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Wigtownshire / Re: William Gordon, bur. at Portpatrick, ancestor of Gordons of Lude/Barrisdale
« on: Monday 25 July 16 11:17 BST (UK)  »
Hi  :)

I had not viewed Will's Will, but I have now! Sadly not much clue to his heritage, but does mention his two children and also refers to a grandchild Robert that I have a note of and his step-children from his wife's previous marriage.

Thanks for pointing out those two records. I think you're right both are referring to the correct person.

Can you think of anything else I might try? Although I have done quite a bit of genealogy research up to now it has tended to be from secondary sources e.g. family histories, so I'm not quite sure about the context of statutory/church records. For example, would a death certificate exist for William in the time period he died in, and would this include information about his parents?

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Lancashire / Re: James Gordon, Hide and Tallow Merchant, Liverpool
« on: Thursday 21 July 16 17:42 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for all the help so far, all the replies have been very useful and I am hugely appreciative.

It looks like the new ancestral generation that has been uncovered will probably be the focus for me now - that is, my original James Gordon's father, also called James Gordon, together with his wife Elizabeth Houghton. The prevalence of the 'Edgar' surname in his descendants, together with the constant recurrence of the first name James, makes me suspect that I may find the next generation up is another James Gordon who perhaps married a woman with the surname Edgar.

I am hoping to find a connection eventually with the family of Gordon of Lochinvar, holders of the Viscountcy of Kenmure in Dumfries and Galloway at some point in the ancestry, as hinted at by the use of 'Kenmure'  in the Liverpool house name and middle names of a couple of the children. What set off this part of my research was a coat of arms registered for an Angus Kenmure Gordon on 16th February 1971. What is a bit confusing is that the Angus Kenmure Gordon we have found in this tree (son of the John Houghton Gordon who d. 1945) died in 1963, seemingly eight years before these arms were registered. I wondered if he may have had a similarly named son, but have so far found none.

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Wigtownshire / William Gordon, bur. at Portpatrick, ancestor of Gordons of Lude/Barrisdale
« on: Thursday 21 July 16 12:53 BST (UK)  »
Hello, I am trying to find out more about the ancestry of the following William Gordon, buried in Portpatrick graveyard. He is the furthest back ancestor I have for the family of Gordon of Lude and Barisdale. His gravestone at Portpatrick graveyard (seen here: http://www.portpatrickchurchyard.org.uk/search-headstones.php ) features a crest of a savage with a club. This is generally associated with the family of Gordon of Lochinvar, but I have thus far found no definite link between the families. A link would be particularly interesting, since the Lochinvar family had a Viscountcy - Viscount of Kenmure - that has been dormant since 1847, but *not* extinct.

William Gordon was born About 1771 and died on Feb. 24, 1846 in Portpatrick.  He married Jannet McGarraway. Jannet was born About 1763 and died on Nov. 15, 1825. 
 
Children of William Gordon and Jannet Gordon [McGarraway]

i. Arthur Hill Gordon was born on Jul. 26, 1805 and died on Jul. 12, 1863.
ii. Jane Gordon was born on Sep. 7, 1802 and died on Jul. 7, 1861. 

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Lancashire / James Gordon, Hide and Tallow Merchant, Liverpool
« on: Thursday 21 July 16 12:28 BST (UK)  »
Hello,

I am trying to find out more information about the ancestry of the following James Gordon, who appears to have been a hide and tallow merchant in Liverpool and possibly also Manchester. I believe he was a director of a company called James Gordon and Co. I would be willing to share more research about the wider Gordon family to those who have relevant info.

James Gordon was born About 1811 in Manchester and died in 1894.  He married 1st Mary Emily Carter on Sep. 29, 1860. Mary Emily was born About 1831 in Liverpool, England and died on an unknown date. He married 2nd Anne Barnsley Shaw. Anne Barnsley was born in 1831 and died in 1855.
 
Children of James Gordon and Mary Emily Gordon [Carter]
 
i. Mary Louisa Gordon was born on Aug. 15, 1861 and died on May 5, 1941.
ii. John Houghton Gordon was born About 1865 in Seaforth, Lancashire and died on Apr. 28, 1945 in England.
iii. William Henry Gordon was born on Mar. 6, 1866 in Seaforth, Lancashire and died on an unknown date.
iv. Emily Blanche Gordon was born in 1867 and died on an unknown date.
v. Frances Adeline Gordon was born in 1869 and died on an unknown date.
vi. George Francis Carter Gordon was born on Oct. 23, 1876 in Liverpool, England and died on Nov. 20, 1937 in Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire.
vii. Florence Cordelia Gordon died on an unknown date.
viii. Edith Jessie Gordon died on an unknown date.


Children of James Gordon and Anne Barnsley Gordon [Shaw]
 
ix. Elizabeth Anne Gordon was born in 1852 and died on an unknown date.
x. James Edgar Gordon was born in 1854 and died on an unknown date.

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Ayrshire / Re: Ballantines/Ballantynes of Ayrshire/Lanarkshire
« on: Thursday 21 July 16 12:12 BST (UK)  »
This is just a message to say that I would be most interested in any records of the Gordon family mentioned by the two members of the Niven family that posted earlier. I believe that this family is related to the Gordons of Holm and Craig, which is in turn related to the family of Gordon of Lochinvar. The Viscountcy of Kenmure  was held by the Lochinvar branch, and has been dormant - but not extinct - since the death of the last Viscount in 1847. I would be willing to share my own research into this family.

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Aberdeenshire / Re: WW2 aeroplane crash at Cauldhame, Tarves.
« on: Wednesday 15 June 16 02:38 BST (UK)  »
I would echo ecksdochter's suggestion. I went to the heritage centre in Tarves several years ago. They have a large archive of newspaper articles relevant to the area, and I seem to remember seeing one there about a nearby plane crash during the war. It sounds like it could be the one you mention. Their website is http://www.tarvesheritage.org.uk/

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