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Your connection with Scotland in the 1700s, and with pioneers in South Australia in the late 1800s
Jessie & Alexander GORDON - family tree & stories
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 1853 - 1932 (79 years)
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| Name |
Annie SALTMARSH |
| Born |
28 Oct 1853 |
Bugle Ranges via Hahndorf, SA, Australia  [1, 2] |
- Or born in 1851 rather than 1853.
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| Gender |
Female |
| General event |
Death : The cause of Annie's death was cancer of the stomach. |
| Residence |
Residences : Annie gave Alma as her place of residence at the time of her wedding. |
| Died |
4 Nov 1932 |
- Rather than 1932, she might have died in 25th April 1925. [3]
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| Buried |
West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, SA, Australia |
| Person ID |
I103 |
Alexander & Jessie |
| Last Modified |
12 Mar 2018 |
| Father |
Henry SALTMARSH, b. 19 Jul 1819, Yorkshire, England , d. 17 Aug 1899, Dry Creek (Age 80 years) |
| Mother |
Fanny MAIDMENT, b. 6 Apr 1824, Westbury, Wiltshire, , d. 21 Jun 1857, Bugle Ranges SA (Age 33 years) |
| Married |
3 Jun 1845 |
Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide, SA, Australia |
| Wedding |
Wedding : 3rd June 1845 in Holy Trinity Church, Adelaide by Reverend James Farrell. |
| Family ID |
F139 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Alexander (jnr) GORDON, b. 4 Apr 1852, Larbert, Stirling, Scotland, UK , d. 21 Apr 1925, Wxx Laurences Private Hospital, Wakefield St, Hindmarsh West, Adelaide (Age 73 years) |
| Married |
31 Mar 1875 |
Christian Chapel, Groote St, Adelaide, SA, Australia |
- They might have been married in 1876 rather than 1875.
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| Children |
As well as their own 11 children, they also raised Alexander Duff Gordon whose mother died in an accident soon after he was born and his father, Coningsby, went to America. Baby Alexander was Alexander's and Annie's first grandchild - he was born in 1902, just 8 years after their youngest child |
| Residence |
Annie and Alexander farmed around the Strathalbyn district. They lived at 'Watulunga'. |
| Wedding |
Wedding : Alexander and Annie were married on 31st March 1875 at the Christian Chapel in Grote St, Adelaide.
The witnesses on the marriage certificate were Mary McGREGOR of Alma, Henry SALTMARSH of Lake Plains, and Robert D LAWRIE of Alma.
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| Children |
| + | 1. Coningsby Matheson GORDON, b. 16 Jan 1876, Alma Plains, SA, Australia , d. 29 Jul 1957 (Age 81 years) [Birth] |
| + | 2. Lavington Alexander Lindsay GORDON, b. 18 Aug 1877, Torrie Banks, Strathalbyn, SA, Australia , d. 9 Jan 1958 (Age 80 years) |
| | 3. Jessie Olive Effie GORDON, b. 24 Aug 1878, Strathalbyn, SA, Australia , d. 24 Jan 1960 (Age 81 years) |
| + | 4. Ronald Erskine Gower GORDON, b. 27 Nov 1879, Dry Plains via Strathalbyn, SA, Australia , d. 9 Sep 1937, Dry Plains, SA, Australia (Age 57 years) |
| | 5. Gifford Avondale Clyde ('Giff') GORDON, b. 24 Aug 1881, Bordertown, SA, Australia , d. 4 Jan 1973 (Age 91 years) |
| | 6. Linley Vincent Glenroy GORDON, b. 10 Dec 1883, Bordertown, SA, Australia (or Tatiara?) , d. 15 Dec 1967 (Age 84 years) |
| + | 7. Nathalie Cyrilla Floy GORDON, b. 7 Oct 1885, Naracoorte, SA, Australia , d. 2 Sep 1969 (Age 83 years) |
| + | 8. Eva Florence Annabel GORDON, b. 21 Jul 1888, Point Sturt, SA , d. 16 May 1969 (Age 80 years) |
| + | 9. Athol Beaufort Stirling ('Bob') GORDON, b. 16 Sep 1889, Port Sturt, SA, Australia , d. 13 Aug 1969 (Age 79 years) |
| + | 10. Roy Dudley Strathern GORDON, b. 19 Nov 1891, Point Sturt, SA, Australia , d. 13 Feb 1962 (Age 70 years) |
| | 11. Albyn Huntley Dunallen GORDON, b. 26 Feb 1894, Point Sturt, SA, Australia , d. 12 Sep 1977 (Age 83 years) |
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| Last Modified |
5 Apr 2018 |
| Family ID |
F36 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Photos
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 | Annie Saltmarsh as a young woman
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 | Annie Saltmarsh as an adult
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 | Alex jnr Gordon & Annie, nee Saltmarsh in 1908
Notice how tall Alex is - and that he is balding by the age of 56 years. |
 | Alexander Gordon & Annie nee Saltmarsh
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 | Annie Saltmarsh in later years
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 | WW - Churches of Christ in Milang 1908 - group photo with Mrs & Mr Alex Gordon, Mrs Will Saltmarsh, Mrs & Mr Murdoch McBain
"The Southern Conference of the Churches of Christ was again held in Milang on Tuesday 18 February 1908, fifty delegates being in the town, representing churches at Willunga, Goolwa, Strathalbyn, Point Sturt, Stiring East, Aldgate Valley and Milang. After the afternoon session the delegates adjourned to the Institute where the Jubilee anniversary tea of the Milang Church took place." |
 | Gordon - Lin, Maggie, Annie & Jessie Gordon
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 | Nathalie, Evelyn, Eva, Annie, young Alex, & Jessie (Albyn in tree)
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 | Eva, Nathalie, Jessie, Evelyn, Annie & little Alex
In the garden on the east side of the Watulunga homestead. |
 | Annie Gordon, nee Saltmarsh
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 | Annie Gordon, nee Saltmarsh at Frawley
Where is Frawley? |
| Documents |
 | Alexander Gordon & Annie Saltmarsh - marriage on 31st March 1875 in Adelaide
Wedding at the Christian Chapel, Grote St, Adelaide. Witnesses were Mary McGregor (of Celamy?), Henry Saltmarsh (farmer of Lake Plains), and Robert D Lawrie (farmer of Alma).
Alexander was a 22 year old [c1853], bachelor, a farmer of Alma, whose his father was Alexander Gordon.
Annie was a 21 year old [c1854], spinster of Lake Plains whose father was Henry Saltmarsh. |
| Our places
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 | Life at Watulunga
Watulunga was about 5 kms from the village of Finniss. The home was constructed of stone. It had 12 rooms - all warmed by 5 fireplaces - and a long passageway. It stood on a rise above the Finniss River and overlooked a large lagoon. It has been demolished.
Alex managed this property after 1893.
Annie said that the Watulunga years were the happiest of her life.
The young people were always welcome in the large home where there was much family entertainment.
Old Pantoni demonstrating his fire skills. He was probably a workman at Watulunga.
Alexander Campbell Duff Gordon is the little boy in three photos - in front of the women near the homestead, sitting on the wheatbags, and sitting on the hay cart. |
 | Watulunga - homestead, stables, driveway and bedroom door
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 | Farming at Watulunga - the Gordon boys at work
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 | At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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| Sources |
- [S54] TBE Fischer's dates book - in media on this website , Transcribed by Craig Fischer .
- [S68] Rosemary Saltmarsh - ID 1277.
Not officially registered but written in the family bible.
- [S16] Colin Semmler - these notes can be seen with Documents on the left of the home page, Page 6.
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