GORDONS TO MARTON 1884

[snaptoo]

Hi snaptoo

I wonder if those dates are wrong as NZ BDM's have births for a Martha and David Gordon earlier

1880/7964        Gordon    Donald Stuart                   Martha   David   
1882/4176        Gordon     Mary McMaster                   Martha   David
1885/18070   Gordon    Edward Bruce Killen            Martha   David
1887/9559    Gordon           William Patteson Pollock    Martha   David

Cheers Janette   

Hi Janette

Dates definitely correct. This is the correct David Gordon from one of those links

GORDON,  Rev David             B.A.
 b 17 April 1835 in County Antrim, Ireland (one record claims at Sion Mills, Strabane, Ireland)
 w. Martha Killen in Comber First Presbyterian Church, County Down, Ireland m. 14 March 1876
 b. 13.6.1846 d. 10.6.1932
 Baptised at Ballyeaston Second Presbyterian Church, County Antrim 23 Nov 1835
 He came from a covenanting family who fled from Scotland.
 Trained at Belfast University & Theological College.
 Ordained 1873
 Called to Conlig, County Down where he served for about 11 years, and then received an unexpected
 invitation from the Colonial Committee of the Church of Scotland to minister in New Zealand.
 Left on the Tongariro and arrived at Dunedin 20 Aug 1884 after a voyage of 44 days via Teneriffe, Cape
 of Good Hope & Hobart. One of his children died of cerebral meningitis and was buried at sea.
 Ind Marton WgP 11.6.1884 - resigned 8.1.1911 due to failing health. 
 Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (Northern) 1894;  Convenor of the
 Maori Missions Committee 1895-1903; 
 Father of Mrs Sara M. Mawson (wife of the Rev William Mawson).
 Died 1.11.1915   

I have their Marriage Licence dated 1876 in front of me! Not sure why it is in our possession
They were married by my ? times Gt grandfather!

Many thanks for all the links. Unfortunately that link that relates to my original post seems to go round and round in circles I will try googling it and see what happens!

Hi Spades

Many thanks for your welcome and your interest. I have another branch to the family out there too - I know more about him thanks to Mr Google - more about that another day

Must away for now, have spent far too much time on this for today

Many thanks once again to you both

snaptoo

[Janette]

I suspect there were 2 Rev.David Gordon's around the same time,this looks like your chap

http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Cyc01Cycl-t1-body-d4-d166-d8.html

Cheers Janette

[Janette]

This looks like the answer to the Mawson/Gordon connection

http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&d=WC19031003.2.13

Cheers Janette

[Janette]

Here is a PapersPast account of the steamer the Tongariro
David Gordon
Mrs Gordon
Maggie Gordon
Jane Gordon
David Gordon
Robert Gordon

 http://www.rootschat.com/links/01f0z/


Cheers Janette

[Eyesee]

I think I might have a photograph of Rev David Gordon if anyone is interested.

If you can get access to a book called "The Old Place", written by Ralph Richardson, about his father and grandfather Richardson in Marton, there is mention of Rev David Gordon as a family friend.

Ian C

[snaptoo]

Sorry folks, I am not ignoring you, just short of time and running out of data allowance

I will come in tomorrow

snaptoo

[snaptoo]

Hi Janette

Many thanks for those links - he is definitely my man (I think ) I was under the impression that one of the children had died during the voyage, and was buried at sea   Thinking about it, it is his wife that I am really interested in, and children of course!

It is good to see that the eldest girl did so well at school, then went on to marry another Reverend! It must run in the family, as my paternal grandfather was a Reverend too! At least one of her uncles was, too. More of that later

Hi Ian

Many thanks for the offer of the photo, it is not essential but it would certainly be interesting
I tried googling that book, but nothing came up at all It was interesting to hear about it though.

Little did I know that I was almost treading in my ancestors footsteps when I spent 6 months in NZ in 1983/4, and I have just realised that it was 100 years after they arrived!!!!!!  I have just been studying my map and reading my diary - I arrived in Wanganui on 11 march 1984, having travelled by bus from Wellington. So would have been very close to Marton en route!!

Many thanks once again to both of you, for all your help I think that I have got enough information to keep me going for a while!!!!!!!!

snaptoo

[Suz Kelly]

Hello snapto
If you are still looking for info on the Gordon family I can help. I live in Ireland and am doing the Gordon family history.
There were 2 Rev David Gordon's who were half brothers -  their father married twice and had a David by both wives. The older David was ordained in Sion Mills and went to New Zealand first. The second David was the minister in Conlig before he was called to New Zealand and one child did die on the way over.

Love to hear from you.

Suz