GORDON, Alexander Cluny, Merchant in Aberdeen ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

"SAID DAY [18 MAY 1738] MARGARET GORDON Relict of the deceast Alexander Gordon in Gollachy was buried.*"
"Papist is marked by *"

from Rathven Old Parish Register, Vol.2: Burials, 1724-1756 & 1784-1790

'It remains to be noted that an "Alexander Gordon, Cluny, merchant in Aberdeen," died in 1722. Whether he owned, or came from Cluny, I cannot say, but he bore a strong family resemblance to the first two groups set forth in the table by having died a bankrupt— in marked contradistinction to the present modern family, which acquired vast fortunes.'

from The Gordons of Cluny

"Gordon Alexander 09/08/1722 Cluny, Merchant in Aberdeen Inventory Aberdeen Commissary Court CC1/6/1B" ^{1 2 3}

  Research Notes:

GOLLACHY

The Special Collections catalogue of the University of Aberdeen lists many papers of Gordon of Cluny. Among them are papers relating to Gollachy. It points to the fact that Gollachy belonged to the Buckie estate of Gordon of Cluny. The earliest papers referring specifically to Gollachy appear to date from 1739, although the Gordon of Cluny papers themselves date from 1665.

Bulloch, in The Gordons of Cluny, writes that "Mr Robert Gordon advocate, got Cluny 1680." Mr Robert Gordon was the son of Sir Robert Gordon of Gordonstoun. Mr Robert Gordon's son, "Robert Gordon of Cluny, d. 1723 ?" also had a son "Robert Gordon of Cluny, advocate, d. 1729." Another grandson of Mr Robert Advocate who "got CLuny 1680" was "Robert Gordon,
farmer, Kirkcaldy, will 1757." who was the son of "Kenneth Gordon, of Cluny, d. before 1741." Thus by 1757 that second family of Cluny came to an end. Bulloch concludes his Table of the Previous Gordon Lairds of Cluny by stating that "John Gordon, 1695-1769, the subject of this book, acquired Cluny in or before 1757." The aforementioned John Gordon established the third Gordon family "of Cluny". ^{2 4}

Alexander married Margaret GORDON in Gollachy. (Margaret GORDON in Gollachy was born about 1680 and was buried on 18 May 1738 in Rathven parish, Banffshire, Scotland ¹.)