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'''Ted Gibson''' was a tenant of [[9 Coronation Street]] from [[1950]] to [[1960]]. A former GPO worker, Ted worked at [[Dave Smith]]'s [[Betting Shop]] in [[Rosamund Street]] as a clerk. In 1950, then 53, Ted met [[Amy Gibson|Amy Foster]], a shop assistant at [[Miami Modes]]; they fell in love instantly and married that same year. |
'''Ted Gibson''' was a tenant of [[9 Coronation Street]] from [[1950]] to [[1960]]. A former GPO worker, Ted worked at [[Dave Smith]]'s [[Betting Shop]] in [[Rosamund Street]] as a clerk. In 1950, then 53, Ted met [[Amy Gibson|Amy Foster]], a shop assistant at [[Miami Modes]]; they fell in love instantly and married that same year. |
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| − | Ten years after moving into No.9, the Gibsons won £20,000 on a coupon and left for a world cruise before settling in [[Dorset]]. |
+ | Ten years after moving into No.9, the Gibsons won £20,000 on a coupon and left for a world cruise in [[November 1960]] before settling in [[Dorset]]. |
:''Ted first appeared in [[Daran Little]] and [[Bill Hill]]'s "[[Weatherfield Life]]", published in [[1992]]. Other information is derived from Little's follow-up book, "[[Around the Coronation Street Houses]]".'' |
:''Ted first appeared in [[Daran Little]] and [[Bill Hill]]'s "[[Weatherfield Life]]", published in [[1992]]. Other information is derived from Little's follow-up book, "[[Around the Coronation Street Houses]]".'' |
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Revision as of 17:13, 31 July 2015
Ted Gibson was a tenant of 9 Coronation Street from 1950 to 1960. A former GPO worker, Ted worked at Dave Smith's Betting Shop in Rosamund Street as a clerk. In 1950, then 53, Ted met Amy Foster, a shop assistant at Miami Modes; they fell in love instantly and married that same year.
Ten years after moving into No.9, the Gibsons won £20,000 on a coupon and left for a world cruise in November 1960 before settling in Dorset.
- Ted first appeared in Daran Little and Bill Hill's "Weatherfield Life", published in 1992. Other information is derived from Little's follow-up book, "Around the Coronation Street Houses".