There is highly unlikely to be any truth in this claim. See Genealogical Frauds . The family can be traced back to Richard Gough and Lydia Wood who married at Wolverhampton parish church in 1706. Richard s origin cannot at present be proved. Richard s grandson Edward Gough married the heiress of Ralph Chaddock of Wolverhampton and passed a prosperous grocery business to his son and grandson, both called Ralph.
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A family tree of the Gough family of Wellington in Shropshire, and of Bilston, Wolverhampton and Coseley in Staffordshire. If you think you are related to these families or you have other relevant information, please contact me, Andrew Gough . This site is Andrew Gough 2001 and may not be used for commercial gain. However family historians are free to make use of the data for their own private research.