Jane Gibson was born c1916 in Arklow, County Wicklow. She was the daughter of John Gibson, a sett-maker and stone dresser, and Elizabeth Kavanagh.
Recorded as a 10-year and 8-month-old daughter living at House 20, St. Brigid's Terrace, Arklow. She is listed as single, born in Arklow, attending school and residing with her parents and five siblings; Margaret, Thomas, John, Elizabeth, and William.
On 30 December 1931, Janey Gibson served as an official witness alongside Edward Byrne at the marriage of her elder sister, Margaret Mary Gibson, to Laurence Byrne at the Roman Catholic Church of Arklow.