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|| ====The earliest family records to hand date back to 1720, taken from the graveyard of St Michael's church, Aldbourne, Wiltshire England, and from a letter left by WILLIAM GOULD of Thrupp Farm, Harrington.====
 * A SHORT HISTORY OF THE GOULD FAMILY SINCE 1720

The following is a copy:
====//"Died January 6th, 1855, on Monday morning last at Thrupp Farm, Harrington, after a short illness, borne with Christian fortitude, Martha the beloved wife of Mr William Gould, aged 41 years. Most deservedly respected by a numerous circle of friends and relatives, and leaving a family of seven children to mourn this irreparable loss.//====

The remaining four children survived - Henry, Emily, Thomas and Francis.
====HENRY came to Australia around 1871 to seek his fortune on the Kalgoolie gold fields. He soon decided he could do better merchandising. Later he moved to Perth where he met and married Francis Amelia DALTON, and opened a hardware business in Subiaco, then a suburb on the outskirts of Perth, and prospered.====

====In 1907 the family decided to go to America. Soon after their arrival, Hubert (the 4th child) sent for his fiancee Beatrice Grace WATTS to join him. They were married and lived in Seattle where their son William and daughter Nora were born .... their father hoisting the Australian flag over the house claiming them as British citizens rather than American.====

====In 1912 the family returned to Australia leaving two daughters behind. May married a rancher from Montana named Parkes Penwell (the town of Penwell is named after him - //unconfirmed//). Gwen married Ffloyd Matson who started the Matson Shipping Line. Both remained in the USA with their families.====

====When World War 1 was declared Charles went off with the first contingent and was at the landing at Gallipoli. At war's end he returned as a captain and took up a soldier's block in the Mildura district raising grapes for the dried fruit industry.He prospered, became mayor of Mildura and was awarded a C.B.E. for services to the community. He died in 1963 aged 84.====

====Hubert joined the AIF shortly after his brother sailed, and, as a second Lieutenant, was among the first replacements at Gallipoli. After attaining the rank of Major Hubert was mortally wounded in France and died on 8th May, 1918. He is buried in France.==== ====Hubert was survived by Grace and the three children. They grew up in Manly (living in Woodland St) and battled through the depression years. Both William (Bill) and Charles served in WW2. Bill joined the Air Force whilst Charles served in the middle east with the 8th Army and later in the Pacific.====

====In September 1943 Charles married Hazel ANDERSON and they had four children; Marilyn, Ian, Colin and Lorraine. In 1951 the family moved to Burraneer Bay Rd, Cronulla. This remained the family home until 1976 when Charles and Hazel moved to Arcadia Vale following retirement.==== ====Charles worked in a variety of jobs including a stint in the late 1950' early 1960's when he and Hazel ran a small grocery shop in Kirrawee. The later part of his working life was spent as a bailiff at Bankstown Courthouse. Charles was confined to a wheelchair for the last few years of his life.==== ====Hazel, a nursing sister prior to marriage, spent many years nursing in convalescent hospitals especially after the children reached high school age. Hazel died of breast cancer in January 1985 after a fairly long illness. Charles died two years later in May 1987.==== ||
 * [[image:Francis_and_Henry.jpg width="355" height="581" align="center" caption="Francis and Henry Gould "]] || [[image:H_Gould_draper.jpg width="768" height="368" align="center"]] ||

Hubert Valentine Gould, Charles Edward Gould, Charles, Hazel and family
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