GORDON, Theodore Surgeon to Garrison in Jamaica, Dr ^{1 2}

   Another name for Theodore was GORDON, Theodore of Overhall.³

  General Notes:

Old Parish Registers
Tullynessle and Forbes Parish, Aberdeenshire
Baptisms

"July 3d 1768
Gordon
The said Day the Reverend Mr Algernon Gordon Minr had a son Baptized cald Theodore"


"1306-7. Theodore. 1788, Jun. 24, Surg.'s Mate, 60th Ft. 1791, Nov. 1, Hosp. Mate. 1793, Oct. 16, Surg., 13th Ft. 1794, Nov. 4, Apoth. to Forces on the continent under the Duke of York (L.G., 1088). 1793, Sep., embarked for Jamaica with a body of troops, which first took possession of a part of the Island of St. Domingo. 1796, Oct. 25, Surg. to the Garrison,
Jamaica; Dec. 3, Asst. Insp. of Hosp. for the forces (ibid., 1016, 1169); served there until the final evacuation of the island towards the end of 1798. 1799-1803, Mar., Head of Med. Dep., W. Indies. 1800, May 30, Dep. Insp. 1807, Head of Med. Dept., expedition to S. America under Gen. Whitelock. 1809-10, h.p. 1810, Feb. 27, Principal Insp., Army Med. Dept., Member of Med. Board, (ibid., 287; A.L., 1794-1844; Hart's A.L., 1840-4: G.M., vol.19, N.S., p. 329).

Son of Rev. George William Algernon (1724-94), minister of Keith, who was son of Rev. Theodore (1701-79) and Anne, dau. of Prof. George, V. of Kethock's Mill, b. 1770; King's Coll., Aberdeen, 1782-6, M.D., 1796; inherited estate of Overhall, as heir portioner of line and prov. gen. to George Leith, 1817, Oct. 18; lived for years at Ythan Lodge, Aberdeenshire; d. unm. 1843, Jan. 28, in Duke St., Portland PI., London; had a nat. son, Theodore 1789-1870, editor of the Horological Mag. (J. M. Bulloch in S.N. and Q., 1900, Jul.). First cousin of Algernon Hyndman, 243. and John, 985; second cousin of Theodore, 1310-"

from Gordons Under Arms

"His (Rev Theodore Gordon's) grandson, Theodore Gordon of Overhall, erected a tablet bearing a highly complementary inscription to his memory."

from Three Stones website, Cabrach or Strathdovern ^{1 2 3}

Theodore married.