Died
30 September 1833
Aged 77
Born
1756
Sources
Ancestry
Lancashire Parish Clerk online
Diary of William Fisher 1811-1859 Eds Rollinson & Harrison 1986
North Scale. Dennis Laird 1992
Place
Leonard Gould and family
Moved from its original position, and leaning against the wall to the right of the churchyard entrance, stands the Gould memorial, alongside a couple of others. The Goulds were 'husbandmen' at Roosecote, Scales and North Scale.
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
LEONARD GOULD, late of ROOSCOAT
who departed this life Sepr 30th 1833
Aged 77 Years
Also MARGARET his Wife, who
Departed this Life May 4th 1837
Aged 83 Years
Also of Agnes, Daughter of the above
LEONARD and MARGARET GOULD
who departed this Life on the 9th day
of November 1856, Aged 70 Years.
Also to the memory of LEONARD GOULD
who departed this life November 11th 1858
Aged 28 Years
Also of MARGARET GOULD his sister
who departed this life March 7th 1849
Aged 17 Years.
The Son and Daughter of WILLIAM GOULD
Also of the last named
WILLIAM GOULD who departed this Life
July 6th 1860, Aged 65 Years
Also in memory of
ELIZABETH daughter of the above
LEONARD and MARGARET GOULD
who died at SCALES
January 15th 1879 Aged 81 Years
The Leonard Goulds here take some sorting out:
- Leonard Gould (1756-1833) Grandfather
- Leonard Gould (1783 – 1860) Son
- Leonard Gould (1830 – 1858) Grandson by William
- Leonard Gould (1826 – 1855) Grandson via Leonard?
Grandfather and grandson (by William) are named on the gravestone in Aldingham Churchyard, while the grandson (by Leonard?) is named on a grave at St. Michael’s, Rampside.
Lancashire Parish Clerk online gives us details of the family:
- Leonard Gold (sic) was baptised at Aldingham on 19 Dec 1756, son of Joseph Gold and Margaret.
- Leonard Gold (Jnr) was baptised at Aldingham on 8 October 1783, son of Leonard Gold and Margaret. Abode listed as Scales.
- Agnes Gold was baptised at Aldingham 18 Dec 1785, daughter of Leonard Gold and Margaret.
- Anne Gold was baptised at Aldingham 8 Feb 1789, daughter of Leonard Gold and Margaret.
Margaret Gold was baptised at Aldingham 23 June 1791 (born 9 June), daughter of Leonard Gold and Margaret. Abode Scales.
An interesting note is appended: Dr. (daughter) of Leonard Gold of Scales, Husbandman, son of Joseph Gold, Mariner heretofore of Scales, by Margaret his wife, dr. of Thomas Walker of Cockram, Husbandman, by Margaret his wife, dr. of Thomas Geldert of Scales, Husbandman, by Agnes his wife, dr. of Andrew Atkinson heretofore of Dendron, Husbandman.
However, there is another list of GOULDs:
- Joseph Gould, baptised etc. 10 Oct 1779. Son of Leonard Gould. Abode Scales. Probably son of Leonard & Margaret.
- Anne Gould, baptised etc. 28 April 1793 (born 28 March 1793), daughter of Leonard Gould and Margaret. This entry has the same note appended, though Joseph Gould is described as a Malster. This is possibly an error of transcription. Presumably the first Anne baptised in 1789 had died.
- William Gould, baptised 8 March 1795 (born 8 Feb 1795), son of Leonard Gould and Margaret. (Same note; back to Mariner) This is the William Gould named on the Aldingham stone.
- Elizabeth Gould, baptised etc. 16 June 1797. Daughter of Leonard Gould. Named at the bottom of the gravestone.
At some time the spelling of the name became standardised as Gould.
Electoral Register 1835
Ancestry Poll Book and Electoral Register 1835 Leonard Gould occupier of house and 130 acres of land at Roose Coat.
National Probate Calendar
The National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations) 1860 has GOULD Leonard The Will of Leonard Gould of Scales in the Parish of Aldingham in the County of Lancaster Yeoman deceased who died on 19 July 1860 at Scales aforesaid was proved at Lancaster by the oaths of George Simpson of Little Urswick in the said County Relieving Officer and Richard Simpson of Much Urswick in the said County Farmer the Executors. Effects less than £600. Dated 9 October 1860.
1851 Census
1851 Census for North Scale: Leonard Gould (67), Head, Farmer of 111 acres employing 3 labourers, born Scales; Margaret (62), Wife, born Roose Coat; Agnes (23), daughter, Farmer’s daughter, born Biggar; Richard (4), Grandson, born North Scale; John Jackson (36), Son-in-law, Agricultural labourer, born Millom, Cumberland; Elizabeth Jackson (29), daughter, born Biggar; Elizabeth Jackson (2), Grandaughter, (sic) born North Scale; Leonard Jackson (3 months), Grandson, born North Scale; James Todd (17), Agricultural labourer, born Millom.
Two doors away, past the Howsons, lived Leonard Gould (25), Agricultural labourer, born North Scale; Mary Gould (25), Wife, born Southend, Walney; William Gould (2), Son, born North Scale; Thomas Geldart Gould (1 month), Son, born North Scale.
Leonard Gould (Grandson) married Mary Simpson at the Parish Church of Ulverston 20 November 1847.
Leonard Gould married Margaret Geldart at St. Cuthbert’s, Aldingham on 29 Dec 1778.
Another Leonard Gould married Margaret Lowther on 1 January 1820 at the Parish Church, Dalton.
Elizabeth Gould married John Jackson at St Mary’s, Dalton in 1848 (Cumbria BMD)
1841 Census
The 1841 Census for Roosecoat has Leonard Gold (sic) (55), farmer; Margaret Gold (50); Elizabeth Gold (20); Margaret Gold (15); Leonard Gold (15); Agness (sic) Gold (13); Richard Gold (11); Jane Gold (9); John Jackson (25), Agricultural labourer; James Newby? (15), Agric. Lab.; James Hawton? (15), Agric. Lab; Joseph Gould (61), Independent Means; Eliza? Johnson, schoolmistress.
1851 Census
The Leonard Gould who was living in North Scale in 1851, was most likely the “Grave” of the Gravewick of North Scale in 1848, and again in 1851. [From the “Town Book” of North Scales transcribed by Harper Gaythorpe, quoted in “North Scale” by Dennis Laird 1992, opp. P26]
Joseph Gould of Rooscoat died 1 September 1842 aged 62 years, and is buried at Rampside. I assume that this is the eldest Leonard’s brother.
Also in Rampside Churchyard there is a gravestone, lying on its back, which reads:
IN LOVING
MEMORY OF
LEONARD GOULD
FLECKNO, WARWICKSHIRE.
WHO DIED FEB.24. 1855. AGED 29 YEARS.
ALSO IN LOVING AND
AFFECTIONATE REMEMBRANCE OF
MARY,
HIS WIDOW, WHO DIED AT BARROW, JAN. 8. 1887
AGED 61 YEARS INTERRED HERE.
ALSO OF WILLIAM SON OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED JAN.26. 1869, AGED 19 YEARS.
ALSO OF THOMAS GELDERT;
SON OF THE ABOVE WHO DIED SEP.30. 1871,
AGED 20 YEARS.
Diary of William Fisher of Barrow 1811 – 1859
The Diary of William Fisher of Barrow 1811 – 1859 (Centre for North-West Regional Studies, University of Lancaster 1986) eds Rollinson and Harrison, has several mentions of the Goulds. They are reproduced here with the original spelling/grammar:
1812 29 Feby Cr Lowder [Lowther] Married to Margt Gould of rose Cote.
1820 1 Jany Lenard Gould Married Margt Lowder Both of Roose Coat
1833 30 Sep Lenord Gould of Rooscoat Died very suddenly he was sitting in a Neighbours House he fell out of His Chair and Expired Immediately aged 76 years.
1842 16 Septr Died at Piel Island Joseph Gould on the first September aged 62 years
1847 20 Nov Married at Dalton by the Revd Mr Morgan Curate Mr. Leonard Gould of North Scale, to Miss Simpson of Southend same place same time Mr Jno Jackson of Biggar to Miss Gould of Northscale all in the Isle of Walney (plus another 3 marriages “same time and place”).
