Thomas Gosling Snr (Born after 1790)


Thomas Snr was an Agricultural Labourer, married to Mary and having the following children.

Thomas Gosling Jnr b1821
Elizabeth Gosling b1824 d1913 Elizabeth Gosling was baptised in Kenn on the 2nd May 1824 and married John Wall in 1849. They lived at Belmont on the Tyntesfield Estate in Wraxall, John Wall was a Sawyer and Elizabeth was a Housekeeper. They had 2 sons, Henry Wall & Charles Gosling Wall. Charles Gosling Wall died on the 16th June 1864 aged 10 years, John Wall on the 17th February 1898 aged 74, Elizabeth on the 27th April 1913 aged 89 and Henry Wall on the 5th July 1922 aged 73 years. They are all buried together in Wraxall Cemeterey.
Mary Gosling b1827 Mary was baptised in Kenn on the 2nd September 1827.

We know that he was the father of Thomas because he was noted on Thomas Jnr's marriage certificate (1846) as a Labourer.


Source Information - Census Records

1841 Census Record for Kenn Somerset

Name Age Birthplace Occupation
Thomas Gosling 50* Somerset Agricultural Labourer
Mary Gosling 50* Somerset
Thomas Gosling 15* Somerset
Elizabeth Gosling 15* Somerset
Mary Gosling 10* Somerset

* The general rule in the 1841 census was to round down the age of adults to the nearest 5 years.