George Goswell

Male 1830 - 1912  (81 years)


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  • Name George Goswell  [1
    Born 3 Oct 1830  St Vedast, Foster Lane And St Michael Le Querne, London Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Christened 31 Oct 1830  St Vedast, Foster Lane, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Baptism grandma's records said baptised 1829 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1851  [3
    Carpenter 
    Residence 19 Aug 1851  22 Leigh St, Burton Crescent, Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1856 
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1859  53 St John St, Clerkenwell, Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1871  In Dunsdale Rd, Fulham, Middlesex, listed as carpenter Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1879 
    Carpenter 
    Emigration 27 Oct 1879  Arrived on SS Strathleven, from Plymouth ( left 4/9/1879) with all children. Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Fact 4 marriage record 470, PRD records, St Catherines House Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Carpenter and joiner 
    Died 17 Aug 1912  The Avenue, Hurstville, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 19 Aug 1912  C of E cemetery Sutherland, Sydney Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Person ID I58  The Goswell Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2017 

    Father Thomas Goswell,   b. 14 Jul 1799, Aldermaston, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Mar 1876, Aldermaston, Berkshire Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Ann Foreman,   b. 11 Feb 1797, Sheerness, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. buried at Domesday Church, Mincham Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Relationship natural 
    Married 13 Jan 1825  St George, Hannover Square, Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Family ID F33  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Hannah Fawcett,   b. 1832, Thatcham, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1856, of phthisis, at 3 Bartholomew Square, St Luke, Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 24 years) 
    Married 19 Aug 1851  Chapel Tonbridge Place, St Pancras, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Children 
     1. Thomas George Goswell,   b. Dec 1853, St Luke, Old St, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1940, Pye St, Westmead, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 86 years)  [natural]
     2. Ann Goswell,   b. 4 Jun 1854, St Luke, Old St, Finsbury, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2017 
    Family ID F30  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Harriet C Arnold,   b. Abt 1835, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Nov 1919, 39 Pearl St, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Married 13 Nov 1859  St James Chapel, Clerkenwell, Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edward Ernest Goswell,   b. Sep 1860, Islington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sydney, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     2. William Alfred Goswell,   b. Dec 1864, Islington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1933, Rockdale, NSW, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years)  [natural]
     3. Elizabeth Harriett Goswell,   b. Jun 1871, Paddington, Middlesex Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     4. Flora Charlotte Goswell,   b. Mar 1872, Kensington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     5. Mary Louise Goswell,   b. Sep 1884, Kensington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [natural]
     6. Walter Frederick Goswell,   b. 15 Apr 1867, Kensington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1919, Victoria Barracks, Paddington, Sydney, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years)  [natural]
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2017 
    Family ID F31  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Christened: 31 Oct 1830 Place: St Vedast, Foster Lane, London, England
      1851 census living at Kings Road South, Reading, working as a carpenter.

      Arrived in Australia on the Strathleven on 27th October 1879 with wife Harriett, and children Edward, William, Walter, Elizabeth, Flora and Mary. Religion - independant.

      In 1886 was described in the marriage notice for his son William as living in Waverley.

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] Family Search.

    2. [S11] IGI.

    3. [S12] Marriage Certificate.

    4. [S18] Shipping Record.

    5. [S9] Death Certificate.

    6. [S17] Parish Register.