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Birth23 Sep 1899, Woolverstone, Suffolk
Baptism30 Sep 1899, Woolverstone, Suffolk
Deathca Nov 1977, Ipswich district, Suffolk
General6th s. 2nd s. to survive his parents.
MotherSusan Jane Hicks (ca1862-ca1931)
Notes for Arthur Basil Gosling
His baptism transcription:

Source Suffolk Baptism Index (Part 4)
Record set Suffolk Baptism Index 1538-1911
First name(s) Arthur Basil
Last name Gosling
Baptism year 1899
County Suffolk
Country England
Place Woolverstone
Mother's first name(s) Susan Jane
Father's first name(s) George
Baptism date 30 Sep 1899
Parish St Michael
Father's occupation Blacksmith
Residence Woolverstone
Notes bn 23 Sep
Entry No 766
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In the 1911 census he was entered as 9 years old when he was definitely 11.  I am surprised at this error and cannot explain it.
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In 1919 an Arthur B Gosling joined the National Union of Railwaymen in Ipswich, Suffolk.
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In 1949, when he would have been 52, an Arthur B Gosling married Irene M Smith in Norwich.  There are 5 Arthur B Goslings born between 1890 and 1930 of which one was born in Norwich and is a more likely candidate for this marriage.
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No electoral rolls can be found for him to see if anyone was sharing his domain.
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Absolutely no sign of him in the 1939 Register.
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His death index, there was only one "Arthur Basil Gosling" born in England and Wales 1899 +/-1year, so it has to be him:

First name(s) ARTHUR BASIL
Last name GOSLING
Gender Male
Birth day 3
Birth month 10
Birth year 1899
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 1977
District Ipswich
County Suffolk
Volume 10
Page 2618
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

The birth date in this death index is unusually different to the baptism and birth dates which are earlier.  My current view is that the informant quite simply got the birth date wrong.
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No will found.
Last Modified 9 Aug 2019Created 14 May 2022 by Tim Powys-Lybbe
Re-created by Tim Powys-Lybbe on 14 May 20220