Nat Gould

William Gould 1786-1839

William Gould was born in 1786 and died in 1839.

With his father Joseph Gould 1754-1821, brothers Joseph Gould 1784-1833 and Richard Gould 1794-1865, and two uncles William Gould was by 1813 a partner in the family business in Manchester called Nathaniel Joseph and George Gould & Co. In that year, for some unknown reason, it proved necessary to issue formal notice that their Counting House Clerk was no longer employed by the business:

The partnership lasted until 31 October 1817, when the three older Gould brothers left the business, but William Gould and brothers Joseph and Richard continued trading.

William Gould died on 6 September 1839 at the Rutland Arms, Bakewell in Derbyshire where he was then a resident (1). He was buried at Bakewell on 11 September 1839.

He had made his Will on 23 September 1837, and it was proved in London on 24 February 1840.

(1) Preston Chronicle 14 September 1839.