Henry Gough 1st Baronet 1708-1774

Paternal Family Tree: Gough

In 1668 [his father] Henry Gough [aged 18] and [his mother] Mary Littleton [aged 13] were married.

On 19th March 1708 Henry Gough 1st Baronet was born to Henry Gough [aged 59] and Mary Littleton [aged 53].

Around 1710 [his mother] Mary Littleton [aged 55] died.

On 24th January 1724 [his father] Henry Gough [aged 75] died. He was buried at Bushbury.

On 9th February 1728 Henry Gough 1st Baronet [aged 19] was created 1st Baronet Gough of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.

Before 22nd June 1740 Henry Gough 1st Baronet [aged 32] and Catherine Harpur Lady Gough were married. Catherine Harpur Lady Gough by marriage Lady Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.

On 22nd June 1740 [his wife] Catherine Harpur Lady Gough died.

On 2nd July 1741 Henry Gough 1st Baronet [aged 33] and Barbara Calthorpe Lady Gough [aged 25] were married. Barbara Calthorpe Lady Gough by marriage Lady Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.

In 1746 [his daughter] Barbara Gough was born to Henry Gough 1st Baronet [aged 37] and [his wife] Barbara Calthorpe Lady Gough [aged 30]. She married Isaac Spooner of Elmdon and had issue.

On 1st January 1749 [his son] Henry Gough-Calthorpe 1st Baron Calthorpe was born to Henry Gough 1st Baronet [aged 40] and [his wife] Barbara Calthorpe Lady Gough [aged 33]. He married 1st May 1783 Frances Carpenter Baroness Calthorpe and had issue.

On 23rd July 1768 [his son-in-law] John Palmer 5th Baronet [aged 33] and Charlotte Gough Lady Palmer were married. They had five sons and two daughters. She by marriage Lady Palmer of Carlton in Northampton.

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On 8th June 1774 Henry Gough 1st Baronet [aged 66] died. His son Henry [aged 25] succeeded 2nd Gough-Calthorpe of Edgbaston in Warwickshire.

On 12th April 1782 [his former wife] Barbara Calthorpe Lady Gough [aged 66] died.

In 1788 [his former brother-in-law] Henry Calthorpe [aged 71] died. His sister [his former wife] Barbara Calthorpe Lady Gough and her husband Henry Gough 1st Baronet inherited Elvetham Hall, Hampshire [Map].

[his daughter] Charlotte Gough Lady Palmer was born to Henry Gough 1st Baronet and Barbara Calthorpe Lady Gough. She married 23rd July 1768 John Palmer 5th Baronet, son of Thomas Palmer 4th Baronet and Jemima Harpur, and had issue.

Royal Ancestors of Henry Gough 1st Baronet 1708-1774

Kings Wessex: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England

Kings Gwynedd: Great x 17 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd

Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 23 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth

Kings Powys: Great x 18 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys

Kings Godwinson: Great x 20 Grand Son of King Harold II of England

Kings England: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Kings Scotland: Great x 17 Grand Son of King David I of Scotland

Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Philip IV of France

Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 24 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine

Kings Spain: Great x 16 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon

Ancestors of Henry Gough 1st Baronet 1708-1774

Henry Gough 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Littleton of Pillaton Hall

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Littleton of Pillaton Hall 12 x Great Grandson of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Cockayne 11 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Littleton of Pillaton Hall 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Devereux of Merevale 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret Devereux 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Jane Scudamore

Great x 1 Grandfather: Edward Littleton 1st Baronet 8 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Grandfather: Edward Littleton 2nd Baronet 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Courteen

Great x 1 Grandmother: Hester Courteen Lady Littleton

Mother: Mary Littleton 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Wrottesley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Wrottesley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Hugh Wrottesley

Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Wrottesley 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Devereux 1st Viscount Hereford 4 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Edward Devereux 1st Baronet 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Garneys Viscountess Hereford

Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Devereux 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Arden

Great x 3 Grandmother: Catherine Arden Baroness Devereux 7 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Throckmorton 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Grandmother: Mary Wrottesley Lady Littleton 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Grey 5 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Baron Grey of Groby 6 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Browne 5 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Ambrose Grey 7 x Great Grandson of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Windsor 2nd Baron Windsor 8 x Great Grandson of King Henry III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Windsor Baroness Grey Groby 9 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Sambourne Baroness Windsor

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Grey 8 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England