William Henry Goss
Born 1833
Died 4 January 1906
Active: 1861 - 1906
Country of birth and death: England
Sculptor, modeller, parian manufacturer
Born in London.
Wealth at death: £59,603 14s. 5d.
Probate date: 28 August 1906
Locations
Address 10 Stoke Villas Stoke-on-Trent | View on map
1861 (Circa)
Address Rode Heath Odd Rode Congleton | View on map
1881 (Circa)
Address 1 Kirkham Street Stoke-on-Trent | View on map
1891 - 1901
Address Ashfield Cottage Stoke-on-Trent | View on map
1906
Institutional and Business Connections
Employed at Copeland (William Taylor Copeland)
1857 (Circa) - 1858 (Circa)
Chief artist at Copeland: see Stuart 'People of the Potteries' (1985), p. 106.
Descriptions of Practice
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
'Parian Manufacturer employing 14 Men, 12 women & 35 boys' and his brother Abner Goss (born c.1838 in London) 'Manager at Parian Works'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
'Porcelain Manufacturer employing 17 men'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
'Manufacturer of Porcelain'
Occupation given in Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
'Porcelain Manufacturer' employer
Sources
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1861
2005
Class: RG 9; Piece: 1939; Folio: 55; Page: 6; GSU roll: 542891
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1881
2004
Class: RG11; Piece: 3536; Folio: 83; Page: 26; GSU roll: 1341846
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891
2004
Class: RG12; Piece: 2175; Folio: 103; Page: 19; GSU Roll: 6097285
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1901
2005
Class: RG13; Piece: 2608; Folio: 100; Page: 43
England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966
2010
Name: William Henry Goss
Probate Date: 28 Aug 1906
Death Date: 4 Jan 1906
Death Place: Staffordshire, England
Registry: London, England
London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
2010
Name: William Henry Goss
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 27 Oct 1833
Father's Name: Richard Goss
Mother's name: Sophia Sarah Goss
Parish or Poor Law Union: Spitalfields Christ Church with St Mary and St Stephen
Borough: Tower Hamlets
Register Type: Parish Registers
People and the Potteries. A Dictionary of Local Biography Volume 1
1985
p. 106.
Citing this record
'William Henry Goss', Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951, University of Glasgow History of Art and HATII, online database 2011 [http://sculpture.gla.ac.uk/view/person.php?id=msib4_1233242233, accessed 29 May 2023]