The Gough Family Tree
Welcome to the Gough Family Tree, with all of it's branches in and with other family trees. This site has been designed to allow you to click on a name below, and then follow other links either up or down the tree.
As time progresses and I receive input from others this site should grow wildly. I would like to add photos and at least short bios or facts about the different people. Please feel free to send me additional or missing information as well as photos. In time we could also put up recording and movies into this site. Just let me know what you would like to see and what you can offer.
This listing sorted by date. Click on the names and follow to additional pages from each.
Tracing your family? Here are some very good sources of information.
FIND FAMILY HISTORY
ON INTERNET January 2001 Article by Maureen Taylor, author of Uncovering
Your Ancestry Through Family Photographs (Betterway 2000) and Through
the Eyes of Your Ancestors (Houghton Mifflin 1999). If you are at all
interested in family history and genealogy, but haven't ventured on to
the Internet, now is the time! There are vast resources waiting for you
to use and the best news is that most of it is free. From search engines,
to web pages it is easy to find family data on the Web by following these
four basic steps.
1. Prepare for the search. Before going online it is important
to create a list of names and information to search. Write down what you
know about your family such as full names (maiden names included), dates
and places individuals lived using a plain piece of paper and a pencil,
a standard genealogical chart or a computer program. Then show the family
data to relatives. They may be able to add to your family history, adding
names, dates, and possibly even a few stories. Use this basic family information
to start searching online.
2. Connecting with Family. The Internet is a great way to communicate.
You may already be conversing with family via email but be unaware of
the resources available to connect with distant relatives involved in
a family history search. For instance, message boards help you find researchers
working on your family. One board is GenForum www.genealogygenforum.com.
It maintains message boards on surnames, places and special topics. Browse
the boards to see if someone else already wrote an interesting query or
post one of your own. For example, you know your ancestors surname and
the place where they lived, but lack the details. By posting messages
on this site under both the surname and place category your request for
information may be answered. Just remember that to make effective use
of a message board it is best to keep your query short. Include the basic
information you are seeking, and list what you already know.
3. Searching. With the thousands of genealogy-related sites on
the Internet its great to know there is online research assistance. For
instance, there are some search boxes below. You can also read articles
written by professional genealogists on a variety of topics, take a beginning
genealogy class for free or search for web sites on specific subjects.
Many sites offer a variety of subscription and free databases.
4. Have fun online! Genealogical research requires a combination
of patience and persistence. Searching the Internet for information is
just part of the process. Finding family may be as easy as inserting a
name in an online search engine, but only by verifying that data can you
be sure you have the right family. Successful research is best accomplished
by working backwards one generation at a time, checking original sources
such as vital records, census documents and other types of material in
addition to Internet resources. Remember to record where you found the
data so that you can find it again. Family history is fun and the Internet
makes it so easy to get started.
Maureen A. Taylor is the author of several books on genealogy and photo history including Uncovering Your Ancestry Through Family Photographs (Betterway 2000) and Through the Eyes of Your Ancestors (Houghton Mifflin 1999). Her columns appear online at FamilyTreeMagazine.com, and NewEnglandAncestors.org.
If you have additional information please contact:
Ron Gough
rong@mkt-place.com
As time goes on we would like to add photographs and other information about each person.
