GORDON, Charles 4th Earl of Aboyne ^{1 2 3}

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Charles married Margaret STEWART, daughter of Alexander STEWART 6th Earl of Galloway and Catherine COCHRANE, on 22 April 1759 in Edinburgh parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.^{1 2 3} (Margaret STEWART was born about 1744 and died on 12 August 1762 ^{1 2}.)

  Marriage Notes:

"GORDON
CHARLES EARL OF
MARGARET STEWART/FR53 (FR53)
22/04/1759
685 / 1
490 / 78
Edinburgh"

from Index of Marriages


Old Parish Registers
Edinburgh parish Edinburgh
Marriages

"22 April 1759

The Right Hon^ble Charles Earl of Aboyne in old kirk parish and the Right Hon^ble Lady Margaret Stuart Daughter to the Right Hon^ble Alex^r Earl of Galloway now in old Grayfriars parish"




"Charles (Gordon), fourth Earl of Aboyne, succeeded his father 1732. His Lordship devoted his life to the improvement of his estates, in which he was eminently successful, obtaining the respect and esteem of his tenants and neighbours. The Earl died in St. Andrew Square, Edinburgh, 28 December 1794, in his sixty-eighth year. He married, first, at Edinburgh, 22 April 1759, Margaret, daughter of Alexander Stewart, Earl of Galloway. She died 12 August 1762. By her he had issue"

from Scots Peerage (vol 1)




"Margaret (Stewart), married, 22 April 1759, to Charles Gordon, fourth Earl of Aboyne, and died at Aboyne Castle 12 August 1762, leaving issue."

from Scots Peerage (vol 4) ^{1 2 3 4}