Born at York, c.1821.
1861 Census
Northgate Barracks, Canterbury.
The 1861 Census shows a Corporal J. Gough [age?], who was born in York Barracks.
Enlisted at Manchester on the 14th of December 1841.
Age: 19 years 8 months.
Height: 5' 7.
Trade: Tailor.
Appearance: Fresh complexion. Grey eyes. Brown hair.
Tried by a Regimental Court-martial and imprisoned, 7th of January — 28th of February 1848.
Tried and imprisoned by a District Court-martial for "disgraceful conduct", 30th of August 1849 — 9th of January 1850. Also to forfeit his previous service of 7 years 234 days, but this was restored to him on the 25th of October 1861 — by War Office Order.
Embarked for the Crimea aboard the H.T. "Echungha" on the 15th of May 1854.
At the Scutari General Hospital from the 22nd of September, and sent to rejoin the regiment on the 11th of October 1854.
Tried by a Regimental Court-martial on the 21st of August 1855 for "being drunk and using violent and abusive language to a superior." Awarded, and given, 50 lashes.
Confined from the 17th of March 1856 and tried by a District Court-martial at Ismid on the 19th of March for "absence and habitual drunkenness." Sentenced to three months' imprisonment, with hard labour, and stoppage of 1d. per day for a year. [EJB's notes also say "three and a half calendar months' imprisonment".]
Sent to the Depot when the regiment went to India for the Mutiny campaign, on the 1st of October 1857.
From Private to Corporal: 6th of November 1860.
Joined the regiment in India on the 25th of October 1861.
Discharged from Aldershot on the 24th of July 1866.
"Free to pension", after 24 years' service."
Aged 43 years 8 months on discharge
Conduct: "latterly good".
In possession of five Good Conduct badges.
Entered eighteen times in the Regimental Defaulter's book. Four times tried by Court-martial.
Awarded a pension of 1/3d. per day.
Entitled to the Crimean medal with clasps for Balaclava, Inkerman and Sebastopol.
He said he intended to live at The High Street, Aldershot, on discharge, but was in the Portsmouth Pension District from admission, in Liverpool from the 1st of November 1866, and at Canterbury from the 1st of January 1868.
Next of kin: Wife, Maria Gough.
Died at Canterbury on the 26th of August 1869.
According to his death certificate he died at Southgate Street, Northgate, Canterbury, from "Morbus Cordis, Certified" [heart disease], aged 50 years. His occupation was given as a Tailor (Journeyman). An Elizabeth Mallins, also of Southgate Street, was present at, and the informant of, his death. (There is a copy of this in the "Certificates" file.)