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GORDON, William 2nd Earl of Aberdeen
(1679-1745)
GORDON, Anne
(About 1713-1791)
GORDON, William of Fyvie, General the Honourable
(1736-1816)
BLACK, Isobel
(1744-1824)
GORDON, William of Fyvie
(1775-1847)

 

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GORDON, William of Fyvie 1 2

  • Baptised: 16 June 1775, Fyvie parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 3
  • Died: 9 January 1847 1 2
  • Buried: Fyvie Cemetery, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 2

  General Notes:

William carried out extensive improvements to Fyvie, both in the castle itself and in the grounds of the estate. When he died Fyvie passed to his cousin Charles Gordon, a man of 71 years of age, who transferred it immediately to his own son Cosmo.

from Fyvie Castle, Garden and Estate

Inscription on grave in Fyvie Cemetery
"General the Honourable WILLIAM GORDON of Fyvie d 25 May 1816 aged 80; the Hon Mrs GORDON of Fyvie d 3 Jun 1824 aged 80. WILLIAM GORDON of Fyvie, their only son d 9 Jan 1847 aged 71." 1 2


Sources


1 Visitors' Guide, The National Trust for Scotland: Fyvie Castle Garden and Estate.

2 Internet Site, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=139922992&ref=acom.

3 LDS Family Search, IGI.

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