GORDON, Charles at St Bridget, Kirkmichael ^{1 2 3}

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  General Notes:

"GORDON
CHARLES
JOHN GORDON / LILLEY MCCARDEY
MALE
1789
TOMINTOUL"

from Catholic register of baptisms


Roman Catholic Records
Tomintoul parish Banffshire
Baptisms

April 1789

"Charles Gordon (B.^d son to John Gordon Glenbucket) and Lilley McCardey was Baptised
S.S. James McCardey Balanriach
Grizel Cuming"




"Banffshire Journal 26 9 1851 Charles Gordon's death

Death of the Last of the Gordons.

The Banffshire Journal reports the death of an individual of some historical interest. The late Charles Gordon Esq., of St Bridget, Glenlivet, said to be the last representative of the ancient family of the Gordons of Glenbucket, Aberdeenshire.

The family was very ancient. They had in their possession, a snuff horn, which bears the following inscription, 'Presented by James 6. To Gordon of Glenbucket. 1588.' This heirloom at once attests the antiquity and respectability of the family, and was probably given by the regent Moray, in the name of the then infant (see Note below) Sovereign, for services rendered by Glenbucket, in representing the free boarding spirit so common in that period among some of the clans in the north and west of Scotland.

The deceased was presented to George the Fourth at Edinburgh, when the Sovereign visited Scotland in 1822. This visit was somewhat remarkable as and expression of homage to a line of Sovereigns whom his ancestors had so bitterly opposed; and in commemoration of the interesting event, the lst Duke of Gordon presented him with a full highland dress and accoutrements \endash the dirk bearing the following inscription, 'presented by his Grace the Duke of Gordon, as a mark of his esteem, to Charles Gordon, Esq, St Bridget, on his Majesty's visit to Scotland in 1822.' The Duke of Richmond [....] continued the same marks of attention to Mr Gordon as shown by his predecessors: and the tenant of St Bridget was accustomed to attend, in his highland garb, not the marshalling of the clans, but the gathering of his Grace's tenantry in the peaceful rivalry of an agricultural show on the banks of the Avon or Livet.

The deceased was generally respected throughout the district: and on Wednesday last, when his remains were interred in his family vault of Kirkmicchael."

from Glenbuchat Heritage web article


Note:

Several typographical errors have been corrected in this passage for easier reading. However, it is not clear if 1588 is a typo. It certainly appears to be so. King James VI was definitely not an 'infant' in 1588; he had been born in 1566. It may be that the year of the royal gift should read 1568, not 1588. ^{2 4 5}

Charles married Jessie CAMERON. (Jessie CAMERON was born about 1795.)

  Marriage Notes:

No marriage has been found for this couple.

Charles next married Elspet STEWART on 22 August 1816 in Tomintoul RC parish, Banffshire, Scotland.¹ (Elspet STEWART was born about 1793,³ died on 2 February 1856 ³ and was buried in 1856 in Kirkmichael parish, Banffshire, Scotland ³.)

  Marriage Notes:

"GORDON
CHARLES
STEWART
ELSPET
22/8/1816
TOMINTOUL"

from Catholic register of marriages




"Kirkmichael S. Michael, Archangel

The church, a plain building, erected in 1807, stands upon the haugh, on the south side of the Aven. It contains five monuments. One is of freestone, and thus inscribed : -

Here lies the body of Ann Lindsay [....]

And of Elspet Stewart, spouse of Charles Gordon, Esq. St Bridget, and daughter of William Stewart, Esq. Ballentrewan, who died 2d February 1856, aged 63 years."

from Epitaphs and Inscriptions




"Charles Gordon was a farmer at St Bridget, Kirkmichael, Banffshire, Scotland Charles was baptised in 1789 (Scottish Catholic Records) with his father acknowledged, although his parents weren't married at the time. He married Elspet Stuart on 22 August 1816 at Cults Farm, Kirkmichael, Banffshire. Cults Farm was often used for RC ceremonies. Also called 'The Priest's Room'. Leased & farmed by Donald Carmichael, RC Priest at Tomintoul 1808 - 1838. Although baptised a catholic, Charles didn't adhere to the faith & wasn't included on the Status Animarum (list of catholics in the parish). His wife Elspet Stewart was catholic, hence their marriage in the RC records & her inclusion on the Status Animarum along with Charles' mother Lillas McHardy. Charles is labelled as a protestant on his daughter Ann's marriage record."

from Glenbuchat Heritage web article ^{1 3 5}