GORDON, Margaret 2
- Baptised: 28 March 1754, Banff, Banffshire, Scotland
- Marriage (1): FORBES, James of Seaton 1
- Died: 1841 2
User ID: J453.
General Notes:
"Margaret (Gordon), who is remembered by the Strathspey Miss Admiral Gordon, to which Burns wrote O' a' the airts"
from Gordons Under Arms 2
Margaret married James FORBES of Seaton, son of William FORBES of Corriebreck and Jean MICHIE.1 (James FORBES of Seaton was born about 1735.)
Marriage Notes:
"James Forbes of Seaton married Margaret, daughter of Rear-Admiral William Gordon, and had William Oswald, died unmarried 1794; James, died 1839; and Elizabeth, married to Lieut-General James Hay, ancestor of the Hays of Seaton.
From this lady are also descended in the female line the cadet branches of Callendar and Rothiemay."
from House of Forbes 1
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