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William Gordon 1478 – 1577 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1478

Birth Location: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 AUG 1577

Death Location: Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: Sir Gordon

Mother: Janet Stewart

Spouse(s): <Living> None

Children(s):

William Gordon was born in 1478 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Knight Alexander III Gordon and Janet Stewart. William Gordon married <Living>. William Gordon passed away in 1577 in Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Gordon was born in 1478 in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of Sir Knight Alexander III Gordon and Janet Stewart.
  • William Gordon married <Living>.
  • William Gordon passed away in 1577 in Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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William Gordon's Ancestors

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William Gordon
1478 – 1577
Birth Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
Sir Knight Alexander III Gordon
1464 – 1522
Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Janet Stewart
1461 – 1510
Traquair Castle, Perthshire, Scotland
Grandparents
George Gordon
1441 – 1501
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
John Stewart
1440 – 1512
Dufftown, Banffshire, Scotland
Margaret,
1432 – 1475
Eddleston, Peebles-shire, Scotland (Falahill)
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gordon
James Stewart
1394 – 1437
Joan Beaufort
1404 – 1445
Archibald Douglas
1405 – 1439
Euphemia Graham
1408 – 1468
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Stewart
1337 – 1406
Annabella Drummond
1337 – 1406
John Beaufort
1372 – 1409
Margaret Holland
1385 – 1439

William Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1478
1478
Birth of William Gordon in Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1577
6 AUG 1577
Age 99
Death of William Gordon in Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1478
    Event Place: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 AUG 1577
    Event Place: Huntley, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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