GORDON, George 12th of Gight ^{1 2 3 4}

   Cause of his death was suicide by drowning in the Bath canal.

   User ID: X536.

  General Notes:

Old Parish Register
Fyvie Parish Aberdeenshire
Baptisms

"1740
October 15th
Gordon of Gight
The Laird of Gight had a Child baptized in the Mannor Place of Ardlogie by Mr Thomas Scott Minister of the Gospel at Fyvie called George witnesses the Lady Gight the Lady Craigstoun & William Knight Servitor to the Laird of Gight"

Another record of this baptism is extant on a page devoted only to the Laird of Gight's children baptised between 1740 and 1747:
"Gordon the Laird of Gight
October 15th 1740
The Laird of Gight had a Son baptized in Ardlogie called George Witnesses Mr Thomas Scott & William Knight"

'With this laird the male line of the Gight family became extinct for the second time it had really ended in the ninth laird, his great-grandfather. The twelfth laird was baptised in the manor place of Ardlogie, Nov. 14, 1741, by the Rev. Thomas Scott, minister of Fyvie, in the presence of "the Lady Gight and William Knight, servitor to the laird of Gight" (Fyvie Register of Baptisms'). He was served heir to his father in April 18, 1760. On these letters, and a certified rent-roll of £1470 135. 4d., he was enrolled a freeholder in Aberdeenshire.
Note: Bulloch was in error, as explained in the Research Notes to this file, about the date of George Gordon's baptism.

On Sept. 14, 1771, sasine was granted in favour of George Gordon of Gight on the lands of Minmore and others, in the parish of Inveravon, Banffshire, proceeding on a charter and disposition of the Duke of Gordon (Banff Sasines)."

from House of Gordon ^{3 5}

  Research Notes:

BIRTH DATE

There has been a couple of errors with regard to thie baptism date of George Gordon.

In "House of Gordon" John Bulloch gave it as 14 November 1741. This was an error which possibly and understandably arose from the layour of the Fyvie parish register which lists the baptism dates of the Gordon of Gightly children. The date sits beside the end of the entry for George Gordon, but along with another entry with the same date applies to the female twins of the Laird of Gight, Elizabeth and Mary. George's baptism date is above his entry.

Secondly the index for the GRO website Scotland's People, at the time of writing, lists two baptisms for George Gordon, son of the Laird of Gight. One date is for 15 October 1740, and the second for 15 October 1749. The latter is erroneous, and depends upon a misreading of the only date for George Gordon 15 October 1740, the final zero being mistaken for 9. This was confirmed by an email on behalf of Scotland's People on 13 August 2014. ^{5 6 7}

George married Catherine INNES, daughter of Alexander INNES of Rosieburn, Provost of Banff and Katharine ABERCROMBY, on 2 June 1763 in Banff parish, Banffshire, Scotland.¹ (Catherine INNES was born about 1740.)

  Marriage Notes:

"INNES
KATIE
GEORGE GORDON/
02/06/1763
147/80 55
Banff"

from Index of Marriages




"He (George Gordon 12th of Gight) revived the old alliance between the Gordons and the Inneses, by marrying Catherine Innes, the daughter of Alexander Innes of Rosieburn (1701-1761), who was Sheriff-Clerk of Banffshire, and Provost of Banff for five terms of office."

from Gight
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