William Gosset KCH CB (1782 - 1848)

Born 18 Jan 1782 in Jersey

Ancestors

Husband of Gertrude Martha (Daniell) Gosset — married 23 Jul 1808 in Feock, Cornwall

Descendants

Died 27 Mar 1848 at age 66 in Charlton Grove near Woolwich, London, England

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Biography

William Gosset, son of Matthieu Gosset and Margeurite Durell, was baptised on 26 Jan 1782 in Jersey, Channel Islands.^[1]

He joined the military and held the offices of :

• 2nd Lt. R. Engineers 1798
• 1st Lt. 1801
• 2nd Capt. 1805
• Capt. 1809
• Brevet Maj. 1814
• Lt.-col. 1816
• Lt.-Col. R. Engineers 1817 (on half-pay 1817-21)
• Col. 1837
• Maj. Gen. 1846.
• Sec. of legation to Barbary States 1813
• Sec. to Master-Gen. of ordnance 1827-8
• Priv. Sec. to Ld. Lt [I] 1828-9
• Under-Sec. [I] 1831-5
• Sergeant-at-Arms attending the House of Commons, 1835-d.

He married Dame Gertrude Martha Daniell (1789-1849)

He died on 27 Mar 1848. An inscription at St Luke's Church, near Woolwich, reads  : Bless the Lord, oh my Soul, and forget not all His benefits, Who forgiveth all thine iniquities and healeth all thy diseases, Who preserveth thy life from destruction.

Research Notes

Constituency TRURO 5 June 1820 - 1826 Family and Education b. 18 Jan. 1782, in Jersey,1 4th surv. s. of Matthew Gosset (d. 1799) of Bagot and 2nd w. Margaret, da. of Thomas Durell of Jersey. m. 23 July 1808,2 Gertrude Martha, da. of Ralph Allen Daniell† of Trelissick, nr. Truro, 1s. 3da. kntd. 3 May 1831; KCH 1831. d. 27 Mar. 1848.

1841 Census Transcript: First Name Willm Last Name Gosset Birth Year 1786 Age 55 Birth County Gender Male Occupation Street New Street Parish St Martin in the Fields City Westminster County Middlesex Country England House Number House Name Registration District St Martin in the Fields Town Record set 1841 England, Wales & Scotland Census Collections from Great Britain Archive Reference HO107 Book 3 Folio 48 Page 18 Piece Number 739

Death Transcript: First Name William Last Name Gosset Gender Male Year 1848 Birth Year Birth Month Birth Day District Lewisham County London Country England Volume 5 Event Quarter 1 District Number Page 266 Line Number 59

Sources

1. ↑ Jersey Heritage; St Helier, Jersery; Jersey Parish Registers; Reference Number: G/C/09/A1/4, viewed at https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/60860/images/45219_1831109388_0533-00111 : Baptism of William Gosset, son of Matthieu Gosset and Margeurite Durell on 26 Jan 1782

See also :

• http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/gosset-william-1782-1848 & Press Cutting (image 1).