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Gasser Family
« on: Monday 25 June 18 11:53 BST (UK) »
My Mother's maiden name was Gasser. Her father's family was from Winchester. Interested in when this name first appeared in the area

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Re: Gasser Family
« Reply #1 on: Monday 25 June 18 13:42 BST (UK) »
Welcome to RootsChat! ;D

There are 15 Gasser people on the 1841 census in Hampshire - all in Winchester & Hursley.
Earliest date of birth is 1781.

Parish records will take you back further.
Garrad (Suffolk, Essex, Somerset), Crocker (Somerset), Vanstone (Devon, Jersey), Sims (Wiltshire), Bridger (Kent)

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Re: Gasser Family
« Reply #2 on: Monday 25 June 18 13:56 BST (UK) »
From FreeREG;
Earliest Gasser Marriages I can find;

Ellen GASSER /Thomas BAILEY 16 Aug 1824, Hampshire, Winchester : St Maurice
Mary Ann CASTOR /James GASSER 24 Feb 1834, Hampshire   Winchester : St Maurice

1851/1861 Census James Gasser is born c 1803/4 Staffordshire

1851 Ellen Bailey is born c 1806 Southampton, Hampshire, her Husband Thomas from Staffs and they are living there.
(her christening is on Familysearch.Org as Eleanor 1805 to James/Rebecca)

She is the earliest Gasser christening on F/S. Org I can find 1770-1810

Her Parents appear to be;
James GASSER/Rebecca SHORTER who married 18 Feb 1803 Cannock, Staffs
(FreeREG)

Her Father may still be alive in 1841;
James Gasser, 60, China Shop Keeper, Dealer, not born in County
Sarah Gasser, 31
Geo Painter, 4

I did not look at possisble variants of the surname eg Gassor

Others may be able to help more.

Trish :)
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Re: Gasser Family
« Reply #3 on: Monday 25 June 18 18:23 BST (UK) »
Thanks, Trish. My great-great grandad was born 1821


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Re: Gasser Family
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 26 June 18 07:43 BST (UK) »
Hi,
Lookng at the transcripts the first baptism I can see at Winchester is a William in 1815. The first in the wider area is an Eleanor at Southampton in 1805.
HTH
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Allen, Brown, West - Berkshire
Caesar, Dicker, Lamden, West - Hampshire
Hicks, Martin, Masters - Kent, Middlesex
Hancox/Hancock/Hancocke - Warwickshire
Gardner - Devon
Traylen - Essex & Jersey

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Re: Gasser Family
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 26 June 18 14:24 BST (UK) »
Thank you, Peter. That confirms my hunch that the Gassers came to England from Germany at the end of the 18th century. We may never know why.

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Re: Gasser Family
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 27 June 18 09:52 BST (UK) »
I dont think you can be conclusive about that. The surname may have had variants eg Gassor.

There were Gasser's in Staffordshire mid 1750's and a Gessyer Bapt Berkshire 1582.
(FreeREG)

Just searching Familysearch.Org, any event, Gasser, 1700-1800 brings up entries in several counties and that is without variants of the surname.

Trish :)
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Re: Gasser Family
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 27 June 18 10:32 BST (UK) »
That's really interesting. My Grandad's family had no idea that their name was of German origin. I learned about it in the 1950s.

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Re: Gasser Family
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 27 June 18 11:00 BST (UK) »
I dont want to post much as you may have other queries on Rootschat that have covered this.

Is this you great-great grandad was born 1821?

Henry GASSOR
Birth Date: 5 Jul 1821
Baptism Date: 22 Jul 1821
Baptism Place:  Bray, Berkshire, England
Father: James Gassor
Mother: Rebecca Shorter

His siblings are Bapt as Gessar/Gesser

Burials;
JAMES Gasser
age 60, birth: 1781   
burial: 3 March 1842   Winchester, Hampshire         
REBECCA Gasser
age 57, birth: 1781   
burial: 24 May 1838, Winchester, Hampshire

Trish :)

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