
Source: Thomas

Well, according to the 1881 census of Hampton Parish, Kings Co., NB, 'LaMont' (b. ca. 1873) was the s/o James (b. ca. 1838) and Eliza A. (b. ca. 1839) Nodwell. The oldest person of that name in Kings Co. at the time was Catherine Nodwell (b. Ireland ca. 1812), living with Thomas Nodwell (b. NB ca. 1849.) I would guess that James and Thomas were brothers, and Catherine was their mother. James Nodwell m. Eliza A. Mitchell in Kings Co. in 1858; Matthew Nodwell co-signed their bond. In 1868, in Kings Co., he co-signed the bond for the marriage of John Mitchell and Mary Hay; so John Mitchell may have been his brother-in-law. James Henry Nodwell and Eliza Jane Mitchell were the parents of John Matthew Nodwell b. Hampton Parish, Kings Co., NB 23NOV1862.
I would think that William Nodwell who m. Mary Ann Kierstead was also a brother of James and Thomas.
Gordon Nodwell indicated to you that Catherine's husband was Matthew Nodwell, and that they were first in Saint John (not St. John, and definitely not St. John's) as early as 1834.
James and Eliza's headstones are mentioned at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbchampt/Ki2d-003.html
as being in the Hampton Rural Cemetery:

NODWELL:

26: Georgie E. Nodwell 1875-1901 Nov 19 w/o Benjamin K. Nodwell, & d/o James & Eliza Nodwell

27: James Nodwell 1838-1917 Eliza Ann (wife) 1837-1923

28: M. Gertrude Nodwell 1899-1901

29: Susan Nodwell (groundstone) 1868-1940

30: William L. Nodwell 1868-1901 (erected by his uncle, James Nodwell)

What is intriguing is that Eliza Jane (who was Eliza A. in the census is Eliza Ann here, suggesting that the record of the marriage bond was in error. In 1901, in Hampton Parish, James Nodwell was b. 8FEB1838, Elizabeth, his wife, was b. 16FEB1840.
With Laura Gibson I am not having much luck. St. Martin's is a parish in Saint John County. In 1881, there apparently were no Gibson's there. In Kings Co. at the time, there was just 19 year old James Gibson in Havelock Parish, working for George Baskin. In Saint John Co. in general, there were 42 Gibson's. An Alice Gibson b. ca. 1873 was the d/o Andrew (b. Ireland ca. 1845) and 'Margret' (b. Ireland ca, 1845) Gibson in Simonds Parish. Andrew was a milkman. George Gibson, b. Ireland ca. 1811, living with him was apparently his father. It might be possible to find Laura in the 1891 census, but I don't have access to that.

Thomas
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