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GORDON, William
(About 1680-)
ANDERSON, Alexander
(About 1680-)
RUSSELL, Issobell
(About 1685-)
GORDON, William in Oxhill
(About 1705-1759)
ANDERSON, Jean in Tulloch
(1717-1759)
GORDON, Alexander Farmer, in Tochineal
(About 1736-1817)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. WATSON, Margaret

2. GORDON, Elizabeth "of the Dallachy Family"

GORDON, Alexander Farmer, in Tochineal 3 4 5

  • Born: About 1736
  • Marriage (1): WATSON, Margaret on 11 November 1762 in Mortlach parish, Banffshire, Scotland 1
  • Marriage (2): GORDON, Elizabeth "of the Dallachy Family" on 31 December 1767 in Bellie parish, Moray, Scotland 2
  • Died: 1817 6

   Other names for Alexander were GORDON, Alexander in Landends of Enzie 5 and GORDON, Alexr.7

  General Notes:

In 1788 the Testament and Inventory, originally signed on 12 July 1770, of John Watson, and his spouse Jean Gordon, in Tullochallum of Achendown nominated and appointed "Alexander Gordon in Landends of Enzie our son in law" as executor of the Will. In the most recent part of the published document the same Alexander Gordon was recorded as "late in Landends of Enzie now in Tochineal".

Alexander was recorded as a farmer in the death certificate of his son, Alexander, in 1870. 4 5


Alexander married Margaret WATSON, daughter of John WATSON in Tullochallum of Achendown and Jean GORDON, on 11 November 1762 in Mortlach parish, Banffshire, Scotland.1 (Margaret WATSON was born about 1745.)


  Marriage Notes:

Old Parish Register
Mortlach Parish Banffshire
Marriages

"Novr 11th 1762
Gordon & Watson
Alexander Gordon in Belly & Margaret Watson in Mortlach after proclamation of Banns were married" 8

Alexander next married Elizabeth GORDON "of the Dallachy Family", daughter of Alexander GORDON portioner of Upper Dallachy and Elizabeth GRANT, on 31 December 1767 in Bellie parish, Moray, Scotland.2 (Elizabeth GORDON "of the Dallachy Family" was born about 1740.)


  Marriage Notes:

"1767 December (?) 31 was married Alexr Gordon of Tochyniel to Elisabeth Gordon of Longhows before witnesses John Geddes and John Gordon" 2

Sources


1 LDS Family Search, IGI.

2 ancestry.co.uk, Family Tree Crossley Ancestors.

3 Rootsweb, Subject: Re: [SCT-BANFFSHIRE] Glenlivet Date: Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:45:20 -0000.

4 GRO Scotland, Kilmorack Inverness-shire Deaths 1870.

5 Will or Testament, Moray Commissary Court (Ref 16/4/7) John Watson 1788.

6 e-mail, 18 August 2013 J. Crossley.

7 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Bellie Parish Moray Baptisms.

8 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Mortlach parish Banffshire Marriages.

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