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This is one several pages provided as a vehicle for posting questions related to Bagshot people and families that other readers might be able to answer. The index to these is here. Please scroll down to the message pad to ask a question or provide an answer.

If you are seeking genealogical information about your ancestors then look at the page entitled "looking for your roots" where I tell you where the old church records are archived, and offer some further suggestions and information sources to help your search. I am not able to provide any information from such old records or to conduct research on your behalf.

I have another page for general questions about Bagshot.

Desmond Hastings

Sue writes: Desmond Hastings used to run a mobile vegetable coach and also a shop with Arthur Hastings, next to Duncan Hamiltons in The Square. These were both started from the 1950's I think. Any information or photographs would be appreciated. 7038.407

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Ron Frost

Ron was one of the 1st Bagshot scouts during the post-war years and was Scout Master from 1952 until 1961 when he took a job working in London. Ron would like to contact anyone who remembers him or the scouts in those days. ref612-jan06

Hungarian Refugee - Joseph (Jozef ?)

Richard asks Can anyone remind me of a surname? During the uprising in Hungary (1952-53-54?) we took in a Hungarian refugee who lived with us on Vicarage Road. He went to work at Warterers Nurseries. We moved away and I joined the Forces but I understand that he stayed in Bagshot, and at Waterers, and became quite a senior member of the staff there. Does anyone who worked there, perhaps, remember him or know of his whereabouts now?

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Eric Gilbert

From Joe Peel: 1638.1206

Does anyone remember Eric Gilbert? He was a bookmaker and was married to my mother's cousin Mary. I remember holidaying with them in the late 1960s and going to the bookies shops with Eric. He had two or three shops in the area. I was looking for his name on the web and found this link to Bagshot. I have his old tan crombie coat that he would have worn at Ascot and such like when he was on the courses.

Gosden, Berry & Webb

Alan Gosden writes:

I come from two old Bagshot families, Berry and Gosden. It was suggested the Gosden's originated in West End, Bisley or Windsor. My grandfather had four sisters, one, Kate Gosden (I think her married name was Webb) lived in Vicarage Road, Bagshot, possibly died in late 60s or early 70s.
I would like any news of members of the family, are there any members still around Bagshot? I think some of the Webb family may still be around. I would also like to contact old friends. Can anyone help ?

Jane has written from the USA about her Bagshot ancestors and would welcome contact with anyone else with any connection to these people: 1827.704

My 4th great Grandmother is Margaret Gosden (b abt 1777) in Mary LeBone, Bagshot. She died 7 April 1863 at Chobham. She married Thomas Wild / Wilds (b 1775 d 11 Sep 1857). They had eight children born in Bagshot, probably between the years of 1795 and 1828: Eliza, Diana (born 1799 and died in America in 1864), Lucy, Ann, Sarah, John, Margaret and Mary.

Alison seeks information about Laura Mary Gosden and her husband Jack Davis

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Thomas Huddle, born in 1873

From Peter Bosley:

I am researching my grand father Thomas Huddle, born in 1873. He appears on the 1881 Census as a resident of The Royal Albert Orphan School aged 8 years.
Are there any records from the School during this time, that might confirm my grand father's background.
I understand that he joined the Gordon Highlanders as a boy soldier and I have a photograph of him in the Regiment's uniform aged probably around 15 years. The photograph was taken at a Guildford studio. He was in the band and after 11 years transferred to the Coldstream Guards band where he served for a further 21 years.
I believe he had a sister, a little older than him, who I only know as Aunt Kitt. ?

I have forwarded Peter's questions about school records to the Old Boy's Association, but can you help Peter? If you can add anything to this, or any other enquiry, please reply using the message pad below.

Gatfield

Davina writes from Spain .. 218.402

I have been tracing my ancestors for a couple of years now. They arrived in Windlesham in the early 1800s and stayed there until the 1970s. The main name that I have been tracing is Gatfield.
Family rumours have it that my great grandparents John Gatfield and Elizabeth Soan met while they were working at Bagshot Park, I enquired about staff records for the 1880s but had no reply from Bagshot Park and the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle could not help me.
I have many lines still to follow, what happened to Theresa Gatfield who was a domestic servant in the 1881 census? Emily Gatfield and William Hawthorne who married shortly after the 1881 census? Walter Gatfield? Edith Gatfield?
I have quite a bit of information which I would be delighted to share with "distant" cousins. Other names include Rackley, Dare and Soan.
Apparently my great Grandfather also worked for Fromows and I was wondering whether any photos existed of that time. I have the book "Nurserymen to the World" and saw that there were quite a few staff photos of Waterer's, do any still exist of the Fromows staff.
Any help or connections would be greatly appreciated. I live in Spain so most of my research has been done over the Internet. Thanks and congratulations for a brilliant village web-site.

From a lady in New Zealand:

My Grandad was a Gatfield and apparently he was spanish! I would like to know more!

I was able to introduce this lady, and Emily Gatfield and William Hawthorne's great great granddaughter, who has also written to me, to Davina. 8024.308

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