GORDON, Alexander of Binhall, Jacobite 1745 ^{1 2}

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  General Notes:

"2061- Alexander. 1745, joined the rebels (Banffshire Jour., 1903, Feb. 3) ; may be the same as 'John,' 2133
Son of Patrick, Binhall, Cairnie ; elected schoolmaster of Cairnie, 1742 (ibid.) ; 1 746, Apr. 30, the Minister of Cairnie reported that Alexander Gordon, 'who had been admitted schoolmaster in Cairnie, had left that place and joined in the rebellion, and craved that the school may be declared vacant'.
Brother of Charles, 2072"

from Gordons Under Arms



"Gordon, Alexander, of Binhall Elder brother of the better-known Charles. Eldest son of Patrick Gordon of Binhall, Cairnie, and his wife, a daughter of the Rev William Hay, Minister of Rothiemay. Elected schoolmaster of Cairnie in 1742."

from Jacobites of 1745 ^{1 2}