Nat Gould

William Gould 1850-1899

William Gould was born at Crowdecote in Derbyshire in 1850, the son of William Gould 1822-1859 of Crowdecote and his wife nee Rachel Bagshaw 1813-1885.

He married his first cousin Maria Bagshaw on 7 February 1870 at Earl Sterndale in Derbyshire. She was born in 1857 at High Needham in Hartington parish in Derbyshire, the daughter of Ralph Bagshaw 1815-1887 and his wife nee Ann Gould 1825-1887. She was baptised at Earl Sterndale on 8 February 1857.

Brushfield

Flagg

By 1881 he was farming 200 acres at Brushfield near Taddington in Derbyshire, employing two men.

With them was his widowed mother Rachel Gould nee Bagshaw aged 68 years.

In 1891 William and Maria Gould were farming at Flagg Hall in Flagg, Derbyshire, employing three men on the farm and a female domestic servant.

They had the following children:

Annie Gould. She was born in 1882 at Brushfield. She was married to John Joseph Fletcher born in 1880 at Battersea in London.

John Thomas Gould. He was born in 1884 at Taddington, and died later in the same year.

Their father William Gould died on 26 June 1899 at Taddington (1).

His wife Maria Gould died on 24 July 1913 at Brushfield (2).

(1) His effects were £1,474, administration of which was granted at Derby on 5 January 1900 to his widow Maria Gould: England and Wales National Probate Calendar 1858-1966 (1900) page 259.
(2) Her effects were £738 15s 8d, probate of which was granted at Derby on 20 March 1914 to Elizabeth Housley (wife of Thomas Housley) and Annie Fletcher (wife of John Joseph Fletcher): England and Wales National Probate Calendar 1858-1966 (1914) page 304.