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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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| Name |
Margaret GORDON |
| Born |
1825 |
Kiltearn, Ross Shire, Scotland, UK  |
- The year of birth is uncertain. It might be 1825 but there are only 31 months between her older brother David (born 24th April 1824) and the younger brother James (born 18th Nov 1826).
We have not been able to find any OPR record of her birth.
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| Gender |
Female |
| General event |
Biography : Margaret never married nor had any children. She might have lived with her mother for most of her life. |
| Residence |
Residences : Margaret was living with her mother when Margaret was 57 years old. |
| Person ID |
I334 |
Alexander & Jessie |
| Last Modified |
8 Apr 2019 |
| Father |
John GORDON, b. 27 Feb 1795, Belmaduthy, Knockbain, Scotland , d. 16 Sep 1869, Brahan's Ferry, Urray, Scotland, UK (Age 74 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth 'Lizy' GORDON, b. 1791, d. 8th July 1883, Brahan Mains, Urray, Scotland, UK (Age 92 years) |
| Married |
Y [1] |
| Children |
* There are records of John and Elizabeth having 9 children - but there might have been others.
* The births were over a period of 20 years - from 1814 to 1834.
* There is a gap of 6 years between the first 2 (Hugh then Ann) so maybe there was there was another child or two, or miscarriages.
* Then there were 8 children born in 14 years - notably 3 (David, Margaret & the first James) in just 31 months.
* There were early deaths, including the first James.
* David and Alexander were the only ones to migrate.
* Locations: The first child was born in Killreanon, the next 5 were in Kiltearn and the last 3 were in Contin.
(These notes by Don Gordon in May 2025)
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| Family ID |
F111 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Documents |
 | Census 1881 - Gordon household - 29 Mill St Dingwall.jpg
* Elizabeth Gordon, head, widow, 90 yrs [c1791], annuantant, born Fodderty * Margaret Gordon, daughter, unmarried, 57 yrs [c1824], annuantant, born Kiltearn. (Also living in the same house were Margaret McLeod who was blind, 49 years [c1832], unmarried, born in Dingwall - with her niece, Mary McGregor, 18 yrs [c1863], scholar, unmarried.) |
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- [S16] Colin Semmler - these notes can be seen with Documents on the left of the home page, Page 1.
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