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Title: Gesling family in Paris
Post by: dismo on Sunday 24 April 11 07:55 BST (UK)

I am seeking information about a Gesling family based in Paris from 1830 onwards, reginald gesling was the funeral director attached to the british embassy

Title: Re: Gesling family in Paris
Post by: jorose on Sunday 24 April 11 18:39 BST (UK)

http://www.oscholars.com/RBA/twenty-one/21.15/handbag.htm
 - Reginald Gesling was a signatory on the death certificate of Oscar Wilde!

https://www.familysearch.org/ shows baptisms in Brighton for children of John (or John James) Hayward Gesling and wife Henrietta and also a possible baptism for John James under "Ghislain".

There's also a newspaper record in 1899 for the marriage of Mary Henrietta, elder daughter of Reginald Hayward Gesling, which gives an address for him at that time: 113 Avenue Victor Hugo, Paris  (she married Robert Taylor Rule)

http://canadp-archivesenligne.paris.fr/ - paris archives bmds if you want to look for bmds

Title: Re: Gesling family in Paris
Post by: Eric Bruneau on Tuesday 09 January 24 08:31 GMT (UK)

I have a Reginald Gesling as witness on the Jane Ward death certificate in Chatou, August 13th 1871. He married George Arrowsmith, died in 1879 in Paris.

Title: Re: Gesling family in Paris
Post by: joger on Wednesday 10 January 24 07:50 GMT (UK)

Hello,
here you have many Geslings in France :

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sxj/


For example :
Reginald Hayward Gesling's burial:
https://www.geneanet.org/registres/view/212990/15?individu_filter=21275446

he died , 72 years old, was buried on the 21 september 1915, buried in the "cimetiere of Montmartre " , the tumb was in the avenue Montmorency ( the alleys in the cemetary were called like streets), his body was exhumed and transported to London in 1921.

Title: Re: Gesling family in Paris
Post by: manukarik on Wednesday 10 January 24 09:22 GMT (UK)

Thanks to the very helpful links from joger here's a link to Reginald Hayward GESLING's death certificate:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sxk/ (http://www.rootschat.com/links/01sxk/) You'll need to turn to Page 19/31.

Born on 25 October 1842 in Shoreham, Sussex.
Died on 9 September 1915.
Secretary of the British Charitable Fund in Paris.

Father = John James Hayward GESLING (deceased).
Mother = Louisa Henrietta LECKNER (deceased).
Wife = Eliza RULE.

Title: Re: Gesling family in Paris
Post by: joger on Wednesday 10 January 24 10:51 GMT (UK)

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9787988b/f216.image.r=reginald%20gesling?rk=64378;0

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k900552v/f2.image.r=reginald%20gesling?rk=107296;4

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k7186240x/f2.image.r="reginald gesling"?rk=171674;4

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k23947148/f6.item.r=%22reginald%20gesling%22.zoom

https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k23947148/f6.item.r=%22reginald%20gesling%22.zoom

Title: Re: Gesling family in Paris
Post by: hanes teulu on Wednesday 10 January 24 11:53 GMT (UK)

NOTE - original URL not delivering desired screen  - revised URLs
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9788060g/f14.image.r=gesling
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9788060g/f14.image.r=gesling
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9788060g/f17.image.r=gesling
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9788060g/f66.image.r=gesling
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9788060g/f67.image.r=gesling
https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9788060g/f68.image.r=gesling

Title: Re: Gesling family in Paris
Post by: joger on Wednesday 10 January 24 12:10 GMT (UK)

Thank you but it works for me , I checked.

Title: Re: Gesling family in Paris
Post by: hanes teulu on Wednesday 10 January 24 12:34 GMT (UK)

I was expecting the screen with all the Gresling entries (page XIII etc) shown in the left hand column, providing access to 6 items. However, the URL delivered the screen without that "pop up" column, which requires activating the search facility in the right hand column (magnifying glass).

Not sure if below has already been posted (if so, apologies) but from Le Petit Journal, 17 Mar 1915

Title: Re: Gesling family in Paris
Post by: joger on Wednesday 10 January 24 17:32 GMT (UK)

I only gave a few examples of what can be found in the french or foreign press on Gallica.

On retronews you can find this :
https://www.retronews.fr/search#allTerms=%22reginald%20gesling%22&sort=score&publishedBounds=from&indexedBounds=from&page=1&searchIn=all

Geneanet gives a list of newspapers  articles that may be read with a premium sub (same ones you have for free on Gallica or retronews)

Title: Re: Gesling family in Paris
Post by: joger on Wednesday 10 January 24 17:45 GMT (UK)

Here you have Arthur Hayward Gesling's grave in Montmartre graveyard ,
https://www.geneanet.org/registres/view/213356/31?individu_filter=21505415
Arthur was exhumed in 2006

Here is Laure Henriette Zechner veuve Gesling (widow of gesling) , exhumed same day as Arthur
https://www.geneanet.org/registres/view/212803/24?individu_filter=21142174

their grave had the same numbers 25 / 4/ 16

here is Louise Leroy femme Gesling (spouse Gesling)
https://www.geneanet.org/registres/view/212814/28?individu_filter=21140728
25/4/16
exhumed 2006

Reginald was 25/4/15

Title: Re: Gesling family in Paris
Post by: joger on Wednesday 10 January 24 17:59 GMT (UK)

https://archives.paris.fr/arkotheque/visionneuse/visionneuse.php?arko=YTo2OntzOjQ6ImRhdGUiO3M6MTA6IjIwMjQtMDEtMTAiO3M6MTA6InR5cGVfZm9uZHMiO3M6MTE6ImFya29fc2VyaWVsIjtzOjQ6InJlZjEiO2k6NDtzOjQ6InJlZjIiO2k6MjMyMTk3O3M6MTY6InZpc2lvbm5ldXNlX2h0bWwiO2I6MTtzOjIxOiJ2aXNpb25uZXVzZV9odG1sX21vZGUiO3M6NDoicHJvZCI7fQ==#uielem_move=-260%2C-37&uielem_islocked=0&uielem_zoom=130&uielem_brightness=0&uielem_contrast=0&uielem_isinverted=0&uielem_rotate=

page 12/19 left page

marriage Randolph Gesling/ Louise Leroy

geneanet gives him as Adolphe , he was Reginald's brother