Maiden Name for Katherine Gough Westerleigh

[nichbuket]

Hello,

My cousin and I have spent years trying to track down the maiden name and thus line for our 9th great grandmother. Katherine Gough had a son Joseph Gough in Westerleigh 1693 with a Joseph Hale out of wedlock. We have the bastardy bond listing Katherine as a Widow whose residence is Westerleigh.

After years of research we have been trying to lockdown a marriage of a Katherine to a Gough in the area/general time line which is then followed by the death of Gough before 1692/3. The closest we can find is a record 30 years prior of. Richard Gough marrying a Katherine Purliwint 1660 Gloucester. Being unable to narrow down a possible feat for Richard and with it being so many years prior we’re not very confident.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to finally discover Katherine’s origins? DNA hasn’t been very helpful and any who have goughs in their tree seem to be related via Joseph. I am unsure if Katherine had children with her first husband. No wills found yet.

Thank you for your time
Nich

[Neale1961]

Have you looked at the 2 deaths in Westerleigh for Samuel Goff
On on 17 Oct 1688 and
Another on 20 June 1690

[nichbuket]

Hi.

Thanks for your response we do have both Samuels in our notes. Neither record lists an age for them-that we have found yet, we haven’t found any will for him or a marriage to a Katherine either. But he’s definitely still on our radar.