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 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Nivard Ovington Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 7:57 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LIN] Pinchbeck, Lincolnshire James Gossling Hi Ron The problem you have, which no doubt you already know, is that there are no James GOSSLING births registered in Lincolnshire 1852 +/- 2 years Searching for just James GOS* b1852 +/- 2 years in Lincolnshire only finds one a James GOSTELOW registered in Boston reg district He though remains in England right up to 1911 There is a James G (Gall?) GOSSLING b1842 Pinchbeck but he remains in England to 1911 as well So your man was either not registered or that registration was not passed from the local office to the GRO Or for some reason he is using a different name, age or birthplace than that he was registered with So if you have more details please repost them When did he go to ???? (America/Canada or ??) Where did you find the border crossing card you mention? Do you have his fathers name? Do you have any more clues to go on? Saying he was a farmer does not narrow it down I am afraid ;-) NB its always best to start off a new post rather than use a previous one, if you look in the archives you will see why as its stranded within the thread of the previous post you used Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 22/02/2014 12:06, Ron Wingrove wrote: > Hello from Canada > > My great grandfather was James Gossling, born 1852. On a border > crossing card he lists his place of birth as Pinchbeck. He was an only > child. Family lore says that his father was a farmer who died while working in the fields. > James decided that was not going to happen to him so he came to Canada. > > Any help would be appreciated. > > Ron Wingrove ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message