'Gosselin1'
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Families covered: Gosselin of Bengeo Hall, Gosselin of Guernsey
| Our sources all agree that the following family was of Norman origin and that it was long established in Jersey before it came to Guernsey. | |||||||||||||||
| Thomas Gosselin (a 1521, Jurat of Jersey) | |||||||||||||||
| 1. | Helier Gosselin (a 1546, bur 14.12.1579, Procureur & Bailiff of Guernsey) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Perotine Henry (dau of Francis Henry of Guernsey) | |||||||||||||||
| A. | Nicholas Gosselin (Jurat) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Peronelle Lempriere (dau of Thomas (probably not Louis) Lempriere, Bailiff of Jersey) | |||||||||||||||
| i. | Hellier Gosselin (Procureur) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (12.06.1582) Laurence Etur (dau of Nicholas Etur) | |||||||||||||||
| a. | Peter Gosselin (bpt 19.08.1584, bur 06.08.1631, Jurat) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.07.1613) Jane de Beauvoir (dau of William de Beauvior, Bailiff) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Peter Gosselin (bpt 12.01.1622, bur 03.10.1654, Greffier then Advocate) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Bertranne de Saumarez (dau of Michael de Saumarez) | |||||||||||||||
| (A)+ | issue - Peter (bpt 10.10.1647, bur 19.10.1648), Peter (bur 27.04.1662), Hellier (bpt 04.03.1654, d unm bur 18.06.1675), Bertranne (bpt 13.09.1646, bur 29.09.1646), Margaret (bpt 05.09.1649), Mary (bpt 25.05.1653) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Jane Gosselin (bpt 24.08.1614, bur 04.1638) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.01.1633) Peter de Beauvoir (son of Peter of the Bosq) | |||||||||||||||
| (3) | Elizabeth Gosselin (bpt 03.05.1616, dsp bur 15.10.1660) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Rev. Nicholas Noe | |||||||||||||||
| (4) | Mary Gosselin (bpt 29.06.1619, bur 27.10.1665) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. _ Chandler ("an English gentleman") | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Samuel Whitehead | |||||||||||||||
| (5) | Esther Gosselin (bpt 02.06.1626, bur 24.05.1695) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.06.1651) Benjamin Guillaume | |||||||||||||||
| (6)+ | other issue - Nicholas (bpt 02.03.1624, bur 19.10.1666), Susannah (bpt 21.09.1617, d unm), Laurence (bpt 22.07.1621, bur 05.10.1621), Anne (bpt 10.05.1630, bur 09.05.1631), Laurence (bur 07.06.1631) | ||||||||||||||
| b. | Nicholas Gosselin (bpt 20.02.1593, bur 27.02.1663, Procureur) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary le Pelley (dau of Hellier le Pelley, Jurat) | |||||||||||||||
| (1) | Philip Gosselin (bpt 14.04.1636, d unm bur 25.06.1670) | ||||||||||||||
| (2) | Peter Gosselin (bpt 17.02.1638, bur 22.09.1687, Advocate) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Mary Tramalier (dau of Thomas Tramalier) | |||||||||||||||
| (A) | Peter Gosselin (bpt 23.01.1660, bur 15.03.1707) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (11.1687) Mary Mauger (dau of Peter Mauger son of Peter) | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | 1 son & 4 daughters | ||||||||||||||
| (B) | Thomas Gosselin (b 14.02.1667, bur 06.08.1732, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (15.02.1691) Catherine Mauger (dau of Peter Mauger son of John) | |||||||||||||||
| (i) | Joshua Gosselin (b 16.10.1696, d 26.11.1775, Greffier, Major, 4th son) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (25.12.1731) Anne Guille (dau of John Guille of St. George, Jurat) | |||||||||||||||
| (a) | Joshua Gosselin, later of Bengeo Hall, Hertfordshire (b 06.11.1739, Grefffier, Colonel) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (27.07.1761) Martha le Marchant (d 26.08/27.05.1813, dau of Thomas le Marchant, son of William (Jurat) son of William (Jurat)) | |||||||||||||||
| ((1)) | Joshua Gosselin (b 14.10.1763, d 30.07.1789) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (10.05.1787) Mary Priaulx (dau of Thomas Priaulx of Guernsey) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Thomas William Gosselin of Springfield, Guernsey (b 05.02.1788-9, d 19.12.1882) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (03.01.1811) Elizabeth Sophia le Marchant (dau of James le Marchant of Rotterdam) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (1842) Harriet le Jersey (d 04.1878, dau of Peter le Jersey, Jurat) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Joshua Carteret Gosselin of Beauliwy, Guernsey (b 19.07.1789, d 17.01.1879, Commander RN) | ||||||||||||||
| ((2)) | Thomas le Marchant Gosselin of Bengeo Hall (b 07.05.1765, d 27.11.1857, Rear Admiral) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (18.03.1809) Sarah Hadley (dau/coheir of Jeremiah Rayment Hadsley of Ware Priory) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Martin Hadsley Gosselin of Ware Priory, Sheriff of Hertfordshire (b 05.07.1813, d 08.10.1868) had issue | ||||||||||||||
| m. (01.02.1843) Frances Orris Marshall of Blakesware (dau of Admiral Sir John Marshall of Gillingham House) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | Emma Gosselin (b 24.05.1811), | ||||||||||||||
| m. (17.08.1842) Edward Spencer Trower (son of John of Weston Grove) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Mary Gosselin of Bengeo Hall (a 1886) | ||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Charlotte Gosselin of Bengeo Hall (a 1886) | ||||||||||||||
| ((3)) | Gerard Gosselin of Mount Ospringe, Kent (b 04.02.1769, d 1859, General) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. (21.12.1791) Christian Lipyeatt (d 10.1824, dau of Bonick/Bonnick Lipyeatt of Feversham) | |||||||||||||||
| ((A)) | Gerard Lipyeatt Gosselin (b 09.05.1795) had issue (2 daus) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1829) Amelie Tupper (dau of Daniel Tupper of Guernsey) | |||||||||||||||
| ((B)) | George Gosselin (b 10.03/10.06.1797) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1836) Caroline Le Marchant Carey (dau of James Carey) | |||||||||||||||
| ((C)) | Christian Gosselin (b 18.05.1798, d 28.09.1873) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (1836) S.C. Fairman of Lynstead | |||||||||||||||
| ((D)) | Caroline Gosselin (b 04.09.1799, d 1826) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp?) (1835) Priscilla Dimsdale (dau of J Dimsdale) | |||||||||||||||
| ((4)) | Catherine Gosselin (b 15.05.1766) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.10.1797) George Lamb of Rye (son of George of Rye) | |||||||||||||||
| ((5)) | Martha Gosselin (b 13.07.1767, d 12.01.1809) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (26.03.1792) George Lefebvre (Greffier) | |||||||||||||||
| ((6)) | Sarah Anne Gosselin (b 14.01.1776, d 19.12.1801) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (07.09.1795) Nicholas Carey (rector of St. Martin's, Dean of Guernsey, son of John (Jurat)) | |||||||||||||||
| ((7)) | Emilia Irving Gosselin (b 15.05.1777) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (21.03.1799) William Carleton Smythies | |||||||||||||||
| ((8))+ | other issue - William (b 03.03.1771, bur 23.03.1773), Corbet (b 30.11.1780, d 27.03.1803, RN), Charles (b 26.01.1783, d 19.01.1803), Elizabeth Charlotte (b 14.12.1773, b 10.04.1789), Mary (b 15.08.1779, bur 08.10.1779), Mary (b 02.05.1782, bur 05.09.1783) | ||||||||||||||
| (b) | John Gosselin (b 17.06.1742, bur 29.11.1744) | ||||||||||||||
| (ii) | Catherine Gosselin (b 02.08.1699, dsp bur 22.02.1772) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Daniel Thomas | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (18.11.1742) John Perchard | |||||||||||||||
| (iii) | Rachel Gosselin (b 03.01.1701-2, d 15.01.1768) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (12.05.1734) Peter de Jersey (son of Colonel Nicholas of Touilets) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Mary Gosselin (b 31.08.1709, bur 13.03.1778) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (02.05.1734) James Carey (Advocate, son of James (Jurat)) | |||||||||||||||
| (v)+ | other issue (d unm) - Thomas (bur 22.01.1692-3), Thomas (bpt 17.01.1693-4, d infant), Thomas (b 19.08.1694), Peter (b 01.06.1698, bur 09.09.1698), Peter (b 06.02.1704-5, bur 15.08.1731), Nicholas (b 21.01.1705-6, bur 11.03.1781), Mary (b 10.11.1703, bur 09.01.1703/4), Elizabeth (b 23.05.1711, bur 04.06.1711) | ||||||||||||||
| (C) | Joshua Gosselin (b 19.06.1675, bur 19.05.172, youngest son) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Judith le Mesurier (dau of Thomas le Mesurier) | |||||||||||||||
| (i)+ | issue - Joshua (b 01.04.1701, d infant), Joshua (b 13.12.1705, d unm 18.12.1726), Anne (bur 27.10.1709) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. Mary Nicolle (dau of Elie Nicholle of Jersey) | |||||||||||||||
| (iv) | Mary Gosselin (b 04.03.1712-3, bur 08.05.1726) | ||||||||||||||
| (D) | Rachel Gosselin (d c1737) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Nicohlas de Jersey (son of Henry) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. (sp) Nicholas Breton | |||||||||||||||
| (E)+ | other issue (d unm) - John (bpt 16.07.1663 d c1698), Nicholas (b 03.10.1665, bur 12.03.1669-70), Nicholas (b 19.02.1670-1, d c1698), Mary (b 04.01.1673, bur 26.05.1677), Mary (b 07.09.1678, bur 29.01.1678/9) | ||||||||||||||
| (3) | Susannah Gosselin (bpt 10.04.1631, bur 17.10.1712) | ||||||||||||||
| m. Henry Morris | |||||||||||||||
| (4)+ | other issue (d unm) - John (bpt 30.04.1642, bur 17.11.1643), Hellier (bpt 20.04.1645, bur 06.09.1646), Mary (bpt 19.04.1627, bur 19.06.1668), Collette (bpt 09.02.1633), Laurence (bpt 07.06.1635, bur 08.1635) | ||||||||||||||
| c. | Mary Gosselin (bpt 11.09.1583) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (05.02.1611) John Macquelock | |||||||||||||||
| d. | Elizabeth Gosselin (bpt 27.08.1589, bur 25.09.1678) | ||||||||||||||
| m. John Touper | |||||||||||||||
| e.+ | other issue (d unm) - Elie (bpt 27.04.1595, Hellier (bpt 27.02.1596) | ||||||||||||||
| m2. (04.02.1606) Mary Baudain | |||||||||||||||
| g. | Joshua Gosselin (bpt 03.06.1607, dsp bur 03.10.1661, Jurat then Bailiff) | ||||||||||||||
| m. (14.04.1634) Margaret de Saumarez (dau of Thomas de Saumarez, Jurat) | |||||||||||||||
| h. | Hellier Gosselin (bpt 30.11.1617) | ||||||||||||||
| m. ?? (in Holland) | |||||||||||||||
| i.+ | other issue (d unm) - Susanna (bpt 20.11.1608), Michelle (bpt 07.02.1609), Jane (bpt 20.10.1613, bur 06.01.1690-1) | ||||||||||||||
| ii. | John Gosselin (d unm 1626, Procureur) | ||||||||||||||
| iii. | Susannah Gosselin | ||||||||||||||
| m. John de Quetteville | |||||||||||||||
| a.+ | issue including John (Bailiff of Guenrsey) | ||||||||||||||
| iv. | Esther Gosselin | ||||||||||||||
| m. Nicholas Guillemotte | |||||||||||||||
| B. | Collette Gosselin (bur 22.07.1621) | ||||||||||||||
| m1. Thomas le Marchant (son of John the Jurat) | |||||||||||||||
| m2. Peter Pelley | |||||||||||||||
| m2. _ Blondel (dau of James Blondel) | |||||||||||||||
| m3. (sp) Thomasse Effart (dau of Nicholas Effart) | |||||||||||||||
Main source(s): 'Gosselin' in the Appendix (p343+) of 'The History of the Island of Guernsey' by William Berry (1815) with support (and just a little input) from Commoners (vol 1, 'Gosselin of Bengeo Hall', p301+), BLG1886 (Gosselin of Blakesware)
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