GORDON, John RC Priest, Procurator of the College of Aquhorties, Reverend Mr ¹

  General Notes:

"1784
December. On the 7th Mr. John Gordon, born at Landends in the Enzie, who had been some time at Scalan and ten years at Valladolid, arrived at Edinburgh, was ordained priest by his uncle Bishop Geddes on the 18th and said his first mass on Christmas Day."

from The Autobiographical Notes of Bishop John Geddes

" He (Charles Gordon) remained in Aberdeen with his brother, Mr. John Gordon, who was in charge of the Aberdeen congregation; and when the latter was appointed procurator of the college of Aquhorties, he succeeded him in that charge in 1799."

from St Peter's Church Aberdeen 1804-1979 by Monsignor Sandy MacWilliam ^{1 2}