Goulstone Family Story : Stone Hauliers to Farmers
Written from the records and photos of Shirley and Ainslie Goulstone and researched by Verity Jeffery.
All photos courtesy Shirley and Ainslie Goulstone November 2015
Written from the records and photos of Shirley and Ainslie Goulstone and researched by Verity Jeffery.
All photos courtesy Shirley and Ainslie Goulstone November 2015
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We can see in these photos from the 1940s and 1950s how horse and cart could be used equally well for stone haulage and farming until farming eventually took over the Goulstones' employment and became their way of life. Note especially the windmill (above right) probably at Cheney Court Farm, and modern Hosier milking parlour (below right), once seen throughout the dairy farms of North Wiltshire.
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Early Goulstone Family
The first person of this name who has been traced is Roger Golston (sic) (1490 - 1549) who was a farmer living at Chew Stoke just as the Tudors were coming to power in England. Roger married Joan in 1510 and they had seven children, the youngest of which was John (b 1510) who had a son, also called John (1540 - 1616). We know a little about John: that he was born and died at Chew Stoke and had seven children, including William (born about 1586).
Then follows several generations all called William Goulstone who lived at Wrington and Long Ashton, Somerset:
William (1618 - 1694) who married Loure Vicare (born 1618)
William (1652 - 1727)
William (born 1689) who married first Elizabeth and later Rachel
William (1715 - 1799) who married Hannah Cottel (1719 - 1790) in Bristol in 1746. They appear to have lived at Long Ashton, Somerset. Needless to say, their first son was called William but it was the second child, John M Christian Goulstone (1750 - 1812), who appears later in the Box family story. Several of his brothers were farmers, including George who called himself a yeoman of Long Ashton.
The first person of this name who has been traced is Roger Golston (sic) (1490 - 1549) who was a farmer living at Chew Stoke just as the Tudors were coming to power in England. Roger married Joan in 1510 and they had seven children, the youngest of which was John (b 1510) who had a son, also called John (1540 - 1616). We know a little about John: that he was born and died at Chew Stoke and had seven children, including William (born about 1586).
Then follows several generations all called William Goulstone who lived at Wrington and Long Ashton, Somerset:
William (1618 - 1694) who married Loure Vicare (born 1618)
William (1652 - 1727)
William (born 1689) who married first Elizabeth and later Rachel
William (1715 - 1799) who married Hannah Cottel (1719 - 1790) in Bristol in 1746. They appear to have lived at Long Ashton, Somerset. Needless to say, their first son was called William but it was the second child, John M Christian Goulstone (1750 - 1812), who appears later in the Box family story. Several of his brothers were farmers, including George who called himself a yeoman of Long Ashton.
The first Goulstone family in Box,
probably about 1900.
Update from Frank Bailey
The lady on the extreme left is my great great grandmother Mrs Rosa Mary Justice (nee Goulstone and by that time, twice widowed) and the lady standing to the right their mother is Louisa Goulstone, my great great aunt. Which of the other two is Deborah and which is Sophia I do not know. I feel that the photo was taken in Bath either at the father’s funeral or Hannah’s 75th birthday, both in 1900.
The lady on the extreme left is my great great grandmother Mrs Rosa Mary Justice (nee Goulstone and by that time, twice widowed) and the lady standing to the right their mother is Louisa Goulstone, my great great aunt. Which of the other two is Deborah and which is Sophia I do not know. I feel that the photo was taken in Bath either at the father’s funeral or Hannah’s 75th birthday, both in 1900.
Saltford Family
John M Christian Goulstone (1750 - 1812) was not a farmer; he started as an Officer of Customs living at Knowle, Bristol with his wife Christiana (1763 - 1842). In 1807 he bought two plots of land at Saltford, Somerset and was then recorded as a toll-gatherer. They had eight children, one of whom was William (1783), a stone mason, whose son William (1824 - 1869) emigrated to Pennsylvania, USA.
Another child, Uriah, married Jeannette Augusta Chasse of Paris. Uriah Goulstone (1794 - 1884) is an interesting person.[1] He fought at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. He had enlisted for life in the 1st Foot Soldiers at Bath in November 1811 and, on enlistment, he was described as 5 foot 5¾ inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, a labourer by trade. He passed away in 1884 at age 88, one of the last remaining Napoleonic soldiers. The direct family line of Box's Goulstone branch goes via James (1786 - 1834), the second son.
John M Christian Goulstone (1750 - 1812) was not a farmer; he started as an Officer of Customs living at Knowle, Bristol with his wife Christiana (1763 - 1842). In 1807 he bought two plots of land at Saltford, Somerset and was then recorded as a toll-gatherer. They had eight children, one of whom was William (1783), a stone mason, whose son William (1824 - 1869) emigrated to Pennsylvania, USA.
Another child, Uriah, married Jeannette Augusta Chasse of Paris. Uriah Goulstone (1794 - 1884) is an interesting person.[1] He fought at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815. He had enlisted for life in the 1st Foot Soldiers at Bath in November 1811 and, on enlistment, he was described as 5 foot 5¾ inches, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, a labourer by trade. He passed away in 1884 at age 88, one of the last remaining Napoleonic soldiers. The direct family line of Box's Goulstone branch goes via James (1786 - 1834), the second son.
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James Goulstone (1786 - 1834)
James was born in Saltford in 1786. He was variously recorded as surveyor of roads, tollgate keeper and farmer. He married Betty Hill (1784 - 1866) at Saltford in 1806. The Hill family came from Marksbury in Somerset. This was her second marriage and she already had two children: James and Charles. In a separate article you can read the fascinating story of the Goodhinds who can trace their blood line back to nobility, including Sir John Seymour of Wolf Hall. James and Betty had five children: John (1809 - 1891); Sarah Hill (1811 - 1888); Eliza (1813 - 1892); Elizabeth Phillipa (1815 - 1902); Thomas (1818 - 1900); and Richard Goodhind (1821 - 1867). The Box family branch was headed by Thomas Goulstone but it is worth recording brief details of the other children, whose fortunes varied enormously. The eldest son, John (1809 - 1891), followed his father's trades and is recorded as labourer, tollgate keeper, yeoman and gardener. He married three times: Celia Champion of Saltford in 1829; Anne Thomas of Saltford in 1842; and Eliza Perryman of Kelston in 1845. In total he had eleven children. |
Betty Hill, wife of James Goodhind
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As a brief aside, we have an interesting anecdote about the children of John Goulstone and Celia Champion from Peter Effer, a Goulstone family member living in Canada. The children of John and Celia included Walter Goulstone who married Mary Kerley. Walter and his children joined the Salvation Army in Bath and at one time they ran a large store in Bath. This is where Peter's great-grandparents, Samuel Effer and Sarah Goulstone, met when Sam was stationed at Bath after his training in London. It was Peter's grandfather, Bramwell Effer who emigrated to Canada. Bramwell disliked his name and later changed it to Harry.
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Back to the UK branch, Sarah Hill Goulstone married John Hawkins in 1837. She is sometimes referred to as a dressmaker. Elizabeth Phillipa married William Wise, a brass worker in 1835. She died in Birmingham.
Eliza may have done better for herself in life rather than her siblings. She married a man called Richmond Hill on the 23rd September 1833 they had one child Francis Eli (1834-1909).[2] Eliza then married William Wright who was reported to be a gentleman from the City of London. In fact he was a servant rather than a gentleman and they had one child, Francis Eli. Richard Goodhind Goulstone continued the farming tradition. He married Hannah Dobson at Bath in 1846. In 1861 they farmed at Cold Ashton in a 150 acre holding employing seven men. Richard died at Overs Farm, Siston, Gloucestershire in 1867. As a widow, Hannah kept the Talbot Inn, Keynsham for a short time until her death in 1871. They had three children. |
Above: The tombstone of James and Betty Hill Goulstone is at the Saltford church yard. A little hard to see, but it is possible to make out the name
James Goulstone (Photo courtesy Peter Effer).
James Goulstone (Photo courtesy Peter Effer).
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Thomas Goulstone (1818 - 1900)
Thomas Goulstone, born in Saltford, settled in Box and the story of the family in the village starts with him. He married Hannah Ann Waters at Bristol on 8 August 1852. Thomas was born and baptised at Saltford and Hannah at Great Baddon, Essex. Hannah had previously been a house servant for a Saltford farmer William Dorawin. Hannah was illiterate and on the birth certificate of her last child she could only make her mark. Family anecdotes report that Thomas came to Box as a stone haulier when Box Tunnel was built. Because he owned carts and horses, he was able to turn his skills to farming when the boom in stone had ceased. In 1861 Thomas and Hannah farmed 65 acres at Saltford employing 1 man, 1 boy and 1 girl. In May 1866 they had the lease of a different property, Hill House Farm, Box, where they farmed 120 acres at a rent of £285 per annum. At first they employed two cowmen and one boy. |
Thomas Goulstone (1818 - 1900)
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Thomas and Hannah Ann had seven children: four daughters, two sons who died in childhood and only one son who survived into adulthood, Frederick James, who later took over the farming business.
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Thomas was successful and he tried to ensure that his children got a good education; the youngest daughter, Rosa Mary, became a pupil teacher by 1881.
His extended family gathered around the family home: his step-grand-daughter Katherine Tanner living at Hill House in 1881 and in 1891 his grandson, Paul Broadhurst, aged 4 (Rosa's eldest son), and Rosa's mother-in-law, Elizabeth Broadhurst. By 1891 Thomas had retired from running the farm and later he and his wife, Hannah Ann, moved to Bath and both died at Lambridge, Bath and were buried at Box. Thomas died 9 January 1900 leaving £3,331.10s.9d and Hannah on 11 January 1908 leaving £118.2s.8d. The farm passed into the control of his only son, Frederick James. Left: Hannah Ann, Thomas' wife |
Frederick James Goulstone (1866 - 1955)
Frederick James Goulstone was the grandfather of John Goulstone (who farmed at Hill House and Cheney Court) and of David James Goulstone (who still farms at Lower Shockerwick). These areas were once farmed under single ownership, all tenanted and taken on piecemeal. In the first half of the 1900s the family extended the farm area considerably: in 1924 the tenancy of Cheney Court Farm with an ingoing valuation of £82.11s.3d; shortly afterwards they took on Lower Shockerwick Farm.
Frederick James Goulstone was the grandfather of John Goulstone (who farmed at Hill House and Cheney Court) and of David James Goulstone (who still farms at Lower Shockerwick). These areas were once farmed under single ownership, all tenanted and taken on piecemeal. In the first half of the 1900s the family extended the farm area considerably: in 1924 the tenancy of Cheney Court Farm with an ingoing valuation of £82.11s.3d; shortly afterwards they took on Lower Shockerwick Farm.
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Frederick James married Mary Ann Waldron in 1896 and they had five children. But he spent many years on his own, his wife predeceasing him as well as two of his children, leaving his eldest daughter, Dorothy Mary who had married Bill Isaac and his two sons, Frederick Thomas and Phillip James. For many years Frederick James served on the Box Parish Council and was a regular sidesman at St Thomas a Becket Church.
Matters were not made easier when Frederick Thomas volunteered for military service despite being in an exempt industry (seen in the photograph left in 1918 back row, second on left). |
Frederick James, Frederick Thomas, Dorothy, Mary Ann, Margaret Rosa; Front: Philip James, Marion Louisa in 1906-7
When he retired in 1929, Frederick James left the farming to his sons in partnership. This generation were more Victorian than we are today; they were not dominated by committee agreement or planning authority. So it was with Frederick James and his wife Mary Ann who retired to Woodlands, Ashley. After the death of his wife Frederick James continued with his usual routine.
He built an unofficial footbridge across the By Brook by laying down two trees and nailing planks across them to allow him to walk quickly to Hill House Farm for his afternoon cuppa every day.
He continued with this routine until his death in 1955, aged 89. Most of the notable people of the village attended his funeral: Rev Tom Selwyn-Smith officiating; Bill Chaffey, chairman of Box Parish Council; Mr AW Northey; Mr John Morley; Mr A Shaw-Mellor; Captain AC Stewart; Brigadier EF Faulkner; local fellow farmers and many village dignitaries.
Farming in Partnership and Separately
Three generations of the family are seen in the photograph below. In the back row are: Frederick Thomas & Ethel; Dorothy Mary & Bill Isaac; Larky & Philip James. In the middle row is Frederick James. And in the front row: Frederick John, Mary, David James, William Isaac
He built an unofficial footbridge across the By Brook by laying down two trees and nailing planks across them to allow him to walk quickly to Hill House Farm for his afternoon cuppa every day.
He continued with this routine until his death in 1955, aged 89. Most of the notable people of the village attended his funeral: Rev Tom Selwyn-Smith officiating; Bill Chaffey, chairman of Box Parish Council; Mr AW Northey; Mr John Morley; Mr A Shaw-Mellor; Captain AC Stewart; Brigadier EF Faulkner; local fellow farmers and many village dignitaries.
Farming in Partnership and Separately
Three generations of the family are seen in the photograph below. In the back row are: Frederick Thomas & Ethel; Dorothy Mary & Bill Isaac; Larky & Philip James. In the middle row is Frederick James. And in the front row: Frederick John, Mary, David James, William Isaac
Frederick Thomas and Philip James took over the farming business from their father in 1928, when they were 28 and 25 years old respectively. They acquired Lower Shockerwick Farm in the mid-1920s and made a profit in their first year by selling mostly milk and also wheat, cattle, sheep, pigs, and potatoes, rabbits, poultry and manures. It was described by their accountant as The profit shown is by far the highest I have seen this year. I cannot explain where you got your profit from unless it is hard work.
Their farm valuation shows what mixed farming was about in those days. They built up their animal numbers and the foodstuffs needed to sustain them over winter until in 1936 they had 13 working horses and 1 nag and the livestock included 67 dairy cows,
3 bulls and 23 in-calf heifers; 95 Sheep Couples and 2 rams; and 9 sows.
By 1938 they decided to split the farms between the two families: Frederick Thomas (Freddie) taking Hill House and Cheney Court; and Philip James taking Lower Shockerwick Farm. Frederick Thomas married Ethel Charlotte Browning in 1927. Their children were Frederick John (known as John) and Mary Elizabeth. Philip James married Larkie Sims and their son was David James.
3 bulls and 23 in-calf heifers; 95 Sheep Couples and 2 rams; and 9 sows.
By 1938 they decided to split the farms between the two families: Frederick Thomas (Freddie) taking Hill House and Cheney Court; and Philip James taking Lower Shockerwick Farm. Frederick Thomas married Ethel Charlotte Browning in 1927. Their children were Frederick John (known as John) and Mary Elizabeth. Philip James married Larkie Sims and their son was David James.
Frederick John Goulstone In Box
John Goulstone, as he was always called, was a very well-known and popular figure in Box. He was a dedicated farmer first and foremost and his belief in God played a big part in his life. In 1955 John married Shirley Ann Turpin, who was living in Bath during the war.
John Goulstone, as he was always called, was a very well-known and popular figure in Box. He was a dedicated farmer first and foremost and his belief in God played a big part in his life. In 1955 John married Shirley Ann Turpin, who was living in Bath during the war.
Shirley and John in 2003
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In the First World War Shirley's father had run away from home as a teenager to join the airforce. A good photographer, he flew all over Germany in 1938-39 undertaking reconnaissance missions and was called up to serve again two weeks before the Second World War was declared.
Shirley was sent to her grandparents in Camden Crescent, Bath in 1941 and she remembers seeing the Assembly Rooms on fire during the blitz of April 1942. They weren't allowed to go out to see the building, however, because of an unexploded bomb there. |
John and Shirley farmed at Hill House and Cheney Court Farms most of their lives. Shirley recalls that it was all very different in the 1950s. Then they had eight men working on the farm and it supported all their families. There were two people milking every day and a huge amount of work to manage 100 cows, their heifers and keep the farmyard clean. At harvest time they made 16,000 small bales of hay and gave seasonal work to local boys to help.
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Both John and Shirley have been staunch supporters of Ditteridge Church. John was a churchwarden at St Christopher's Church for 41 years and at the end of his service, in 2003, the Parochial Church Council put a bench in the churchyard to commemorate his work. Shirley's work for the Women's Institute over very many years also needs recording.
John's care for environmental causes was exceptional. He was very much into conservation and he planted a lot of trees around the farm to replace the elms that were lost with disease. One of his other interests was his garden where he grew wonderful vegetables all year round. |
Dedication of Ditteridge bench
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He permitted the Box Horse Show to be held in his Lower Mead Field and later he made available a piece of land opposite the Mill for school children to study wildlife in the village. More than that he always supported local events with actual physical needs, tractors and trailers, whatever was asked for and he and Shirley started the Buy a Cow for Africa initiative in Box. John was looked upon as a very knowledgeable farmer in the area and was always ready to help anyone in need. He was also keen on shooting and, with his neighbour Bob Gooding, ran a rough shoot rearing three hundred pheasants each year.
Goulstones at Shockerwick
Philip James and Larkie Goulstone
Philip James married Ruby Sybil Sims (always known as Larkie because she sang like a lark as a child). Larkie was a farming girl who came from Lopinger Farm, Steeple Ashton. They had one child, David.
Philip James and Larkie Goulstone
Philip James married Ruby Sybil Sims (always known as Larkie because she sang like a lark as a child). Larkie was a farming girl who came from Lopinger Farm, Steeple Ashton. They had one child, David.
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Left: Larkie aged about 16, and
Above: On the left, with her brothers and sister in 1928. |
David James Goulstone
Below, three generations of the Goulstone family: Frederick James, David and Philip James at Lower Shockerwick Farm in 1955.
David James and Ainslie have two children: Alison Jane and James Ross.
Below, three generations of the Goulstone family: Frederick James, David and Philip James at Lower Shockerwick Farm in 1955.
David James and Ainslie have two children: Alison Jane and James Ross.
Lower Shockerwick Farm is a remarkable historic farm with many buildings from the 1800s and doorways and walls dating back to the 1500s. Strictly speaking it lies just over the border in Bathford parish but the connection with Box and Ditteridge has always been strong. Seen below: Cattle stalls (below left), grain barn (below right) and outbuildings (bottom). We intend to produce more details about the ancient history of Lower Shockerwick Farm in a later issue, recording its part in defining the Anglo-Saxon boundary of Box and Bathford.
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Goulstone Family Tree in Box
Thomas Goulstone (1818 - 1900) married Hannah Ann Walters (1825 -1908) of Great Baddon at Temple Church, Bristol on 8 August 1852
They had seven children: a. Deborah Jane (1853 - 1940); b. Arthur William (1855 - 1864); c. Louisa (1857 - 1946); d. Bertha Sophia (1859 - 1934); e. Rosa Mary (1861 - 1940); f. Thomas Walters (1863 - 1863); g. Frederick James (1866 - 1955).
a. Deborah Jane Goulstone (1853 - 1940)
Deborah married John Tanner, a tenant of Lower Shockerwick Farm, (1842 - 1913) on 17 April 1879 at Box Church. This was John's second marriage as he had married Catherine Jane Bevan (died 1877) at Widcombe, Bath in 1871 and had two children, Catherine E (b 1872) and Ann Ada Bevan (1874). John Tanner was a previous tenant of Lower Shockerwick Farm.
Deborah and John had seven children: John Goulstone (1880); Deborah Goulstone (1882); Louisa Goulstone (1884); Arthur Thomas (1887); Bertha Mary (1889); George William (1894); and Isabel Rose (1895).
b. Arthur William (1855 - 1864) died aged 9.
c. Louisa Goulstone (1857 - 1946)
Louisa was born at Saltford but by 1871 she had moved to Box with her parents. The 1881 census records her at Bournemouth working with her sister Bertha as a domestic assistant at St Clements Cottage. Both sisters stayed in Bournemouth and Louisa was living with her sister and brother-in-law, John Gale, at Southcliffe Hotel. She travelled extensively: on 17 June 1936 she is recorded as sailing back from Wellington, New Zealand; and she died at Sunbeck House, Northallerton, Yorkshire when her address was given as 3 Beach Road, Emsworth, Hampshire. She left £1,098.17s.6d.
d. Bertha Sophia Goulstone (1859 - 1934)
Bertha married John Gale at Box Church in 1879. John was not local; he was born in 1848 in Surrey. They moved down to Hampshire to live and in 1881 were at St Clements Cottage, Church Street, Christchurch where John worked as a Sacristan.
They worked in the tourist trade. In 1884 John was learning the trade as a manager of the Southcliffe Hotel. Clearly they were able hoteliers. By 1891 they owned Highfield Boarding House, Bournemouth and by 1901 he was the owner of the hotel. John died on 10 November 1911 leaving £13,961.1s.9d and the family continued to run the hotel until 1928. Bertha died 7 August 1934 at Muswell Hill, London leaving £19,821.15s.5d.
Bertha and John had five children: Ralph Goulstone; Ralph William; Bertha Mary; Rose Perpetua; and Edmund Charles St John.
e. Rosa Mary (1861 - 1940)
Rosa married twice. Her first husband was Edwin Broadhurst (1859 - 1894) at Box Church in 1884. Edwin was from Bath where he worked as a fishmonger and poulterer. Rosa had previously been a pupil teacher. They had three children: Mary Hannah (1885); Paul (1887); and Wallace Edwin (1888). Edwin died on 23 June 1894 leaving £5,472.15s.
Rosa was still in her thirties when she married again to Alfred John Justice, a meat purveyor, at Charlcombe Church, Batheaston in 1895. It was a very short marriage and Alfred died on 5 March 1898 at Bennett Street, Bath leaving £19,401.12s.6d.
Rosa survived for a further forty years and died 6 September 1940 at Wray House Nursing Home, Havant, Hampshire leaving £3,322.5s.6d.
f. Thomas Walters (1863 - 1863) died as a 6 month old baby.
g. Frederick James Goulstone (1866 - 1955)
Frederick carried on the farming tradition in the family. He married Mary Ann Waldron (1865 - 1939) of Kidderminster at Upper Arley Church in 1896. They had five children: i. Dorothy Mary (1897); ii. Margaret Rosa (1898); iii. Frederick Thomas (1900); iv. Phillip James (1903); and v. Marion Louisa (1905 - 1936).
Mary died on 25 March 1939 leaving £1,670.2s.9d and Frederick died 24 November 1955 at Woodlands, Box leaving £2,118.8s.
Children of Frederick James Goulstone
i. Dorothy Mary (1897)
ii. Margaret Rosa (1898)
iii. Frederick Thomas (1900) married Ethel Charlotte Browning (b 1896) in 1927.
Children: Frederick John (b 1929); Mary Elizabeth (b 1939).
iv. Phillip James (1903)
Children: David James
v. Marion Louisa (1905)
Canadian Branch
Peter Effer contributed details of his relationship to the Goulstone family who moved to Canada:
The children of James Goulstone and Betty Hill Goodhind included John Goulstone who married Celia Champion. Amongst their children was Walter Goulstone who married Mary Kerley and lived in Bath. Walter attended the Salvation Army in Bath and at one time owned a store with a big Goulstone sign. Their children included Sarah Goulstone who married Samuel Effer. The Effer family came from Torquay, Devon and Sam and Sarah met in Bath.
At this point one branch of the family moved to Canada when Bramwell (Harry) Effer (son of Sarah Goulstone and Samuel Effer) married Mary Grieveson (from Sunderland) after they met in Canada. Their children include James Effer who married Paulina Mannone (from Sicily) and their children included Peter Effer.
Thomas Goulstone (1818 - 1900) married Hannah Ann Walters (1825 -1908) of Great Baddon at Temple Church, Bristol on 8 August 1852
They had seven children: a. Deborah Jane (1853 - 1940); b. Arthur William (1855 - 1864); c. Louisa (1857 - 1946); d. Bertha Sophia (1859 - 1934); e. Rosa Mary (1861 - 1940); f. Thomas Walters (1863 - 1863); g. Frederick James (1866 - 1955).
a. Deborah Jane Goulstone (1853 - 1940)
Deborah married John Tanner, a tenant of Lower Shockerwick Farm, (1842 - 1913) on 17 April 1879 at Box Church. This was John's second marriage as he had married Catherine Jane Bevan (died 1877) at Widcombe, Bath in 1871 and had two children, Catherine E (b 1872) and Ann Ada Bevan (1874). John Tanner was a previous tenant of Lower Shockerwick Farm.
Deborah and John had seven children: John Goulstone (1880); Deborah Goulstone (1882); Louisa Goulstone (1884); Arthur Thomas (1887); Bertha Mary (1889); George William (1894); and Isabel Rose (1895).
b. Arthur William (1855 - 1864) died aged 9.
c. Louisa Goulstone (1857 - 1946)
Louisa was born at Saltford but by 1871 she had moved to Box with her parents. The 1881 census records her at Bournemouth working with her sister Bertha as a domestic assistant at St Clements Cottage. Both sisters stayed in Bournemouth and Louisa was living with her sister and brother-in-law, John Gale, at Southcliffe Hotel. She travelled extensively: on 17 June 1936 she is recorded as sailing back from Wellington, New Zealand; and she died at Sunbeck House, Northallerton, Yorkshire when her address was given as 3 Beach Road, Emsworth, Hampshire. She left £1,098.17s.6d.
d. Bertha Sophia Goulstone (1859 - 1934)
Bertha married John Gale at Box Church in 1879. John was not local; he was born in 1848 in Surrey. They moved down to Hampshire to live and in 1881 were at St Clements Cottage, Church Street, Christchurch where John worked as a Sacristan.
They worked in the tourist trade. In 1884 John was learning the trade as a manager of the Southcliffe Hotel. Clearly they were able hoteliers. By 1891 they owned Highfield Boarding House, Bournemouth and by 1901 he was the owner of the hotel. John died on 10 November 1911 leaving £13,961.1s.9d and the family continued to run the hotel until 1928. Bertha died 7 August 1934 at Muswell Hill, London leaving £19,821.15s.5d.
Bertha and John had five children: Ralph Goulstone; Ralph William; Bertha Mary; Rose Perpetua; and Edmund Charles St John.
e. Rosa Mary (1861 - 1940)
Rosa married twice. Her first husband was Edwin Broadhurst (1859 - 1894) at Box Church in 1884. Edwin was from Bath where he worked as a fishmonger and poulterer. Rosa had previously been a pupil teacher. They had three children: Mary Hannah (1885); Paul (1887); and Wallace Edwin (1888). Edwin died on 23 June 1894 leaving £5,472.15s.
Rosa was still in her thirties when she married again to Alfred John Justice, a meat purveyor, at Charlcombe Church, Batheaston in 1895. It was a very short marriage and Alfred died on 5 March 1898 at Bennett Street, Bath leaving £19,401.12s.6d.
Rosa survived for a further forty years and died 6 September 1940 at Wray House Nursing Home, Havant, Hampshire leaving £3,322.5s.6d.
f. Thomas Walters (1863 - 1863) died as a 6 month old baby.
g. Frederick James Goulstone (1866 - 1955)
Frederick carried on the farming tradition in the family. He married Mary Ann Waldron (1865 - 1939) of Kidderminster at Upper Arley Church in 1896. They had five children: i. Dorothy Mary (1897); ii. Margaret Rosa (1898); iii. Frederick Thomas (1900); iv. Phillip James (1903); and v. Marion Louisa (1905 - 1936).
Mary died on 25 March 1939 leaving £1,670.2s.9d and Frederick died 24 November 1955 at Woodlands, Box leaving £2,118.8s.
Children of Frederick James Goulstone
i. Dorothy Mary (1897)
ii. Margaret Rosa (1898)
iii. Frederick Thomas (1900) married Ethel Charlotte Browning (b 1896) in 1927.
Children: Frederick John (b 1929); Mary Elizabeth (b 1939).
iv. Phillip James (1903)
Children: David James
v. Marion Louisa (1905)
Canadian Branch
Peter Effer contributed details of his relationship to the Goulstone family who moved to Canada:
The children of James Goulstone and Betty Hill Goodhind included John Goulstone who married Celia Champion. Amongst their children was Walter Goulstone who married Mary Kerley and lived in Bath. Walter attended the Salvation Army in Bath and at one time owned a store with a big Goulstone sign. Their children included Sarah Goulstone who married Samuel Effer. The Effer family came from Torquay, Devon and Sam and Sarah met in Bath.
At this point one branch of the family moved to Canada when Bramwell (Harry) Effer (son of Sarah Goulstone and Samuel Effer) married Mary Grieveson (from Sunderland) after they met in Canada. Their children include James Effer who married Paulina Mannone (from Sicily) and their children included Peter Effer.
References
[1] Details courtesy Peter Effer
[2] Details courtesy Peter Goulstone
[1] Details courtesy Peter Effer
[2] Details courtesy Peter Goulstone