Frank Gostick1

#3745, (1898 - 1972)
FatherGeorge Gostick1 (1865 - 1942)
MotherMinnie Fernee1 (1863 - 1940)
Relationships2nd great-grandson of Peter Godart
2nd great-grandson of Samuel Fernee
Extended Family
ChartsSamuel Fernee & Mary Harris - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart
Peter Godart & Mary Dowson - collapsible 6 generation descendant chart
BirthFrank Gostick was born in Aug 1898 in Wheat Hampstead, Hertfordshire.2,3
 
(with Parents) 1901 CensusHe appeared on the 1901 Census of Luton, Bedfordshire with his parents. Frank was 2 and born in Wheathampstead, Herts.2 
Passenger ListGeorge, Geo Thomas, and Alexander Gostick were listed on a manifest dated 10 Apr 1910 for the Lake Manitoba, arriving in St John, New Brunswick, from Liverpool. Their destination was Winnipeg and the family was Baptist. George was 43, married, a hat manufacturer who intended to farm. Geo Thomas was 17 and a carpenter. Alexander was 15 and an engineer apprentice.
Minnie, 46, and Frank, 11, arrived in Quebec from Liverpool on 9 September 1910 aboard the Victorian.4 
(with Parents) 1911 CensusHe appeared on the 1911 Census of Winnipeg, Manitoba with his parents. Frank was born in August 1898 in England, was 12, and worked as a clerk in a department store 10 weeks at 54? hours/week for $30 total.3 
(with Parents) 1916 CensusFrank appeared on the 1916 Census of Kildonan, Manitoba with his parents. He was 18 and worked as a bookkeeper for the CPR. His brothers were serving overseas.5 
(with Parents) 1921 CensusFrank appeared on the 1921 Census of West Kildonan, Manitoba with his parents. He was 22, born in England, immigrated in 1910, and was a clerk for the CPR, earning $900.6 
DirectoryHe was listed in the 1922 Winnipeg, Manitoba, directory as Frank emp CPR (at his father's address.)7 
NoteFrank married but had no children. His wife Ada Elizabeth (maiden name Kirkby) died in 1965 in Burnaby, BC. Their address was 4319 Rumble Street and her death certificate noted that she had lived in BC 3 years.1,8 
DeathFrank died on 3 Nov 1972 in Burnaby, British Columbia.
Details from the certificate: Frank Gostick, lived in BC 15 years, in Canada since 1912, residence 3731 West 6th Ave Vancouver, widower from Ada Kirkby, born 1 August 1898 in England, age 74, worked for Canadian Pacific Railways until 1959, father George Gostick born Italy [sic], mother Minnie Fernie born England. The informant was Janet B Wright, friend.9 
Last Edited3 Aug 2014

Citations

  1. Letters from Bernice Ellor, Winnipeg, Manitoba, to J Kolthammer, dated various, 1997.
  2. Image of the 1901 Census for England & Wales, RG 13/1515 folio 132.
  3. 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Manitoba, Winnipeg (24), subdistrict 87, page 14.
  4. Passenger Lists, 1865-1935, Library and Archives Canada images, viewed at Ancestry.
  5. 1916 Census for Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Manitoba, Selkirk, ED 1, Page 46.
  6. 1911 Census for Canada. Image from Library and Archives Canada viewed at Ancestry.com. Manitoba, Selkirk, SD 1, Page 19.
  7. Henderson's Winnipeg Directory, 1922 (Heritage Quest online, digitized).
  8. British Columbia Death Registration. Ada Elizabeth Gostick, #1965-09-004510.
  9. British Columbia Death Registration. Frank Gostick, #1972-09-015673.