I found an entry on the 1851 census and was going 'oooh, interesting' and then I re-read this message and noticed 'Millicent Kirk' which explains a lot. :) On FreeREG I found the baptism of a Louisa Gossling to Charles and Maria in Pinchbeck in 1846, which proved that Charles and Maria 'existed' as parents. No joy in finding them in the 1851, nor in 1861, but I did find Louisa, aged 15, born Pinchbeck living as niece in the household of James Laxton (Loxton?). RG09/2320 folio 75 page 2 Back to the 1851, searching for Louisa's born 1846 +/- 5 years in Pinchbeck. Clicking on the second of four results I got to Louisa Kirk. HO107/2096 folio 46 page 21 Father - Charles Gossling KIRK, mother Maria, and five siblings. One of whom is an 8 year-old John Chas. Further investigation reveals Charles Gossling KIRK married Maria LAXTON on 21 Feb 1839 in Pinchbeck. Charles gives his father's name as Wm GOSSLING. http://mi.lincolnshiremarriages.org.uk/ Spalding spreadsheet In 1861, Charles still has the surname KIRK. RG9/2320 folio 36 page 19 Baptism of John Charles KIRK, in the Pinchbeck registers. (Oct 1842). http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/RecordDisplayTranscript.aspx?oid=543258&iid=335864 John C. KIRK in 1861, RG9/2320 folio 35 page 17, an apprentice shoemaker. I thought that John had changed his name to James and emigrated, but there is a John C Kirk, aged 28 born Pinchbeck, shoemaker living in Boston.//RG10/3340 folio 92 page 5. So that rather puts paid to that theory unless he quickly scooted back to the UK in time for the census. (nb - John transcribed in Ancestry's index as Keck.) Baptism of Charles Gosling, son of Miriam Kirk. (Halfway down left side) http://www.lincstothepast.com/Records/RecordDisplayTranscript.aspx?oid=711647&iid=335556 Marriage register for Pinchbeck 1800-1812 http://www.lincstothepast.com/Marriages/525484.record?pt=T So it seems so near, yet so far. :( Pam Proud to be a member of Lincolnshire Family History Society http://www.lincolnshirefhs.co.uk/ On 22/02/2014 14:36, Ron Wingrove wrote: > The border crossing card dates 1915. > > He was married in Canada. > > I may have his date of birth wrong. When I double checked the 1881 Canadian > census he was 35 years old so that would put his date of birth 1846. > > The marriage cert. lists his parents as Charles and Maria Gossling. The only > problem with the cert. is that his wife's name is Jane Traviss. I am not > sure I have the right couple. > > This couple were not very careful with the spelling of names. Jane was an > Irish Catholic. When she married James Gossling her family was not happy. As > a matter of fact when her brother's found out she was marrying a protestant > the beat the heck out of James. That may account her spelling her name > differently. Her sister was in charge of her headstone when she died. For > the headstone she used the name Travis. > > Another document I found in my collection was a list of Pinchbeck marriages. > It lists a William Gossling marrying a Milicent Kirk 24 April 1807 and a > William Gossling marrying a Jane Gall 2 March 1773. > > > Thanks for your hard work > > Ron > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington > Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 8:37 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LIN] Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire James Gossling > > So did he marry in another Country? > > Or in England? > > And does his marriage give his fathers name? > > What date is the border crossing card? > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > On 22/02/2014 13:30, Ron Wingrove wrote: >> Thanks Nivard >> >> I am not sure when he came to Canada. I do know that he married in >> 1870. His wife was Jane Travers. >> >> I found the Border crossing card on ancestry. He was crossing at Buffalo. >> >> I can only assume that the spelling of the last name is correct >> because his son, my grandfather, was always adamant that Gossling was >> spelled with two s's. >> >> I have more info post 1870 but not much prior to that. >> >> Ron > > ------------------------------- >