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, née 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

Researcher: Angela Levy

Date of Death: 20/02/1926

Cause of death: Unknown

Address line 1: Aucuba

Address line 3: Bath Road

Town: Worthing

County: Sussex

Country: England

Obituary

No obituary has been entered.

Personal Effects

Money left to others: £30001 9 s 4 d

Current value of effects: Not calculated

1851

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, Lady’s Maid;

plus cook, housemaid, coachman and footman

1861

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

?       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 2^nd

Queen’s 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 lady’s maids and kitchemaid

1881

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 lady’s maids, housemaid, kitchenmaid, coachman and butler

1891

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, lady’s maid, parlourmaid and housemaid

1901

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

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