Gallery Beggar Britain, 2014, 619 pp Reviewed by Norman E. Gough, S. Staffordshire, UK Simon [Peter] Gough (1942-2018), a distinguished actor, was the son of famous actors Francis Michael Gough (1916-2011) – usually known as just Michael Gough – and his first wife, Diana Graves (1915-75), who married in 1937. […]
by Bob Inhoff, GGFA Webmaster One of the many benefits for members of the Goff-Gough Family Association is access to our new and growing genealogy database, containing only Goff-Gough ancestors, their descendants and spouses. Already we have 40,000 individuals with more to come. The other day I was wondering how […]
Infinity Wanders (Amazon), 2nd ed. 2023, paperback, 138 pp Reviewed by Norman E. Gough, S. Staffordshire, UK In 2020 I detailed the Gough family of St Briavels, Gloucestershire, supposed descendants of Sir Matthew Gough, who married into the influential Warren family1. In this short book, Jon Davies gives us a […]
by Nancy Thomas Who would think that an East County Galway convent sale record would turn out to have both historical and genealogical significance for McGough/McGuff researchers? But that is the case.
by Nancy Thomas In my April 2024 GGFA newsletter article entitled “The Goff/McGoff Connection”, I noted that, based on a Y-67 test, a participant with Scottish ancestry (YDNA Participant 1) and another participant named Robert McGoff (with ancestry from County Mayo, Ireland) likely share a common ancestor from around 1750. […]
a Gull Pond Book, 2010, 212 pp Reviewed by Norman E. Gough, S. Staffordshire, UK The author, who also wrote Maud’s House, David Blackwood: Master Printer and Chips and Gravy, is from Elliston – formerly Bird Island Cove – in Newfoundland. The book, which is in the form of a […]
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy With a tip of the hat to Big Y 700, the GGFA has now identified 40 genetically distinct Gough/Gough/McGough/etc. families. “Genetically distinct” means that the family arose came into being independently of all other families with a variant of the surname. […]
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy Ireland is the origin of Gough, Goff and McGough families, but finding the connection is challenging. When the Public Record Office in Dublin was destroyed by an explosion and fire in 1922, a large swath of civil records, such as census […]
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy The Gough family of Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England has a refined genetic banner. The previous descriptor of 1849 GOUGH (GB-STS) R-Y61318 has been updated to 1849 GOUGH (GB-STS) R-Y74432. The revised genetic narrative for this family, like all such narratives, is on […]
Anyone researching Major John Goff of Winfield Township, Herkimer County, NY and his son, Revolutionary War Captain John Goff can find original documents in the Blue Earth County Historical Society (BECHS) in Mankato, MN. Capt. John Goff had a son named Orange Goff who migrated to Mapleton, Blue Earth County, […]