by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy This is the sixth of a ten-part series on early Goffe families in England. The Surrey History Centre (SHC) maintains a database of online historical records. In Surrey, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe is the earliest […]
Early Goffe Entries in the East Sussex (UK) Record Office
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy This is the fifth of a ten-part series on early Goffe families in England. The East Sussex Record Office (ESRO) maintains a database of online historical records. In East Sussex, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe is […]
Early Goffe Entries in the West Sussex (UK) Record Office
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy This is the fourth of a ten-part series on early Goffe families in England. The West Sussex (UK) Record Office (“WSRO”) maintains a database of online historical records. In West Sussex, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe […]
Early Goffe Entries in the Hampshire (UK) Record Office
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy This is the third of a ten-part series on early Goffe families in England. The Hampshire (UK) Record Office (“HRO”) maintains a database of online historical records. In Hampshire, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe is the […]
Early Goffe Entries in the Dorset (UK) History Centre
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy This is the second of a 10-part series on early Goffe families in England. The Dorset History Centre (DHC) maintains a database of online historical records. In Dorset, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe is the earliest […]
Early Goffe Families in the South and East of England
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA DNA Project Manager This is the first of a 10-part series on early Goffe families in England. The three-part History of Gough and Goff Surnames in the GGFA newsletter (Fall 2019, Winter 2020 and Spring 2020) discussed the distinct origins of the Goch>Gough and Goffe>Goff […]
Fore! Golf Anyone?
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA DNA Project Manager From the column “Sporting Notions,” in the 12 May 1927 issue of The Bulletin, published in NSW, Australia: More on this topic can be found in an informative blog at https://blog.oup.com/2011/07/golf/. The blog is very detailed, but implies that the pronunciation as […]
Extra! Extra! Goff/Gough Entries in Early Canadian Newspapers
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA DNA Project Manager Canada’s first newspaper, the Halifax Gazette, was published in 1752. Nearly seven decades elapse before Gough and Goff entries are in the papers. Here is a glimpse into these early 19th century mentions in Canadian newspapers, all from www.newspaperarchive.com: The Kingston Chronicle […]
Extra! Extra! Goff/Gough in Early USA Newspapers
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA DNA Project Manager There were Gough and Goff families in New England, Maryland and Virginia by the middle of the 17th century. Decades later, the first colonial newspaper, Publick Occurences Both Foreign and Domestick, was published in Boston in 1690. It was shut down after […]
Extra! Extra! Goff/Gough Entries in Early Australian Newspapers
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA DNA Project Manager Australia’s first newspaper was the Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, which started publishing in 1803. Goff and Gough families were in Australia in the early 19th century and appear in numerous columns. Here is a peek into these early mentions in newspapers […]