Thread: James Gosling

Hi to all I am hoping someone can help me out with a brickwall that is preventing me from going any further with my family tree. The brickwall in question is James Gosling who I believe according to his age at death was born C1842. The details I have are that my James was a merchant Sailor/waterman who died in 1887 in Gateshead I don't Know his place of birth as it keeps changing on the 1861-1881 census from Essex to Hebburn then Scotland but James was married twice his 1st wife Ann died 10/04/1867 in Ellison Street, Hebburn, I have been unable to trace their marriage or Ann's maiden name his 2nd wife Susannah who he married on the 08/11/1868 at St John's parish Church Newcastle they had 6 children all born in Hebburn, Durham the children were Mary Jane, John William, Elizabeth Ann, Susannah Dobson, James and Joseph who was born 13/12/1883. Susannah died in 1883 in Hebburn and then her husband died 1887 in Winlaton. James was the son of William Gosling a farmer does this ring any bells. Or can any one advice what I can do next as I am unable to find his birth year or district or when his 1st marriage took place. I can't find him on the 1841-1851 census either. I know that James wasn't born in Lexden as I have that certificate and have been in contact with a person whoose ancestors was James Gosling born in Lexden with parents John and Lucy.

I have searched every commercial site and tree for any link but nothing, so I have resorted to sending messages to 170 people on a UK site that had a William Gosling in their tree hoping that one of their's had a son called James who was in the merchant navy for a link, no luck so far, I have also ordered James's death cert hoping that a sibling of James and not one of his kids may have registered it, as his 2 oldest kids would have been 15 and 17? and not sure if they would have been legally allowed to register the death. The only other thing I can think about doing is searching for his merchant seaman records which may give his dob and place of birth, I would have to hire a researcher for that though as I live in the north east and can't travel to London, does anyone know how much it would cost to hire a researcher as I am on a limited budget or can someone recommend one? Or maybe you may have other ideas .

Hi there genewizard found on freebmd prefix www.
3 possible marraiges to JAMES GOSLING
Ann Uridge CROYDON Dec qtr 1858 vol 2a page 288
Ann Maria Whitehouse KINGS N Mar qtr 1859 vol 6c page 525
Ann Doherty MANCHESTER March qtr 1861 vol 8d page 570

Also a possible name for Susanna wife 2 Marraige
Susanna Dobson NEWCASTLE ON TYNE Dec qtr 1868 vol 10b page 114

Hello

You have a tree on a site, with the 1901 census of John W GOSLING, he is desc as Brother in Law to the head of House Benjamin COLLINS and his wife Sarah E both b Grimsby, have you explored this relationship, it may lead you to the roots of James GOSLING

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