The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]
Mr. Charles Gibson
Mr. Charles Gibson, Engine Driver, between Paikakariki and Wellington, is a native of Maidstone, Kent, where he was born in 1861. He was brought up to railway work in Wellington, where he arrived per ship “Douglas” in 1874, and entered the Government service in the railway traffic branch in 1878. Three years later he was transferred to the locomotive department as cleaner and fireman. In 1882 Mr. Gibson left the Government service and joined the Wellington-Manawatu Railway Company, continuing as fireman till 1889, when he became a driver.