tggoss on Family Tree Circles

James GOSS was located in Staffordshire, England he is living with his family of wife and three boys in 1881 he was a games keeper he had been born in Staffordshire in 1837 but in another area, it seems his father Thomas was also a games keeper which therefore cause them to move around and not even in the same county therefore making the location of his fathers birth even more confounding. They immigrated to Canada shortly after as one son was born in England, shortly after the census but before they came to Canada in 1882. They first lived in Jumping Pond Alberta as they have 3 more sons and a daughter all born there. They were living in Ashcroft, British Columbia in 1891. This is the short but aggravating story of my Goss family. Hi all have found that this Family originated in Derbyshire original name Gorse. The fathers name is Thomas also a games keeper as I have been told previously, but had no proof of.

Mary HORROD m. Joseph CAVE Cowley 1782 witness on marriage registry Richard HORROD. Marriage of Richard HORROD to Sarah BRAY also Hillingdon Cowley in 1762. Son of Mary and Joseph CAVE registered as Richard Horrod CAVE.

Joseph James was a seaman from a young age, I have his navel records were I manage to get most of the records I do have, successfully connected with 3 "cousins" England and 2 Australia where I have collaborated to obtain more. This is the information I have so far am missing to of Joseph "James" as I believe it was James that he was known by and maybe listed as fathers name on any of the children's records. Two sons still elude me the name now may be LAWRENCE. or the may have also immigrated. the sons names are Alfred and Percy both listed on the 1881 census born Fulham, Middlesex England. Jacobs parents were James LAWRANCE and Sarah Augusta WARD. They died 1844 in Middlesex.

Descendants of Jacob Lawrance

1 Jacob Lawrance d: Jun 1866 b: 1813 in St
..... 2 Joseph James Lawrance d: 22 Mar 1912 b: 03 Apr 1831 in Twickenham, Middlesex England
......... +Emma Jane Cave d: Aft. 1911 m: 18 Jun 1861 b: 29 Apr 1840 in Datchet, Buckingham England
............ 3 Emma Ann Jane Lawrance d: 1953 b: 21 Apr 1862 in 6 Elizabeth Pl., East Milton, Gravesend, Kent England
................ +Alfred Thomas Pressland d: 1919 m: 25 Dec 1885 b: 08 Mar 1863 in Brighton, Sussex England
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............ 3 Amy Elizabeth Lawrance d: 1936 b: 11 Oct 1863 in Gravesend, Milton, Kent
................ +Timothy Parsons m: Jun 1883 b: Mar 1860 in Twiford, Oxford 3a 648
............ 3 Sarah Caroline Lawrance d: Mar 1873 b: 01 Sep 1865 in Gravesend, Milton, Kent
............ 3 Edward Samuel James Lawrance d: 11 Nov 1956 b: 21 Jul 1867 in 50 Brunswick Rd. Milton, Gravesend, Kent, UK
................ +Alice Emily Mabson d: 30 Sep 1939 m: 29 May 1898 b: 08 Mar 1874 in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
............ 3 William Henry Lawrance d: 1955 b: Abt. 1871 in Whitstable, Kent
................ +Ada Eva E Watkins d: 1947 m: Sep 1892 b: Mar 1869 in Chelsea, London
............ 3 Charles John Lawrance d: Jun 1946 b: 08 Jun 1872 in Kensington, Middlesex
................ +Sarah Elizabeth Parritt m: 13 Mar 1907 b: Aft. Mar 1877 in England
............ 3 Kate Lawrance b: Sep 1875 in Lambeth, Surrey 1d 381
................ +Fredrick William Halliday m: Jun 1899 b: Dec 1876 in Winsor, Buckingham
............ 3 Alfred Lawrance b: 1878 in Fulham, Middlesex, UK
+ Ellen Page m: 1910?
............ 3 Percy James Lawrance b: Dec 1880 in Fulham, Middlesex, UK