jmg1893
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I have managed to find a parish record showing that Charles GORDON was married to Isabel CADGER in Strichen Parish on 28th May 1829.
The 1841 census doesn't show them still in the parish. Thier son James was married on 3rd Aug 1850 to Margaret Queen in Longside.
If someone could help tracing where and when Charles was born I'd be grateful.
Thanks
Jim
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Isles,
Many thanks for your speedy response. It certainly seems like you're correct with finding them in Huntly.
My family seem to appear around Strichen/Huntley/Peterhead area before heading down to Dundee and the Jute trade.
The problem I've got [I'm sure many of you may say welcome to my world !] is that Gordon isn't exactly an uncommon surname around that part of the world. Trying to find a Charles Gordon born around 1801 is difficult presumably as GEORGE MARQUIS OF HUNTLEY had a son Charles in 1798 quite a few people named their sons after him.
I also can't find anything when I searched for Charles born around 1800 with a mother named Helen. Even when I just search for Charles Gordon between 1800 - 1802 it returns only 5 hits none in the North East. 
I'm hoping to travel up from Worcestershire to the Aberdeen area in September and may try and look around some of the places that I've highlighted so far.
Yet again many thanks.
Jim
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Hi Jim,
Following on from Isles' great 1841 census discovery ... I think I've found them in the 1851, staying in the same street and gives a bit more details of their background.
Address: George's Street, Huntly
Charles Gordon, m, head, 52, thatcher, b. Forgue, Aberdeenshire
Isabella ", f, wife, 58, -, b. Bellie, Banffshire
I just hope you are lucky enough to find that they died after 1855!  Though there is a baptism for a Charles Gordon in 1799, with father John - might be your man.
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hume24
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Hi Jim, 
Unfortunately, the IGI (as will the original record) only gives Charles' father's name. Here's the details:
Charles, bapt. 14th October 1799 in Forgue - father John
There's later baptisms in the parish of Forgue for a John Gordon and Ann Porter. Possibly the same couple, but you might want to check John's occupation to see if they match on the records.
hume24
Sorry, I didn't see your adjusted? message there - can you upload the part of the image you're having trouble with? Someone might be able to decipher it for you.
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I've just Googled his details and found this post
http://mersey.proboards46.com/index.cgi?board=gary&action=display&thread=361
Looking at the post of Brisbane about the Liverpool connection doesn't quite seem right. My family appears to be concentrated in the very North East of Scotland [strichen/Peterhead] and were mainly Farm Labourers before migrating to Dundee and working in the Jute Mills/Railways. Don't recall ever hearing any stories about relatives in Liverpool, although some of my family came down to Birmingham during the war to build spitfires.
You clarified the bits I couldn't read in your second post, thanks
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It does seem to rule that Charles out, doesn't it?  It's a pity as the details did match well with the 1851 census. I'll keep searching! Have you tried deaths between 1851 and 1861 for Charles or Isabella/Isabel?
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You're right it's a real pity as they did seem to be a pretty good match. Charles Gordon's death certificate from 1/1/1874 shows spouse as Isabella Inglis. Father john and Mother as MS Porter.
I didn't think that they'd be a lot of Charles Gordon's married to women named isabella around that area at the same time. I appreciate that Charles Gordon may be a common name around that area but when coupled with a woman named Isabella I thought that would have really narrowed it down.
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