1821: living in Kennastown, Parish of Ardsallah, County Meath. No occupation given. Age 40. [1]
1850: living in Riga with Michael and Bridget Buckley. Age 65. Laborer. They are next door to Patrick Goff's family, with whom William and Margaret are living. Surname spelled Goff.[2]
1855: living in Riga with daughter Bridget's family. Age 64. Widower. Frame house.[3]
1860: living in Riga with son William's family. Age 66.[4]
1865: living in Riga. Age 80, born Ireland, farmer. Widower. Naturalized citizen; owner of land; cannot read and write.[5]
1870: living in Riga with son Patrick's family. Age 84. Surname spelled Goff.[6]
1821 Ireland Census. Images and transcription on www.findmypast.com
Year: 1850; Census Place: Riga, Monroe, New York; Roll: M432_528; Page: 205B; Image: 138.
Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
Year: 1860; Census Place: Riga, Monroe, New York; Roll: M653_786; Page: 42; Image: 47; Family History Library Film: 803786.
"New York, State Census, 1865," Database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNN-BFRY : accessed 26 June 2015), James Gough, , Riga, Monroe, New York, United States; citing source p. 3, line 16, household ID 24, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 833,778.
Year: 1870; Census Place: Riga, Monroe, New York; Roll: M593_973; Page: 553A; Image: 580; Family History Library Film: 552472.
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