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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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 1917 - 2015 (98 years)
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Dora May MCLEAN |
| Born |
18 May 1917 |
53 Taragon St, Mile End, Adelaide, SA, Australia  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Notes for biography |
DON'T add anything to this profile. All her details are in www.christinaanddonaldmclean.com |
| Died |
26 Jun 2015 |
| Person ID |
I19 |
Alexander & Jessie |
| Last Modified |
10 Jun 2020 |
| Family |
Jefferson Weyburn GORDON, b. 15 Feb 1913, Balaklava, SA, Australia , d. 15 Mar 2005, Forest Lake, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 92 years) |
| Married |
20 Sep 1938 |
Church of Christ, North Perth, WA, Australia |
- Officiated by James Gordon.
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| Wedding |
Engaged on 28th Dec 1937. Married on 20th Sept 1938. |
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| Last Modified |
13 Jun 2018 |
| Family ID |
F5 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Jeff Gordon & Dora McLean - marriage on 20th Sept 1938 in North Perth - declaration & certificate
* Marriage declaration on 19th Sept and wedding on 20th Sept 1938 at Church of Christ in Perth by prescribed ceremony after declaration of banns.
* Jefferson Weyburn Gordon, 25 yrs, born Balaklava SA, bachelor, of North Perth soft??, despatch clerk, son of Ruby Jubiletta Finlayson & James Gordon, Minister of the Gospel.
* Dora May Gordon, 21 yrs, born Mile End SA, spinster of Mile End South Australia, sales girl, daughter of Stella Vinecombe Matthews & Sinclair James McLean, Tramways of Mile End South Australia.
* James Gordon, officiating minister
* Witnesses, Allen Brooke and L??M?? Gordon
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 | Dora & Jeff Gordon - OAM - Order of Australia Medal
Dora and Jeff were awarded the OAM for operating the Subiaco Children's Centre for 11 years. This was one of the first such centres for caring for children before and after school when their parents were working. |
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| Dora Gordon (McLean) - birth extract - 18th May 1917 in West Adelaide
Registered in South Australia 998/309, extract 64714 |
| Stories |
 | 4.06 - Memoirs of Jefferson Weyburn Gordon on the occasion of his 80th birthday - 15th Feb 1993 (without photos)
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| 4.10 - Jeff GORDON & Dora, nee McLEAN - Light & Shade
Jeff was born in 1913 in Balaklava. He grew up in South Australain country town of Owen and Georgetown and then Cowandilla near Adelaide. Dora was born in 1917 in Mile End near Cowandilla. hen became the minister at North Perth Church of Christ. Jeff started working in the Jason’s factory near Perth.
Jeff moved to Northam in Western Australia and the romance continued by correspondence for four years until they were married in 1838. They lived in Daglish near Perth and had three children. Jason was with Jason Industries for 50 years. They were very active with the Church of Christ at Subiaco and also had state-wide leadership roles.
In 1975 Dora established a centre for children of working parents - caring for the children before and after school. Soon after Jeff retired, he joined Dora at the child care centre.
They moved to Brisbane in 1986 – firstly in Kenmore and then Forest Lake. Again, they were active in the Church of Christ – at the Westside church.
Jeff died on 2005 at 92 years, and Dora died in 2015 aged 98 years.
(Biography by Don Gordon - updated in July 2019) |
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