Subject: Mary Gould (20) (1893 - 1958)
Father: George Benjamin Gould (11) (b. 11 Dec 1863, d. 29 Jul 1950)
Mother: Mary Ann Quail (93) (b. 13 Feb 1865, d. 25 Dec 1939)

Events

Ages

Timeline

TypeDateDetailsAge
Birth22 Aug 1893Batch, Bristol. [1]0
Baptism10 Sep 1893St Philip & Jacob church, Bristol. [2]0
Witness20 Jun 1898Death; John Gould (13); Stapleton Workhouse, Bristol, Gloucestershire; shown aged 68, with occupation haulier, cause of death senile decay. [3]4
Census 190131 Mar 1901Cotswold Road, Bedminster East, Bristol, Bristol; shown aged 8. [1]7
Witness__ ___ ____Anecdote; Mary Quail (12); when she visited her granddaughter, Mary, she wore a very dressy bonnet but carried her indoor white cotton one in a little hatbox and as soon as she came in she would take off the outdoor one and put on the house one. [4]
Census2 Apr 1911135 Cotswold Road, Bedminster, Bristol; shown as a cigar maker for a tobacco manufacturer, aged 17. [5]17
Witnessbefore __ ___ 1927Anecdote; Charles John Gould (78); Fishponds Workhouse, Bristol; it is believed that when his niece Mary worked in Wills, each year at Christmas tobacco and cigarettes were taken to the workhouse as presents for the inmates and one year she was chosen to go with other workers to go there and her Uncle Charles was in there at that time. She said it was a shock to see him there. He had spent all his money on alcohol. [4],[6]33
Misc__ ___ ____engaged to a man who died during the war. She never married. She had a friend, May German. They went shopping together up Park Street. [7]
Misc__ ___ ____very tall, with a great sense of humour. She lived with her parents, then when her mother died, she looked after her father. [8]
Residencebetween 1950 and 1953135 Cotswold Rd., Bristol. [9]
Misc2 Oct 1950George Benjamin Gould (11) (b. 11 Dec 1863, d. 29 Jul 1950); 135 Cotswold Road, Bedminster, Bristol; She was left the house in his will. [10]57
Occupation__ ___ ____Bristol; forewoman at Wills Tobacco Company. [6]
Will10 Jan 1955135 Cotswold Road, Bedminster, Bristol; she appointed Geroge Hurle and Leonard Gould as executors. The clothes and linen went to her sisters, whilst the rest, including money from the sale of her house, was divided equally between her brothers and sisters or thie family. [11]61
Death1 Feb 1958135 Cotswold Road, Bedminster, Bristol; shown aged 64. She suffered with asthma and was found dead, so may have died from it. She lived on her own in the house after her father died. [12],[8],[13],[14],[14]64
Probate21 Mar 1958Bristol; the value of the estate was £4,733 (£4,695 net). [11]64

Sources

1. S0193: Census 1901 George B Gould, Transcription, 31 Mar 1901, ref: RG13 2362 108 23 #162, 162 Cotswold Rd, Bristol, household of George B Gould; Repository: 1901 census - PRO on-line, Public Record Office.

2. S0430: St Philip & Jacob Bristol baptisms, fiche of original register, various, (various), Bristol Record Office, 'B' Bond Warehouse, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN.

3. S0565: John GOULD death cert 1898; subject: John Gould, Certified copy of death registration FD 403680, General Register Office, PO Box 2, Southport, Merseyside PR8 2JD.

4. S1083: Private communication.

5. S0765: Census 1911 George Benjamin GOULD, Image of Household Forms, 2 April 1911, ref: RG14/14895 Schedule no. 280, 135 Cotswold Road, Bedminster, Bristol, household of George Benjamin Gould; Repository: 1911 census website (www.1911census.co.uk).

6. S0109: Private communication.

7. S0238: Private communication.

8. S0143: Private communication.

9. S0307: Mathews Bristol Street Directories 1899 - 1953, pub: Mathews, 1899 - 1953, Repository: Bristol Central Library, College Green, Bristol.

10. S0977: George Benjamin GOULD will, will of George Benjamin Gould, date 22 Aug 1936, , repository: HM Courts & Tribunals Service, www.theprobateservice.gov.uk.

11. S0980: Mary GOULD (dau of G B Gould) will, will of Mary Gould, date 10 Jan 1955, , repository: HM Courts & Tribunals Service, www.theprobateservice.gov.uk.

12. S0039: Private communication.

13. S0700: FreeBMD website, website url: http://www.freebmd.org.uk.

14. S0755: Calendar of Grants of Probate & Administration, Repository: Birmingham Central Library.