William Monk Gould, was a British composer of light music: his popular song The Curfew (1898) was particularly well-known.

Monk was born in Tavistock, becoming organist at Rye

Rye, East Sussex

Rye is a small town in East Sussex, England, which stands approximately two miles from the open sea and is at the confluence of three rivers: the Rother, the Tillingham and the Brede...

 parish church when only 12 years old. He later served as organist and choirmaster at St Michaels' Church, Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...

. He published 56 compositions between 1883 and 1920. He married Agnes Hilton (died 1937), and they had a son, Rupert Gould

Rupert Gould

Rupert Thomas Gould , was a Lieutenant Commander in the British Royal Navy noted for his contributions to horology .-Life:...

 who achieved fame as a horologist and scientific broadcaster. Another son was Henry Hilton Monk Gould.

He died 7 April 1923 in Portsmouth

Portsmouth

Portsmouth is the second largest city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire on the south coast of England. Portsmouth is notable for being the United Kingdom's only island city; it is located mainly on Portsea Island...

.