Dr William Gosse

Dr William Gosse

• Birth: ca.1813
• Death: 20 July 1883
• Parents: John Gosse Sr.
• Wife: Agnes Grant.
• Arrival: 31 December 1850 Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
• Occupation: Medical practitioner
• Children: Agnes Grant Hay; William Christie Gosse, who married his brother in laws daughter Agnes; Charles; one more daughter and 2 more sons.

Children as per My Heritage tree:

• Agnes Grant Gosse (Hay)1838 - 1909
• David Grant Gosse 1841 - 1880
• Henry Gosse 1848 - 1888
• Julia Gosse
• Mary Gosse (Melville) 1839 - 1924 Marriage to: Alexander Melville Dec 7 1859 Adelaide, South Australia
• William Christie Gosse 1842 - 1881
• Charles Gosse 1849 - 1885
• My Heritage Tree

He was a cousin of the naturalist, Philip Henry Gosse (1810-1888). In 1850 Dr and Mrs Gosse with four sons and two daughters migrated to Adelaide hoping to cure the father's bronchitis. Dr Gosse became an active citizen of Adelaide, among other achievements originating the Home for Incurables, forming the second branch of the British Medical Association outside England and becoming the first warden of the Senate of the University of Adelaide.

References:

• Dr William Gosse Surgeon