George
Goforth
Born in Kingston Upon-Hull, Yorkshire, England
Son of George Goforth
[uncertain]
and Mary Unknown
[uncertain]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary (Helliwell) Goforth
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Miles Goforth
Died
at about age 98
in Yorkshire, England
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Dec 2010
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Biography
George had several children baptised at Howden, Yorkshire, between 1600 and 1611. All are of George Goforth of Knedlington, the first known child being Margaret baptised 2 February 1599/1600,[1] buried 22 May 1600.[2][3]
Probable burial: Howden, 3 February 1647. "George Gofar of Knedlingto'". [4] Gofar or Gofair was a recognised variant of Goforth, and was the earlier form according to The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland.[5]
Research Notes
Looking for sources ... No marriage record found, but there is a burial 5 October 1638 at Howden, "Eliz. wife to George Gofar of knedlingt." which may be the wife of this George.[6]
Date of death - Nothing found for 1663 and George would have been 98 at that time if the birth year is correct. There is a burial 1 March 1665 at Howden, but it is of a child, son of Edward. There is a probate April 1663 but it is for George Goforth of Sandhome, parish of Eastrington, and all other records are for Knedlington where the 1647 burial is.
Sources
- ↑ Yorkshire, England, Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1873 - https://www.ancestry.co.uk/sharing/22398377?h=94d9fa
- ↑ Howden Registers, published 1899, https://archive.org/details/publications24yorkuoft/page/118
- ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NB9S-Y3G : 20 March 2020), George Gooforth in entry for George Gooforth, 1611.
- ↑ Parish Registers of Howden, https://archive.org/details/registersofparis24howd/page/232
- ↑ The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, edited by Patrick Hanks, Richard Coates, Peter McClure, page 1076, https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0AyDDQAAQBAJ&lpg=PA1076&ots=iypASWHxWA&dq=gofar%20goforth%20surnames&pg=PA1076#v=onepage&q=gofar%20goforth%20surnames&f=false
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/registersofparis24howd/page/210
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