GORDON, Hugh of Dominica, Infantry Officer and Merchant 1 2 3 4 5
- Born: About 1777
- Marriage (1): WILSON, Catherine on 27 October 1807 1 2
User ID: P52.
General Notes:
"Dominica, one of the Leeward Islands, lies between the French islands of Guadeloupe and Martinique. It was discovered on a Sunday (Dominica) by Columbus in 1493. Like most of the West Indies its ownership is a chequered history. It was taken by the British in 1761 ; retaken by the French in 1781 ; and restored in 1783. It has an area of 305 square miles.
Hugh Gordon sailed, 1796-7, from Gravesend to Dominica, and got a command in the St. George's Light Infantry, at Rouseau. He took part in a fight with a French privateer, which carried off a large sugar-laden sloop (owned by a captain in the regiment). He was in garrison in 1803 during the insurrection at Guadeloupe, and in 1804 was sent to the Prince Rupert's garrison. In 1805, he took part in the defence of Dominica against the French, and returned to England the same year."
from The Making of the West Indies 2
Hugh married Catherine WILSON, daughter of Reverend Mr Thomas WILSON Minister of Gamrie parish and Elizabeth GORDON, on 27 October 1807.1 2 (Catherine WILSON was born on 13 November 1787 1, baptised on 15 November 1787 in Gamrie and Macduff parish, Banffshire, Scotland 3 and died on 10 August 1810 in Dee Castle, Aberdeenshire, Scotland 2.)
Marriage Notes:
"WILSON
CATHARINE
HUGH GORDON/V17 P.319
27/10/1807
168 / A
160 / 191
Aberdeen"
"WILSON
CATHERINE
HUGH GORDON/FR5075 (FR5075)
27/10/1807
168 / A
160 / 191
Aberdeen"
"WILSON
CATHERINE
HUGH GORDON/FR272 (FR272)
27/10/1807
155
10 / 275
Gamrie and Macduff"
from Index of Marriages
"Katherine (Wilson), born 13th Nov. 1787 (marr. 27th Oct. 1807, Hugh Gordon of Dominica)"
from Fasti Ecclesiae
"He seems to be the Hugh Gordon, 'late of Dominica,' who married at Macduff, Oct. 27, 1807, Catherine, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Wilson, minister of Gamrie ('Scots Mag.') ; she died at Dee Castle, Aug. 10, 1810, after a long illness, aged 22: 'her sweetness of manner and amiable disposition had endeared her to her relatives and gained her the esteem of all who knew her' ('Aberdeen Journal'). He seems to be the Hugh Gordon, Esq., 'late of Dominica,' who was the father of the Rev. Geo. Gordon (1808-39), minister of Knockando (1833-39). Hugh Gordon was apparently the author of 'Sketches and Revolutions of the West Indies,' by a Resident: London, Smith, Elder & Co., 1820: dedicated to James Laing, Esq. of Streatham Hill, London, 'late of Dominica.' "
from The Making of the West Indies
"665 - Hugh (Gordon). 1796-7, sailed from Gravesend to Dominica via Barbadoes and got a com. in the St. George's Lt. Inf., Roseau, Dominica ; took part in a fight with a French privateer, which carried off a large sloop (owned by a Capt. of the reg.) laden with sugar. 1803, in garrison during the insurrection at Guadaloupe. 1804, sent to Prince Rupert's garrison. 1805, Feb.-Jun., took part in defence of Dominica against the French; 'having been exempted from military duty, I offered my services as a supernumerary A.D.C., and was despatched with orders for the light infantry of the St George's regiment to take part at the river side and defend the fort until further orders'; returned to England same year (Sketches and Recollections of the West Indies by a Resident [Hugh Gordon ?], Smith Elder, 1828 ; 8vo, pp. xii, 330; PP- 34, 9 r , 99, 151, 159) Presumably Hugh Gordon, 'late of Dominica,' who m.1807, Oct. 27, at Macduff, Catherine (d. 1810), dau. Rev. Thomas Wilson, minister of Gamrie, and had Rev. George (1808-39), minister of Knockando."
from Gordons Under Arms
Note:
More information about the content of Hugh Gordon's book can be found in The Gordons and Smiths at Minmore, Auchorachan, and Upper Drumin in Glenlivet by J. M. Bulloch (1910)< 1 2 4 5
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