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John Gould 1717-1784

John Gould was born in 1717 at Sheen in Staffordshire, the son of John Gould 1666-1727 and his wife née Lydia Meakin 1678-1751.

He married Parnell Horobin 1725-1782 on 3 December 1743 at Peak Forest chapel in Derbyshire. She was the daughter of William Horobin 1689-1763 and his wife Ellen (maiden surname unknown).

They had the following children:

Mary Gould. She was born in 1743.

Thomas Gould. He was born in 1746.

George Gould. He was born in 1747.

Lydia Gould. She was born in 1748.

John Gould. He was born in 1749 and died in 1753.

William Gould. He was born in 1750.

Hannah Gould. She was born in 1751.

Joseph Gould. He was born in 1756 and died in 1840. He married Ann Greatorix 1765-1848 on 21 November 1785 at Morton in Derbyshire.

Joshua Gould. He was born in 1756 and died in 1774.

Peter Gould. He was born in 1760 and died in the same year.

Their father John Gould died in 1784 at Sheen.

His widow Parnell Gould née Horobin died in 1782 at Narrowdale in Alstonefield parish in Staffordshire.