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Gribben, Jimmy
Topic Started: Nov 23 2012, 07:56 PM (7,042 Views)
Psychoheart

http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Gribben,+Jimmy

I managed to read Archie Macpherson's biography on Jock Stein when travelling to and from Lisbon this week and Jimmy's name came up as a hugely important man. The wiki article covers it, but it got me wondering if anyone had any information on his death? I can't even find a date other than pre-1978.
Edited by Psychoheart, Nov 23 2012, 07:57 PM.
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The Wee Shamrock

Think he died not long after Jock's testimonial in '78. One of his grandchildren attended the recent 125th anniversary mass, will try and find out for you.
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Psychoheart

At least one answer was on the Celtic Wiki.

http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/1976-11-20%3A+Heart+of+Midlothian+3-4+Celtic,+Premier+Division

A small sidenote in the match report seems to read (it's blurry so I'm guessing):

"Ex-Celtic Scout Dies

Former Celtic scout, Jimmy Gribben, who was involved in signing Jock Stein from Llanelly, has died at the age of 81.

The Celtic players wore black arm bands at Tynecastle yesterday as a mark of respect."

So that places his death on or just before November 20th, 1976.
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Dianogah
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no record of him dying in Scotland in 1976
Edited by Dianogah, Feb 6 2013, 02:44 PM.
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Dianogah
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no records in England or wales either

hmmm
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caltonbhoy1967

I know at one point he stayed in Crompton Avenue on the South Side about half a mile from Big Jock and Sean's houses but don't know if he still lived there when he died.
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Dianogah
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nothing in the herald from the 14-20th in the death records either
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Dianogah
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possibly him in the census in 1901

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Name: James Gribben
Age: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1884
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: John Gribben
Mother's Name: Ellen Gribben
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration number: 644/1
Registration district: Bridgeton
Civil parish: Glasgow Bridgeton
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 328 London Rd
Occupation: Boiler Maker (apprentice)
ED: 65
Household schedule number: 113
Line: 12
Roll: CSSCT1901_266
Household Members:
Name Age
John Gribben 49
Ellen Gribben 47
Patrick Gribben 22
Annie Gribben 19
James Gribben 17
Elizabeth Gribben 15
Hugh Gribben 13
Ellen Fairy 7
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steve

Dianogah
Feb 6 2013, 02:45 PM
nothing in the herald from the 14-20th in the death records either
I'm not on my laptop, so I can't check right now, but I tend to go towards the Evening Times on Google Newspapers for 60s/70s football deaths.
Edited by steve, Feb 7 2013, 09:21 AM.
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Dianogah
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he's not in the evening times either

He's hasn't a death on scotlands people, or on ancestry for england and wales


very weird
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