Died
at about age 70
in Kent Town, Province of South Australia
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Dr. William Gosse was born in Carbonear, Newfoundland, where his father John Gosse Sr. (1767–1834) was a partner in the firm of Gosse, Pack & Fryer. The family left for Poole, in Dorsetshire around 1817[1]. He was educated in Southampton, then commenced medical studies in Poole. He entered Guy's Hospital as a pupil of his brother-in-law, the surgeon Mr. Morgan. He set up a practice in Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire, where he married Agnes Grant, of London. They remained there for fifteen years, then left for Australia hoping the warmer climate would improve his bronchitis. They landed in Melbourne in 1850,[2] but only remained there a week or so, and moved to Adelaide,[3] arriving on 31 December 1850. In 1851 he joined the rush to the Victorian gold diggings, but soon returned empty-handed to South Australia.
He next went into partnership with Dr. Benjamin Archer Kent (1808 – 25 November 1864), for whom Kent Town is named. In 1853 he was appointed Colonial Surgeon, having the supervision of the Hospital, the Lunatic Asylum, and the Gaol. On resigning that position in 1857 he joined Dr. Anton Bayer and continued in practice with him until the latter's death in 1866. He then entered into partnership with Dr. H. Thomas Whittell (1826 – 21 August 1899) and, apart from a time around 1870 when he travelled to London to receive his F.R.C.S. diploma and to Heidelberg to receive his M.D. remained with him until 1873, when he was joined by his son, Dr. Charles Gosse, newly returned from gaining qualifications in Britain.
He was elected to the Adelaide Hospital's first Board of Management and also appointed as honorary surgeon, a position he held until 1876 when he retired, and was appointed consulting surgeon.
Residence 1841
1841 census of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England
High Street
William Gosse age 30 (Surgeon)
Agnes Gosse age 30
Mary Gosse age 2 born Hertfordshire
(male infant) Gosse age 13 days born Hertfordshire
Robert Carrot (servant) age 23
Maria Philips (servant) age 25 born Hertfordshire
Jane Hunt (servant) age 22 born Hertfordshire
David Grant (Merchant) age 65
Susan Logsdail (servant) age 65 born Hertfordshire
ARRIVED. December 20 — Elizabeth, barque, 570 ton, A Cheyne, commander, from London 23rd August. Passengers (cabin)— Dr and Mrs Gosse, family and servant ; ...
CLEARED OUT. December 24,- Elizabeth schooner, J C Foyle, master for Adelaide. :Passengers: (Cabin) Dr Gosse, Mrs Gosse and 6 children, ...
MARRIAGE "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NK6L-T62 : 10 December 2014), William Gosse and Agnes Grant, 20 Sep 1836; citing Saint Luke Old Street,Finsbury,London,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 585,445, 585,448, 585,449.
"England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQYX-59P : 30 October 2015), William Gosse, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
South Australia Deaths 1842-1972 (FindMyPast, https://www.findmypast.com : accessed 15 May 2021) database entry for Gosse, William (Death Date: 21 July 1883, Marital Status: Not recorded, Age: 70y, Residence: Kent Town, Death Place: Kent Town) Reference: District: Adelaide, Book/Page: 129/343.
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