GORDON, William in Delmore

  General Notes:

"Alexander Gordon had also two natural, or perhaps 'handfasted' sons, George of Tombae and William of Delmore, who were legitimised by a charter issued at Perth on 24th June 1553 under the Great Seal, where we learn that 'the Queen gave letters of legimation to William Gordon and George Gordon, natural sons (bastardis filiis naturalibus) of Alexander Gordon of Straithowin.' It will be noticed that William is given first, whereas the " Balbithan MS. gives him second. It is much more likely, however, that William was the elder, as he got the lands of Delmore under the shadow of the paternal castle of Drumin, whereas Tombae. lay further to the east, probably on much less fertile land, as compared to Delmore, which was watered by the Avon and the Livet."

from Caterans of Inveraven




"William, and his brother George Gordon [ancestor of the Gordons of Tombae and Auchdregnie] were granted the rights and privileges of legitimate birth by a charter issued under the great seal of Scotland at Perth on June 24, 1553. He married Isobel Grant and had four sons."

from House of Gordon

William married.