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Richard Wake GORDON 1839–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1839

Birth Location: Elsfield, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 21 MAY 1902

Death Location: Bridgend, Glam.

Father: Richard Gordon

Mother: Mary Knight

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In 1839, Richard Wake GORDON entered the world in Elsfield, Oxfordshire, England, born to Richard Gordon And Mary Frances Knight. In 1861, Richard Wake GORDON resided in Elsfield, Oxfordshire, England. Richard Wake GORDON passed away in 1902 in Bridgend, Glam..

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Biography

  • In 1839, Richard Wake GORDON entered the world in Elsfield, Oxfordshire, England, born to Richard Gordon And Mary Frances Knight.
  • In 1861, Richard Wake GORDON resided in Elsfield, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Richard Wake GORDON passed away in 1902 in Bridgend, Glam..

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Richard GORDON's Ancestors

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Richard GORDON
1839–1902
Birth Place: Elsfield, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Richard Gordon
1804–1877
Llanrhidian, Gower, West Glamorgan, Wales
Mary (Frances) Knight
1798–1878
Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
Grandparents
Elisha Gordon
1768–1855
Cheriton, Gower, Wales
Mary Harries
1784–
Llanrhidian; Gower, SouthWales
Great-Grandparents
Henry Gordon
1739–1813
Elizabeth Bowen
1744–1795
Eleanor Jones
1752–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elisha Gordon
1714–1767
Margaret
1714–1787

Richard GORDON's Timeline

3 Records

1839
October 1839
Birth of Richard Wake GORDON in Elsfield, Oxfordshire, England
Elsfield, Oxfordshire, England
1861
1861
Age 22
Richard Wake GORDON resided here in Elsfield, Oxfordshire, England
Elsfield, Oxfordshire, England
1902
21 MAY 1902
Age 63
Death of Richard Wake GORDON in Bridgend, Glam.
Bridgend, Glam.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1839
    Event Place: Elsfield, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 890; Folio: 18; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542717

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Elsfield, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 890; Folio: 18; Page: 8; GSU roll: 542717

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1902
    Event Place: Bridgend, Glam.

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