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2 September 1909
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Joseph Frederick Gascoigne (3539)
Another impressive monument to someone with an ordinary, if skilled, occupation. Memory told me that Gascoigne was the family name of the victims in the 1949 Ealing film “Kind Hearts and Coronets”, (Dir. Robert Hamer) with Alec Guinness and Dennis Price, among others, and I spent the research thinking that this was the case, especially when Fairfax Gascoigne appeared in the family line. Alas, memory is imprecise, and when I looked it up, the family name in the film turned out to be D’Ascoyne. Close, but no cigar!
IN
LOVING
MEMORY OF
JOSEPH FREDERICK GASCOIGNE
WHO DIED SEP. 2ND 1909
AGED 54 YEARS
To which has been added
ALSO BEATRICE
HIS BELOVED WIFE
WHO DIED DEC. 4TH 1939
AGED 84 YEARS
ALSO LEWIS, SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED DEC 17TH 1936
AGED 54 YEARS
ALSO EMILY, THEIR DAUGHTER
WHO DIED JAN 25TH 1973
1861 Census
In the 1861 Census living at Westgate, Wakefield were the Gascoigne family, entertainingly transcribed as Gasevine by Ancestry. William H. Gascoigne (45) Married, is an engraver, born Leeds, Yorks; children Tom N? Gascoigne (23) Lithographer, born Leeds; Ann Gascoigne (21) no occupation recorded, born Leeds; Emma Gascoigne (18) no occupation recorded; Fairfax Gascoigne (9) Scholar, born Leeds; and Joe F. Gascoigne (3) Scholar, born Wakefield, make up the household. Mrs. Gascoigne must have been elsewhere on Census night.
1871 Census
In the 1871 Census of Wakefield, living at Rodney Yard are William H. Hargreaves (53) Engraver and Painter, born Leeds, Yorkshire; wife Margaret Hargreaves (57) Engraver’s Wife, born Leeds; Fairfax Gascoigne (20) Lawyer’s Clerk, born Leeds; and Joseph F. Gascoigne (16) Carriage Trimmer, born Wakefield, Yorks. A carriage trimmer installed and repaired the interiors of railway coaches – RMW
An interesting article about the family, particularly Fairfax and his son, can be found at wakefieldfhs.org.uk
Joseph and Beatrice’s marriage certificate shows them getting married on 29 September 1877 in the Parish Church of All Saints, Wakefield, Yorkshire. Joseph Frederick Gascoigne (22) Coach Builder of Northgate, Wakefield, father William Hector Gascoigne, engraver, married Beatrice Markinson (21) of Westgate, Wakefield, father William Markinson, Pitt-sinker (sic).
1881 Census
Joseph Gascoigne was already in Barrow at the time of the 1881 Census, living as a Boarder at 6 Back Hartington Street (later renamed Wordsworth Street). The full household was Frederick C. Wales (30) Coach Painter, born Bridlington, Yorkshire; Fanny Jane Wales (23) born Ireland; Frederick Henry Wales (under 1) Son, born Barrow; Joseph F. Gascoigne (27) Married, Boarder, Coach Trimmer, born Wakefield, Yorks; and a second household in the same house of Thomas Pilkington (29) Joiner, born Carlisle, Cumberland; wife Sarah Ann Pilkington (24) born Carlisle; and son William Joseph Pilkington (3 months) born Barrow.
On 29 July 1883 Lewis Gascoigne born 13 December 1882, son of Joseph Frederick Gascoigne (Coachbuilder) and Beatrice, was baptised in All Saints, Wakefield.
1891 Census
In the 1891 Census the Gascoignes are living at 17 Telford Street, Barrow. Head of the household is Joseph F. Gascoigne (36) Coach Maker, born Wakefield, Yorkshire; married to Beatrice Gascoigne (35) born Wakefield; and with children Albert M. Gascoigne (12) Scholar, born Wakefield; Harry Gascoigne (11) Scholar, born Wakefield; Emily Gascoigne (9) Scholar, born Barrow, Lancs; Lewie (sic) Gascoigne (8) Scholar, born Barrow; Frederick Gascoigne (5) Scholar, born Barrow; and Beatrice A. Gascoigne (10 months) born Barrow. Neighbours in the next three houses include two Railway Coach Body Makers, a Locomotive Engine Driver; an Apprentice Boiler Maker, and a Railway Guard. Furness Railway Headquarters and Works were just down the road at St. George’s Square.
1901 Census
The 1901 Census sees them at 49 Marsh Street. The places of birth remain the same, and the household contains J. F. Gascoigne (46) Railway Coach Trimmer; Beatrice Gascoigne (45); Albert Gascoigne (22) Compositor (Print); Henry Gascoigne (21) Assistant Pawnbroker; Emily Gascoigne (19) Dressmaker (Own Account); Lewis Gascoigne (18) Brass Moulder; Fred. Gascoigne (15) no occupation recorded; Beatrice Ann Gascoigne (10) no occupation recorded.
The National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations) 1909 has:
GASCOIGNE Joseph Frederick of 51 Ramsden-street Barrow-in-Furness Lancashire coach trimmer died 2 September 1909 at the North Lonsdale Hospital Barrow-in-Furness Probate Lancaster 13 September to Beatrice Gascoigne widow. Effects £451.
1911 Census
After Joseph’s death, the 1911 Census shows Beatrice Gascoigne (55) Widow, born Wakefield, living at 51 Ramsden Street, Barrow, with Emily Gascoigne (29) Daughter, Single, Dressmaker, born Barrow; Lewis Gascoigne (28) Son, Single, Brassmoulder (Shipbuilding), born Barrow; Frederick Gascoigne (25) Son, Single, Coppersmith (Shipbuilding), born Barrow; Beatrice Annie Gascoigne (20) Daughter, Single, Shop Assistant (Grocery Shop), born Barrow; and Beatrice Gascoigne (4) Grandchild, born Barrow. There is no indication whose daughter this Beatrice is. She is not registered in the Cumbria BMD website.
1939 Register
In the 1939 Register, Beatrice Gascoigne (DoB 26 November 1856) Widow, Incapacitated, is still at 51 Ramsden Street, Barrow. Also in the house are two of her children, Harry Gascoigne (DoB 26 June 1878) General Labourer; and Emily Gascoigne (DoB 29 August 1881) (Clerk) Unpaid Domestic Duties. I do not know why “clerk” is in brackets.
The National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations) 1939 has:
GASCOIGNE Beatrice of 51 Ramsden-street Barrow-in-Furness Lancashire widow died 4 December 1939 Probate Manchester 28 December to Harry Gascoigne labourer and Frederick Gascoigne fruit salesman. Effects £940 8s 3d.
No-one is certain why Edward Sankey took photographs of graves in the period 1910-1920ff. Were they advertising the skills of his friend William Hull, or later Hull and Fairbairn? Were they to be made into postcards that the bereaved family could send to members who were not able to attend the funeral?
In this case, and a few others, there may have been a connection to the Furness Railway, where Edward Sankey Snr. worked.
The historic photograph is from the Sankey Family Photographic Collection, courtesy of Cumbria Archives.
