Craig,
Thanks I will check that A. Gough in the records and see what I can surface. Though I am sure if some real Parker lover reads this, they will have more at their fingertips.
Our Goughs keep getting listed as English. There are other Goughs in CT during this period. Some are listed as Welsh. I keep asking myself if they are all the same family.
Robert,
I notice anomalies. Sometimes I point them out, e.g. the city directory reference above. Usually I just quote the source and leave it alone.
In my job I see "bad data" everyday. I find it as no surprise that hand written records from 100+ years ago contain "bad data".
On a personal note, on one side of my family the name was changed some time during immigration. On the other side, I have only found 1 record that had that name spelled correctly. So what's a few vagaries in the patent office....
Did you ever look at his barrel making patent?
Pete
