Researching William Tibbles
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 506 people with the Tibbles surname? In that year Tibbles was ranked number 3073 for popularity in the UK. |

The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Tibbles on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Tibbles and the Tibbles Family History
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 728 people with the Tibbles surname in the UK? Tibbles is now ranked number 3354 for popularity in the UK. |
Tibbles Genealogy Databases
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Tibbles Forums
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Some Famous People called William Tibbles
William Tibbles
William Tibbles (1859 - February 1928) was a British physician and health writer.
Tibbles was born in Leicester. He received his LRCP (1881) and MRCS (1889) from Charing Cross Hospital where he worked as a pathological assistant. He worked as a medical officer for the Melton Mowbray Rural District and Nottingham District Union. During 1915-1919 he was assistant physician at Nottingham General Hospital.
Tibbles authored books on dietetics which were positively reviewed by the medical community. He received honorary degrees, LL.D (1895) and M.D. (1907) from University of Chicago and D.C.L. (1904) from University of Washington. Tibbles was a Freemason.
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