Emma Gosset (buried 1926)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Gosset
First name: 
Emma
Other Christian names: 
Gender: 
Female
Burial number: 
1226
Born: 
0/0/1836
Died: 
20/02/1926
Buried: 
24/02/1926
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
NWS
Cemetery row: 
5
Cemetery plot: 
8
what3words location: 
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Emma Gosset who died 20th Feb 1926

Life story

Life story

Emma Gosset came of a wealthy military family. She was the second of the 12 children of Arthur Gosset, a Major in the Royal Artillery, and his wife, Augusta, nee Morgan. Arthur was the son of Matthew Gosset, Viscount of Jersey. In 1861 he was Deputy Lieutenant for the County of Kent.   Emma never needed an occupation and she never married. Her memorial is over the grave of Charles Bennett. A Clara Bennett was a lady's maid in the Gosset household in the 1851 Census but no link to Charles Bennett was found. Emma died in 1926 aged 90 and left £30,001 9s 4d, equivalent to more than one and a quarter million pounds today. She lived at Aucuba, Bath Road, Worthing, and was buried at Heene on 24 February 1926

Burial researcher: 
Angela Levy

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
00/00/1836

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
20/02/1926
Age (at time of death): 
90
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
Aucuba, Bath Road, Worthing, Sussex, England
Personal effects
Executors: 
Edward Frankland Gosset status: Retired Colonel (brother): Adelaide Louisa Gosset status: Spinster (sister)
Probate pounds: 
£30,001

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1851 census: 

High Street, Eltham, Kent

Arthur Gosset, head, 50, Captain retired Royal Artillery; Augusta Gosset, 40, wife; Augusta Gosset, 16, daughter; Emma Gosset, 14, daughter; Arthur W Gosset,13, son; Matthew W E Gosset, 11, son; Mary H Gosset, 9, daughter; Philip H Gosset, 5, son; Laura H Gosset, 4, daughter; Octavia G Emily, 2, daughter; Gertrude M Gosset, 11 months; Emma Hawker, 25, Governess; Isabel Boorman, 50, nurse; Emma Wilks, 28, under nurse; Clara Bennett,22, Ladys Maid;

plus cook, housemaid, coachman and footman

1861 census: 

High Street, Eltham

Arthur Gosset, 60, head, Major retired Royal Artillery, Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Kent, Farmer of 147 acres woodland employing a woodsman all the year and 4 to 16 men 6 months; Augusta Gosset, 50, wife; Augusta L Gosset, 26, daughter; Emma Gosset, 24, daughter; Mary H Gosset, 19, daughter; Philip H Gosset, 15, son, scholar; Laura H Gosset, 14, daughter, scholar; Octavia G E Gosset, 12; Gertrude M Gosset, 14, daughter, scholar; Grace A Gosset, 9, daughter; Adelaide L J Gosset, 7, daughter, scholar; Edward F Gosset, 3, son; Louisa Gosset, 58,  widow, visitor, Fund holder;

Plus cook, housemaid, school room maid, coachman, under nurse and footman

1871 census: 

?       Street, Mortlake, Surrey

Arthur Gosset, 70, head, Major, retired Royal Artillery; Augusta Gosset, 60, wife; Augusta Gosset, 36, daughter; Emma Gosset, 34, daughter; Arthur W Gosset, 33, son, late Captain 2nd

Queens Regiment; Mary H Gosset, 29, daughter; Phlip H Gosset, 25, son; Laura H Gosset, 24, daughter; Octavia Gosset, 22, daughter; Gertrude Gosset, 21, daughter; Grace Gosset, 19, daughter; Adelaide Gosset, 17, daughter;

plus butler, page, cook, housemaid, 2 ladys maids and kitchemaid

1881 census: 

West Park, Mortlake, Surrey

Arthur Gosset, 80, head, Major Royal Artillery; Augusta Gosset,70, wife; Augusta Gosset, 46, daughter;   Emma Gosset, 44, daughter; Arthur W Gosset, 43, son; Philip H Gosset, 35, son; Laura H Gosset, 34, daughter; Octavia G E Gosset, 32, daughter; Grace A Gosset, 29, daughter; Gertrude M Gosset, 27, daughter;

 

plus cook, 2 ladys maids, housemaid, kitchenmaid, coachman and butler

1891 census: 

Courtfield Road, Kensington, London

Augusta Gosset, 80, head, widow, on own means; Augusta L Gosset, 56, daughter, on own means; Emma Gosset, 54, daughter, on own means; Arthur W Gosset, 51 (sic), son, Colonel in the Army half pay; Mary H Gosset, 49, daughter, on own means; Philip H Gosset, 46, son, on own means; Laura H Gosset, 44, daughter, on own means; Octavia G E Gosset, 42, daughter, on own means; Grace A Gosset, 39, daughter, on own means;

plus cook, ladys maid, parlourmaid and housemaid

1901 census: 

58, Palace gardens, Kensington, Loncon

Emma Gosset, 64, living on own means; Adelaide Louisa Gosset, 46, sister, visitor, living on own means;

plus houseparlourmaid and cook

1911 census: 

58, Palace Gardens Terrace, Kensington, London

Emma Gosset, 74, head, private means; Amy Louisa Pettitt, 44, Lady Companion, private means; Adelaide Louisa Julia Gosset, 58, sister;

plus cook and housemaid