Harold Walter Gosling

Harold Walter Gosling

Harold Walter Gosling (1923~1992)


Harold Walter Gosling, the son of Walter Morgan Gosling and Harriett Olive Jones was born in Bristol on the 20th March 1923.

Walter, Harold & Mabel, British Columbia

Walter, Harold & Mabel
British Columbia


Walter & Harold 'Montroyal' to Canada

Walter & Harold
'Monroyal' to Canada

On the 7th September 1929, having sold their house in Bristol, Harold and his father Walter travelled from Southampton, England to Canada on the 'Montroyal' Canadian Pacific Line arriving at Quebec a week later on the 14th September. As far as we can tell they both intended to emigrate to Canada with the intention of Harold inheriting George and Mabel Hiffernan's farm in the Peace River area of British Columbia at some point in the future. However sometime later Walter decided to return to England (reason unknown) and it is believed that he considered letting Harold stay behind but when the time came to actually go he couldn't bear to leave him. And so they both returned to England travelling on the 'Duchess of York' Canadian Pacific Line arriving at Liverpool on the 29th November 1929.

Harold married Elizabeth Daisy Hill on the 5th of December 1919 in Taunton and together they had the follwing children:

Carole Ann Gosling b1944 Carole married Paul Richard Baker on the 3rd April 1965.
Susan Elizabeth Gosling b1947 Susan married Jeffrey Kenneth Lock on the 23rd March 1968.

Harold died on the 7th of February 1992 in Bristol.