Thomas Charles Gosstray1

#162, (1882-1974)
FatherBen Gosstray2 (1861-1950)
MotherMary Elizabeth Chinnock2 (1862-1940)
Last Edited1 Apr 2022
WikiTree ID:https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gosstray-1.
Thomas Charles Gosstray 1953
Violet Barbara Cheyne and Thomas Charles Gosstray at their wedding, 1953
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Thomas was born in 1882 at the Melbourne suburb of Collingwood.2 He was the son of Ben Gosstray and Mary Elizabeth Chinnock.2

He married Christine Elizabeth James, in 1906 at Victoria..3

He was a religious man, and was a master of the Masonic Lodge at the Melbourne suburb of Clifton Hill.3 Thomas Charles Gosstray was a tailor and mercer in 1940 at at Queens Parade in the Melbourne suburb of North Fitzroy where he had a shop.4,5 Thomas was a Justice of the Peace.4

He married Violet Barbara Cheyne, daughter of Robert Cheyne and Agnethe Evensdatter Sørum, in 1953 at the Melbourne suburb of Kew..2 Thomas Charles Gosstray was a mercer in 1954.6 Thomas and Violet lived in 1954 at at 19 Rowe Street in the Melbourne suburb of Ivanhoe.6 He presumably lived with his spouse Violet at at 45 Henry Street in the Melbourne suburb of Northcote in September 1962.7

His wife Violet died September 1962 at the age of 73, leaving him a widower.

Thomas died in 1974 at the Melbourne suburb of Northcote.2

Family 1

Christine Elizabeth James (1882-31 Jan 1947)
Children

Family 2

Violet Barbara Cheyne (11 Apr 1889-14 Sep 1962)

Citations

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  5. [S1076] Barbara Nicholson, 09:10 - 09:30.
  6. [S483] Australia - Electoral Rolls 1900-1980 - Ancestry.com, Division of Batman, Sub-Division of Delbridge.
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