Gertrude Annie Gosling was born 7/9/1884 to Frederick & Mary Ann - nee Allen - Gosling, at 22 Lake Street, Bristol. Her father was a Wood Sawyer

1908 Gertrude Annie Gosling married George Matthews in 1908, both living in Downend Road , Horfield, Bristol - she at no. 6, he at no. 17

Gertrude in 1910 with her firstborn, Frederick Matthews.

Gertrude & George Matthews had the following children:

• Frederick William George Matthews 1910-1987.
• Arthur Matthews 1913-1937
• Ronald Edgar Matthews 1915-1954
• Doris May Matthews 1917-1990
• Harold Matthews 1917-1918 died from falling out of his pram
• Joan Mary Matthews,1926, married Arthur Charles Curtis and I am in contact with their son, Philip Curtis, to whom Many Thanks for his contribution to this page and to the wider Gosling history

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Frederick, George, Arthur, Ronald, Gertrude & Doris in 1924 . . . . . . . . . . Joan Matthews -1943, in the Land Army

1911C. Gertrude Matthews in 1 room at 89 Lower Cheltenham Place, Bristol with her year old son - her husband George was a 27-year-old Able Seaman on the 'First Class Cruiser' HMS Kent. On census night, the Kent was about 30km off the coast of Chile opposite the town of Los Vilos.

Frederick Gosling