Albert Edward Gosling 1881 - 1945.
1881. Born 7/5/1881 Bristol - from family bible. Jun 1881 Bedminster 5c 710 - Bedminster now a suburb of Bristol - to parents James Gosling & Jane Taylor . Baptised 4 years later 6/11/1885 in Roath, father a machinist.
1891C. Family living at 39 Bertram St., Cardiff, but enumerator failed to include them!!
1901C. A visitor, aged 19, journeyman baker, b. Bristol, in Theodora Street, Roath, with a John Taylor 37, b Manchester, fish salesman?? & his large family - was John a relation of Jane Taylor??- probably not, as John was born in Manchester.
This Taylor family is Karen Hall's family and she believes that there may be a family link between the Taylors & Goslings. John Taylor had a sister Mary Ann who married a William Hayward. William Hayward had a cousin Henry Hayward who married a Sarah Gosling (the Haywards & Goslings were all originally from Glos.)
1905. Marries Lottie Jackson on 25/1/1905 in Roath Parish church. Address 138 Broadway, sister Annie a witness. His father James a baker..
He was known as Bert & worked at Premium Cake Company as a manager
1911C. Aged 29, baker & confectioner, employer, wife Lottie 24, Edna May Gosling 5, Albert Edward Gosling 3, living in 6 rooms at Tennyson House, Van Road, Pontypridd. A Lena Jackson, 22, a visitor . Both children born Caerphilly
1914. Still at the same address and a Baker in the Street Directory- Gill.
1916/7. Went Bankrupt. According to the London Gazette (www.Londongazette.co)- this not a link - Issue 29924 published 30 January 1917,p 69 he was a debtor,residing and carrying on business at 26 Van Road, Caerphilly and 69 Cardiff Road, Caerphilly, Glam as a baker and confectioner. The court was held in Pontypridd, Ystrad y fodwg and Porth. The case was no 19 of 1916 and the last date for receiving goods was 14 Feb 1917. The name of the trustee was Charles Edwin Dovey. His address was 31 Queen Street.
Seemingly no more children 1912-1920. Seemingly didnot join up? - I cannot find a Service record, but could have been destroyed in 1940
1925. He seems to have got a job in the Office of Works - London Gazette- but could be a different Alfred Edward Gosling!
He was a Baker with his own business. Also a great collector of antiques. He divorced and in 1939 approx lived on New Road. He moved from Rumney to Blenheim Road, Roath.
1939 Register. 85 New Road, Rumney
| Albert E | Gosling | 07 May 1881 | Male | Bakery Manager (Cake Maker) | Married | 304 | 1 | |
| Letitia | David | 21 Jun 1910 | Female | House - Keeper | Single |
1945. Died Jun 1945 Cardiff 11a 233, aged 63 . When he died of cancer he was living with his sister, Annie Jacobsen at 144?, Broadway, Cardiff. His brother Harold paid Annie to look after Bert. d.c? He is buried in the same plot, no.555, as his parents in Cathays Cemetery.
His ex-wife Lottie Gosling, 1888, died Cardiff 1968 Mar
Children
No obvious marriage of his son, Albert Edward Gosling, born 21/7/1908, in the Cardiff area. Slight possibility of a marriage in France in 1946 -Army records, Findmypast. But he dies 1977 Jun South Glamorgan - from Karen Tree, so does she know of any descendants?.
His daughter, Edna,1906, ran a shop in Severn Road/Kings Road Canton , Cardiff.(general grocery store ) with her mother Lottie { Uncle Bert's first wife } When her mother died, 1968, Edna went to live at 56 Cefn_Graig, Rubina Cardiff. Apparently the family lost track of them when Uncle Bert got divorced. Edna M Gosling married Edward J Needs Jun 1924 Neath Glamorgan. Seemingly no children from BMD.