Penguin Random House UK, 2019 Reviewed by Norman E. Gough, S. Staffordshire, UK The author is neither the Phillip Goff of GGFA fame nor the Mayor of Auckland. It is Philip Goff, son of Marie and Tony Goff, who is a British philosopher and Associate Professor at Durham University, UK.1 […]
Hutchison Heinemann, London, 2022, pp 463 Reviewed by Norman E. Gough, South Staffordshire, UK There is a certain irony that this novel dealing with the aftermath of the execution of Charles I was released on 1 September, shortly before the death of Queen Elizabeth II and the accession of Charles […]
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy This is the last of a ten-part series on early Goffe families in England. The Norfolk Record Office (“NRO”) maintains a database of online historical records. In Norfolk, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe is the earliest […]
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy This is the ninth of a ten-part series on early Goffe families in England. The Suffolk Record Office (“SRO”) maintains and grows a database of online historical records. In Suffolk, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe is […]
Hamish Hamilton London, 1979 Reviewed by Norman E. Gough, South Staffordshire, UK The current war in Ukraine, following the annexation of the Crimean peninsula by Russia, is an unwelcome reminder that such places of strategic military interest have always been in the firing line. Lt. Gen. Sir Somerset John Gough […]
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy A Goff family from Ireland that settled in Rhode Island, USA in the mid-19th century faces challenges in tracing their Irish ancestry due to the loss of many Irish records of genealogical value. Using a combination of traditional records and genetic […]
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy This is the eighth of a ten-part series on early Goffe families in England. The Essex Record Office (ERO) maintains a growing database of online historical records. In Essex, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe is the […]
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy This is the seventh of a ten-part series on early Goffe families in England. The Kent County Council Archives (KCCA) maintains a database of online historical records. In Kent, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe is the […]
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 […]
by Peter Clarkson, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom I started my family research about 10 years ago. I was mainly interested in my maternal grandfather’s side of the family and it’s fair to say that over the ten years of research that side of my family has provided a rich seam […]