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GORDON, William of Farskane
(About 1620-1692)
GORDON, William 2nd of Farskane
(About 1647-)
HAMILTON?, E.
(About 1655-)
GORDON, Bessie
(About 1682-1709)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. McWILLIAM, William in West Gauldwell

GORDON, Bessie 1 2

  • Born: About 1682
  • Marriage (1): McWILLIAM, William in West Gauldwell about 1703 1
  • Buried: 31 December 1709 3

   Another name for Bessie was GORDON, Elizabeth.3


Bessie married William McWILLIAM in West Gauldwell, son of Alexander McWILIAM and Unknown, about 1703.1 (William McWILLIAM in West Gauldwell was born about 1675 and died in May 1739 3.)


  Marriage Notes:

No marriage record has been found for this couple but their daughter's baptism record notes her as "D. L.", that is "Daughter Lawful", meaning her parents were married before her baptism:

Old Parish Registers
Boharm parish Moray
Baptisms

"22 Septer 1704
Kathrin McWilliam D.L. to Wm McWilliam and Bessie Gordon in West Galdwall was baptised Jerom Spens James Gordon Kathrin ffarqrson witnesses" 1

Sources

1 Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Boharm parish Banffshire Baptisms.

2 GRO Scotland, OPR Index of Births and Baptisms.

3 e-books, Aberdeen Journal Scottish Notes and Queries 2nd series vol.7 July 1905-June 1906 (1906).

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