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Alexander Gordon 1549–1580 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1549

Birth Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1580

Death Location: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: John Gordon

Mother: Elisabeth Keith

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In 1549, Alexander Gordon entered the world in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Gordon And Elisabeth Keith. Alexander Gordon passed away in 1580 in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • In 1549, Alexander Gordon entered the world in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom, born to John Gordon And Elisabeth Keith.
  • Alexander Gordon passed away in 1580 in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Alexander Gordon's Ancestors

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Alexander Gordon
1549–1580
Birth Place: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Gordon
1513–1562
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Schotland
Elisabeth Keith
1510–1565
Dunnottar, Kincardineshire, Schotland
Grandparents
James (1st Laird) Gordon
1470–1558
Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Margaret Stewart
1482–1550
Perth, Perthshire, Tayside, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lady (Elizabeth Beatrice) Douglas,
1492–1527
Morton, Dumfriesshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Alexander Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1549
1549
Birth of Alexander Gordon in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1580
1580
Age 31
Death of Alexander Gordon in Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1549
    Event Place: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, British Army World War i Pension Records, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Soldiers' Documents from Pension Claims, First World War (Microfilm Copies and Medical Cards); Reference: WO364; Piece: 1384
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1580
    Event Place: Gight, Aberdeenshire, Grampian, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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