DUFF-GORDON, William 2nd Baronet of Halkin ¹

   Another name for William was GORDON, William.¹

  General Notes:

"Sir James (Gordon, of Cadiz) died unmarried, and his baronetcy went to his nephew, William Gordon, who assumed the name of Duff, and was known for the future as Sir William Duff Gordon."

from Book of the Duffs




"(2) William (Gordon), born 8 April 1772, M.P. for Worcester 1807, who succeeded his maternal uncle, Sir James Duff of Crombie, in the title of baronet, and assumed the additional surname and arms of Duff by royal licence dated 9 October 1813. He married, 10 February 1810, Caroline, daughter of Sir George Cornwall of Moccas Court, Hereford (who died 23 April 1875) and had issue besides two daughters :

i. Sir Alexander Cornwall Duff Gordon, father of the late Sir Maurice Duff Gordon who sold Fyvie Castle, and died without male issue,

ii. Cosmo, father of the present Sir Cosmo Edmund Duff Gordon of Maryculter, Aberdeenshire. Sir William died 8 March 1823."

from Scots Peerage (vol 1) ^{1 2}

William married.