Edward Gostick and Gwen Ireland
In speaking with my great auntie Claire a while ago, her husband, nickname "Duck" (can't for the life of me remember his given name) is my grandfather's brother.... she slipped up and told me that my father, Gerald Sheldon Gostick wasn't a Gostick child.ARGHHHH... confusion, concern!!!
The story is like this.....
Gerald Sheldon (my father) was born to Gwen Ireland and (until now I thought) Edward Gostick in March 1933, Gwen and Ed divorced in the mid-late 40's. Edward died, I beleive of blood posioning some 15 or so years later (dates are very bad, my brother who knows an awful lot won't spill beans for me)...
Anyway, according to great aunt Claire, Gwen was actually pregnant before she married Edward, and the child (my father) wasn't Ed Gostick's in the first place (how noble of ol' Edward there!!)
I don't think my father knew anything of this because he held very dear memories of his great grannie....in fact,I remember my father driving to Bear's Pond/Footes Bay area to vist his great grannie's shack,(no kidding it was a real shack, red tar paper, small porch, if you looked in the windows you could still see the crusty yellow wallpaper and some furnishings)....anyway.
Phew, if anyone has heard of this crusty little tale of Gwen Ireland and Edward Gostick, and can provid some info/insight, that would be great, and well appreciated.