Brief Life History of George
When George Gosden was born about 1815, in Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Gosden, was 32 and his mother, Mary Wheeler, was 35. He married Sarah Edgel on 26 November 1845, in St Giles without Cripplegate, London, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 16 March 1858, in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 44, and was buried in Aldershot, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- George Gosden in household of William Gosden, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- George Gosden, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- George Gorden in entry for Alice Gorden, "England, Hampshire Bishop's Transcripts 1680-1892"
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1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from a lost place in Slaugham, Sussex, so named from Old English gōs ‘goose’ + denn ‘woodland pasture’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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