GORDON, Thomas Merchant, Dutch Consul at Leith ^{1 2 3 4 5}

   Another name for Thomas was GORDON, Thomas Consul for the States of Holland at Leith.³

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  General Notes:

"GORDON
THOMAS
ALEXANDER GORDON/ISOBELL GORDON
M
02/05/1727
168/A 70 484
Aberdeen"

from Births and Baptisms



Old Parish Registers
St Nicholas parish Aberdeen
Baptisms

"Aberdeen 1727
Gordon
May 2d 1727 Alexander Gordon Collector of Cess and Isobell Gordon his spouse had a son called Thomas baptised by Mr James Chalmers Minister Witnesses Thomas Burnet of Kirkhill and Mr Thomas Blackwell Regent and James Gordon late Dean of Gild [sic] and Jo: Gordon Kinneller"




"John Gordon of General Staats Long Morris's 89th Regiment, made his brother Thomas, merchant in Leith, his executor, which Cuthbert Gordon of the Cudbear Company at Leith was cautioner. This John died unmarried at Fort St. George, in the East Indies (his will is dated 1761)."

from Scottish Notes and Queries




"Thomas, Consul for the States of Holland at Leith. His commission to act as States-General agent in Scotland was approved by the English King on July 9, 1765 (Home Office Papers, Warrant Book,
vol. xxx., p. 514). He is there called the 'Sieur' Thomas Gordon."

from Lesmoir ^{1 3 4 5}