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He completed a large homestead there for his wife and eight children, where they lived until moving to Nelson in 1892 when Gibbs retired.
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William Gibbs
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Gibbs migrated to New Zealand in 1851 and purchased a large block of land at Totaranui. Much of this land is now incorporated into the Abel Tasman National Park. He represented the Collingwood electorate from 1873 to 1881, when he was defeated for Motueka.
The town of Collingwood was originally called Gibbstown after Gibbs.
Gibbs died aged 76 at his home in Nelson on 7 November 1896, and was buried at Wakapuaka Cemetery.
