Gordon families from Perthsire

[Throth]

We are needing help with two branches of the Gordon families of Carrick (Carrig) in Glen Fincastle, Perthshire.

a) Canadian descendants of Donald Gordon and Christian McLaren, Brudenell Pioneers (PEI)

b) Canadian descendants of Rev. Donald (Daniel) Gordon and Mary Robertson, in Zorra, Oxford Co. Ontario.  Father of Rev Charles William Gordon (the author Ralph Connor)

We have a lot of data on the Scottish side, but want to get the Canadian side correct before adding it to the Borenich web-site.

Throth (www.borenich.co.uk)

[*Sandra*]

The task you ask is rather a large one, for us to trace every child and family but by googling and looking at the free Canadian Census this will help you and you will be able to find alot of information out -  tracing these families forward - we obviously cannot name living people on here but with the help of some obituaries and http://www.canada411.ca/ you may be able to trace living relatives.

The Canada Trip

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

http://www.ebooksread.com/authors-eng/c-w-parker/northern-whos-who-a-biographical-dictionary-of-men-and-women-kra/page-30-northern-whos-who-a-biographical-dictionary-of-men-and-women-kra.shtml

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Connor

http://www.online-literature.com/ralph-connor/

http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/gordon_cw.shtml

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/souwester/The-women-of-54-West-Gate-294906871.html

Charles William Gordon - Ralph Connor - 1860-1937 - son of the Reverend Daniel Gordon and Mary Robertson,    On 28 September 1888, he married Helen Skinner King (1875-1961), daughter of J. M. King, with whom he had seven children: John King Gordon, Mary Robertson Gordon (b 1902), Margaret Helen Gordon (b 1903), Lois Isobel Gordon (b 1906), Ruth Gordon, Marjorie Gordon (b 1911), an Alison Gordon (b 1915).

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/smart-marjorie-gordon-14883

Have you checked free census at automated genealogy ?

Free 1871

http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1871/jpg/4396627_00608.jpg

Free 1881

http://data2.collectionscanada.gc.ca/e/e328/e008198714.jpg

free 1891 - http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/1891.aspx

free 1901 - http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1901/Pages/1901.aspx

free 1911 - https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1911/Pages/1911.aspx

free 1916 family search - https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1529118

Sandra

[bbart]

You have probably seen this, but his (Rev. Charles Gordon) biography says what fields his brothers pursued. http://umanitoba.ca/libraries/units/archives/collections/complete_holdings/ead/html/gordon.shtml#tag_bioghist

I didn't poke around much there, lots of links, including one to his photographs, but looks like you need to ask a librarian there to see it?

[*Sandra*]

John King Gordon - Born Winnipeg on 6 December 1900, son of Rev. Charles W. Gordon and Helen Skinner King (1875-1961)

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 25 February 1989, page 40.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._King_Gordon

He was the father of journalist a son "C" (still living  and journalist and novelist Alison Gordon  January 1, 1943 – February 12, 2015

http://unac.org/j-king-gordon/

FIND A GRAVE WITH BIO

Burial: Beechwood Cemetery  Ottawa Ottawa Municipality Ontario, Canada

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111736092&ref=acom



Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Alison Gordon - daughter of John King Gordon -  was a Canadian journalist and mystery novelist.
Alison Gordon was born in New York City where her journalist/diplomat father, J. King Gordon, worked (and later served with the United Nations). His work resulted in her living not only in New York, but also Tokyo, Cairo, and Rome.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alison_Gordon

Alison Gordon died in the Toronto East General Hospital on February 12, 2015, at the age of 72 years

http://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/books/alison-gordon-1943-2014-journalist-author-trailblazer

https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/2015/02/12/pioneering-toronto-star-baseball-writer-alison-gordon-dead-at-72.html

Obituary gives names of relatives - http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thestar/obituary.aspx?pid=174150669

Alison came from a writing family. Her paternal grandfather was a best-selling Canadian novelist under the pen name of Ralph Connor. Her maternal grandfather, Isaac Anderson, reviewed mystery novels for the New York Times. Her mother, Ruth Gordon, worked in publishing as an editor and her father was at one time managing editor of The Nation magazine. Her older brother, Charles, became a newspaper columnist. But Alison's writing career didn't begin in earnest until her mid-30s when, as a freelance writer, she earned a National Magazine Award for humour writing in 1978. She joined the Toronto Star in 1979 to cover the Toronto Blue Jays, the first woman beat writer.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Mrs Humphrey Carver (Mary Robertson Gordon) aged 45 years daughter of the late Rev Charles W Gordon (Ralph Connor) death notice appears in the Ottawa Journal - 19 January 1948
Married to Humphrey Carver (architect)



Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Obituary for Lois Gordon - passed away 13 June 2003

LOIS GORDON With sadness we announce the passing of Lois Gordon on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 in the company of close family. She was 97 years of age. Lois was a remarkable woman, who led a remarkable life that she shared with family and friends, and recounted through her vivid, detailed stories. Her life spanned the twentieth century, beginning with her days as a child growing up in Winnipeg with her brother King and sisters Mary, Gretta, Ruth, Marjorie and Alison, the children of her parents Helen and the Rev. C.W. Gordon, who under the pen-name "Ralph Connor" wrote novels of adventures in early Canada that won him fame around the world...........etc etc

http://passages.winnipegfreepress.com/passage-details/id-78547/GORDON_LOIS

Lots of relatives mentioned - with the help of Canada 411 you may be able to trace some of these.

http://www.canada411.ca/

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Gretta Helen Gordon (daughter of Rev Charles Gordon) Weds Arthur Bradwyn Brown - the Winnipeg Tribune - 16 August 1934 -

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/37256736/

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Marjorie Gordon Smart  (1911–1982) daughter of Rev Charles Gordon -

Marjorie Gordon Smart (1911-1982), diplomat and college principal, was born on 20 May 1911 at Winnipeg, Canada, daughter of Rev. Dr Charles Gordon, Presbyterian minister and later moderator of the church in Canada, and his wife Helen, née King, a graduate of the University of Manitoba. Her father also wrote popular novels under the pen name ‘Ralph Connor’. Service to the church and education were highly prized in her family..........etc etc

http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/smart-marjorie-gordon-14883

Sandra