GORDON, Peter Louis (DNA Link) 2 3
- Born: 1848, Drumlithie, Kincardineshire, Scotland 2
- Marriage (1): MACHRAY, Isabella Jane in 1876 in Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland 1
- Died: 6 October 1916, Kogarah, Sutherlandshire, New South Wales, Australia 4
- Buried: October 1916, Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia 5
Other names for Peter were GORDON, Peter L. 4 6 7 8 and GORDON, Peter Lewis.1 9
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General Notes:
Louis was aged 2 years when recorded by the census of 1851. He was living with his parents and younger brother William in Aberdeen. He had been born in Drumlithie Kincardineshire.
In the 1861 census for Kiltarlity Invernessshire Peter Gordon was the eldest child of the family. He was aged 12 years and had been born in Kincardineshire. He was a scholar.
Peter Gordon was recorded by the 1871 census for Old Machar Aberdeen. He lived at 10 Hawthorn Place with his parents and siblings. He was 22 years of age and had been born in Drumlithie Kincardineshire. Like his father he was a house carpenter.
Peter L. Gordon was recorded by the 1881 census for Old Machar Aberdeen. He was the head of a household living at 89 Claremont Street which comprised himself, his wife Isabella and their three children. Peter was born in Drumlithie Kincardineshire and was aged 32 years. He was a journeyman house carpenter.
"Name:Peter L Gordon
Birth Year:abt 1849
Age:35
Gender:Male
Arrival Date:17 Jun 1884
Vessel Name:Bann"
from Australian Passenger Lists 2 7 10
Research Notes:
DRUMLITHIE
Drumlithie is situated in Kincardineshire. It is about 22 miles soth from Aberdeen, and lies south west of Stonehaven.
LOUIS GORDON
In history Lord Louis or Lewis Gordon was the younger son of the Marquis of Huntly. He lived from 1725 to 1754. In his time he was a renegade naval officer, and later protected the city of Aberdeen and the left flank of the Jacobite army at Culloden. At one stage in his career he occupied Rothes. After the 1745 he fled to Europe where he later died in France.
Peter married Isabella Jane MACHRAY in 1876 in Old Machar parish, Aberdeen, Scotland.1 (Isabella Jane MACHRAY was born on 10 October 1852 in Aberdeen, Scotland 6 9 and died on 28 August 1935 in Sans Souci, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 9.)
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