ɡˈɪbz wʌz mˈæɹid ænd hæd tˈuː dˈɔːɾɚz wɪð hɪz wˈaɪf, ðə fˈɔːɹmɚ mɚɹˈiːə ˈæn ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə dˈɛkeɪd ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðeɪ lˈɪvd ɪn bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kəlˈʌmbiə.
Gibbs was married and had two daughters with his wife, the former Maria Ann Alexander, during the decade in which they lived in British Columbia.