H. Hill; Match Captain, Mr. T. C. Gibbons; Committee, Messrs. J. B. Worger, Godfrey Cook, W. Heath, and W. Vere. Several new members were elected, and the proceedings terminated with votes of thanks to Messrs. R. E. Cranfield and T. C. Gibbons, who had officiated chairmen during the evening.>
1901 census (March 31), Fulham:
Thomas C Gibbons, 35, b. in Colchester, Clerk (City Guilds Exams)
Jane Gibbons, Wife, 33, b. in Fulham
Frederick E Gibbons, 14
Alfred B Gibbons, 13
Charles J Gibbons, 9
Harry A Gibbons, 6
Sidney T Gibbons, 5
Winifred A Gibbons, 3
Frank H Gibbons, 2
Elizabeth Barnes, 61, Aunt, Living on own means
Morning Post, 1 July 1901, page 2:
<Many Metropolitan amateurs will regret to hear of the death of Mr. T. C. Gibbons, which occurred recently after two months’ illness at the age of thirty-five. Mr. Gibbons was player of remarkable ingenuity and and skill, and member of the first class of the City of London Chess Club. He was one of the few successful representatives of that club when Dr. Lasker encountered twenty-five of its strongest amateurs simaltaoeoasly last November, and he took part in number of tournament and other contests with distinction.>
Kibitzing
