Unlike other old species of canaries whose origin is reason of a lot of speculation, the origin of Glosters is very well documented. The development of this species is relatively recent, it dates from 1925.

The name of Mrs. Rogerson of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire had been forever associate to the gloster breeding. Mrs. Rogerson was the first breeder to expose this small specimen in an exhibition in England in 1925 in the Crystal Palace. At that time that bird was analized by the judges, who considered that the bird in cause presented differences face to the actual cap birds like crests and german cap birds, and that had potencial to develop as a different race. So that bird in exhibition served to to draw the first "standard of excellence" that allowed the development of Glosters. In the continuation of that event, an acquaintance Scottish breeder and renowned judge, Mr. John McLay of Kirkintilloch, began to cooperate with Mrs. Rogerson, and they came to establish the reference forms.

In the book of A.W.Smith "The Gloster Fancy Canary" is mentioned that the original line of Mrs. Rogerson, had as base crossings of Crested Roller Canaries with the Smallest Borders available. The line of Mr. McLay, consisted of small Crests crossed with a certain type of Borders. This way, the Goster genetic is formed with base in three different sources, however, the development bring this race to a standard very different from their origins.

Besides of having a slow evolution, nowadays this species presents so much in the origin country, England, as in other Countries as Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Belgium, etc.., as a lot of Glosters breeders. It is one of the species that, are allways present in any exhibition, and it's one of the more requested by any type of breeder. It is also one of the first race that the less experience breeders choose to start their experience in the ornithology world.

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