GORDON, William Minister of Urquhart parish, Chaplain to 71st Foot regiment, Reverend Mr 2 3 4
- Baptised: 12 February 1744, Mortlach parish, Banffshire, Scotland 4 5
- Marriage (1): ANDERSON, Margaret on 12 July 1800 in Birnie parish, Moray, Scotland 1
- Died: 18 July 1810
User ID: G263.
General Notes:
"GORDON
WILLIAM
JAMES GORDON/JEAN MCWILLIAM
M
12/02/1744
162 10 / 16
MORTLACH"
from Births and Baptisms
Old Parish Register
Mortlach Parish Banffshire
Baptisms
"Gordon:
John & William twins lawful sons to James Gordon & Jean McWilliam in Laggan baptised 12 Feb 1744 Witnesses Alexander Forbes in Keithlach and Ludvick Gordon at Mill of Laggan" 4 5
William married Margaret ANDERSON on 12 July 1800 in Birnie parish, Moray, Scotland.1 (Margaret ANDERSON was baptised on 4 February 1779 in Birnie parish, Moray, Scotland 4 and died on 24 October 1864 in Elgin parish, Moray, Scotland.)
Marriage Notes:
"GORDON
WILLIAM
MARGARET ANDERSON/
12/07/1800
127 10 / 240
BIRNIE"
from Index of Marriages
(at Glenlivet in 1767)
"William Gordon, M.A. ; app. 24th 1767 Sept. 1767; ord. 23rd Aug. 1768; adm. to Urquhart (Elgin) 12th Jan. 1769."
(at Urquhart in 1769)
"William Gordon, born Mortlach, son of James G., Laggan of Auchindoune, and Jean McWilliam; educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen; M.A. (1761); licen. by Presb. of Strathbogie 6th May 1767; app. missionary at Glenlivet 24th Sept. that year; ord. by Presb. of Aberlour 23rd Aug. 1768; pres. by Alexander, Duke of Gordon, before 8th Sept. that year; adm. 12th Jan. 1769; died 18th July 1810. He marr. 12th July 1800, Margaret (died at Elgin, 24th Oct. 1864, aged 86), eldest daugh. of Joseph Anderson, min. of Birnie, and had issue George, min. of Birnie, born 23rd July 1801; James, born 6th Feb. 1803, died in 1810; William, M.D., H.E.I.C.S., born 26th Oct. 1804. Publication Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., xv.). [Moray Tests.] "
from Fasti Ecclesiae
"1415- William. 1783, Apr. 26, Chaplain, 71st Ft. (L.G., 335). 1783-4, h.p. 1788, Mar. 15, 76th Ft. (ibid., 121). 1791, Apr. 2, ret. 1794, Feb. 10, or 1795, Oct. 3, looth Ft. (L.G., 1018). 1796, Dec., ret. (A.L., 1784-96).
Son of James, in Laggan, Mortlach (d. 1763); b. 1744; minister of Urquhart, 1769-1810; m 1800, Jul. 12, Margaret (1779-1864), dau. of Rev. Joseph Anderson, minister of Birnie, and had George, b. 1801, Jul. 23, and William, 1456. Gordon d. 1810, Jul. 18. Brother of James, 722, John, in Laggan, 906, first cousin of John, 915, and Thomas, 1332; related to Harry, 619, James, 739, and John, 932"
from Gordons Under Arms
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