Gosnell Family Tree

Events

Birth	before 1631-04-05
Death	before 1706-10-27
Baptism	1631-04-05 at St. Mary's, Shrewsbury
Burial	1706-10-27 at St. Chad's, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
Will	1703-08-19
Probate	1766-02-17 at Shrewsbury

Parents

Father	Gosnell/Gosnold, Henry
Mother	?, Ann
Siblings	Gosnell, Robert Gosnell, Henry Gosnell, Thomas Gosnell, William Gosnell, John Gosnell, Richard Gosnell, Bridget Gosnell, George Gosnell, Benjamin Gosnell, Anna Gosnell, Theodosia

Families

Married	Wife	?, Ann
	Children	Gosnell, Richard Gosnell, Edward Gosnell, William Gosnell, Catherine Gosnell, Martha

Narrative

London Merchant and then Mayor of Shrewsbury (1682).

Looks like he may have been a successful London wine merchant, bought land near Shrewsbury and built Rossall there in 1677...

http://www.geocities.com/shrewsbury_walk/castle2.htm

"In 1686, the arms, munition and cannon were removed from the castle which then ceased to have any military role. From the reign of James II until the 18th century the castle became a private home; it was reported that Mr. Gosnell of Rossall who leased the castle had made alterations "making it an inconvienient and dismal domicile." When the lease was taken over by Sir William Pulteney, the castle was, however, modernised by the famous engineer, Thomas Telford, a friend of Sir Pulteney."

"Petition of Edward Gosnell, and Francis Bourchier, of London, merchants, to the Duke of Ormond
Written from: Dublin

Date: 4 February 1667

Shelfmark: MS. Carte 154, fol(s). 110v

Document type: Copies

Plaint of debt against [Major] Nicholas Bayly. [With the Order thereupon.] "

our man ? - or maybe his son ?

http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/projects/carte/carte45.html

what is going on here ?

http://www.a2a.org.uk/search/documentxsl.asp?com=1&i=5&nbKey=1&stylesheet=xsl\A2A_com.xsl&keyword=gosnell&properties=0601

http://r-alston.co.uk/ch_eng.htm

BICTON shr Rossall
Gosnell 1677
Built by Edward Gosnell, London merchant who became Mayor of Shrewsbury. P. Reid, Guide to Country Houses, II, 1980.