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William Gorse Goss 1829–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1829

Birth Location: Staffordshire, England

Death Date: November 27, 1909

Death Location: Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada

Father: Thomas Goss

Mother: Sarah Johnson

Spouse(s): Sarah Harris, Sarah Bowers

Children(s): Thomas Goss, Joseph Goss, Samuel Goss, William Goss, Walter Goss, Charlotte Goss, Sarah Goss, James Goss

William Gorse Goss was born in 1829 in Staffordshire, England, the child of Thomas Gorse Goss And Sarah Johnson. William Gorse Goss married Sarah Harriet Bowers, Sarah Harris, and had children including Charlotte Ann Goss, James Goss, Joseph Goss, Samuel Henry Goss, Sarah Goss, Thomas Heywood Broughton Goss, Walter Goss, William Henry Goss. William Gorse Goss passed away in 1909 in Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Gorse Goss was born in 1829 in Staffordshire, England, the child of Thomas Gorse Goss And Sarah Johnson.
  • William Gorse Goss married Sarah Harriet Bowers, Sarah Harris, and had children including Charlotte Ann Goss, James Goss, Joseph Goss, Samuel Henry Goss, Sarah Goss, Thomas Heywood Broughton Goss, Walter Goss, William Henry Goss.
  • William Gorse Goss passed away in 1909 in Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada.

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William Goss's Ancestors

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William Goss
1829–1909
Birth Place: Staffordshire, England
Parents
Thomas Gorse Goss
1797–1871
Mackworth, Derbyshire, England
Sarah Johnson
1796–1852
Colton, Staffordshire, England
Grandparents
James (Goss) Gorse
1760–1850
Derby, Derbyshire, England
Sarah Ratcliff
1770–1846
Staffordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Francis Gorse
1725–1812
Ann Elliott
1725–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Gorss
1695–
Hannah Woods
1695–
Johannes Elliott
1699–
Anna Alcock
1699–

William Goss's Descendants

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William (Gorse) Goss (abt 1829–November 27, 1909) m. Sarah Harris (Abt. 1847–Abt. 1870) m. Sarah (Harriet) Bowers (December 1846–December 31, 1929)
  1. 1. Thomas (Heywood Broughton) Goss 1868–1941 m. Edith (Francis) Bowers 1876–
    1. 1. Amy Goss 1917–1938
    2. 2. Phoebe Goss 1901–1984
    3. 3. Cheryl Goss 1908–
    4. 4. Nadine (Freda) Goss 1910–1967
  2. 2. Joseph Goss 1882–1958 m. Janet (Renton) Fairbairn 1894–1926
    1. 1. James (Henry) Goss 1921–1972
    2. 2. Ronald (Joseph B.) Goss 1926–1997
    3. 3. Albert (Byron) Goss 1924–1992
    4. 4. Muriel (Enid) Goss 1919–1971
    5. 5. SB Goss 1922–1922
  3. 3. Samuel (Henry) Goss 1889–1968 m. Ellen (Kathleen) Kirk 1893–1975
    1. 1. Ellen (Eileen) Goss 1914–
    2. 2. Bertram (Leroy) Goss 1915–
    3. 3. Walter (Henry) Goss 1913–1977
  4. 4. William (Henry) Goss 1870–1906
  5. 5. Walter Goss 1885–1977
  6. 6. Charlotte (Ann) Goss 1886–1968 m. John (Arnold) Davis 1882–1953
    1. 1. Walter Davis 1909–1910
    2. 2. Charlotte (Kathleen) Davis 1905–1940
    3. 3. Allan (Goss) Davis 1914–
    4. 4. Arnold (Wilfred) Davis 1911–1986
    5. 5. Phoebe (Violet) Davis 1907–
    6. 6. Sydney (Joyce) Goss 1925–2005
    7. 7. Harold (John) Davis 1917–
  7. 7. Sarah Goss 1876–1880
  8. 8. James Goss 1878–1943 m. Amy Selina 1879–1938

William Goss's Timeline

4 Records

1829
abt 1829
Birth of William Gorse Goss in Staffordshire, England
Staffordshire, England
1838
July 02, 1838
Age 9
Birth of William Gorse Goss in Leigh, Lancashire, England
Leigh, Lancashire, England
1909
27 November 1909
Age 80
Death of William Gorse Goss in Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada
Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada
1909
November 27, 1909
Age 80
Death of William Gorse Goss in Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada
Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: July 02, 1838
    Event Place: Leigh, Lancashire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1829
    Event Place: Staffordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 November 1909
    Event Place: Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: November 27, 1909
    Event Place: Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada

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