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William Augustus Gordon 1733 – 1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 December 1733

Birth Location: Westminster, London, England

Death Date: 22 Jun 1809

Death Location: Exeter, Devon, , England

Father: David Gordon

Mother: Sarah Smith

Spouse(s): Sarah Groves

Children(s): William Rothiemay

In 1733, William Augustus Gordon entered the world in Westminster, London, England, born to David Gordon and Sarah Smith. William Augustus Gordon married Sarah Groves, and had children including William Gordon Merchant Coldhome Rothiemay. William Augustus Gordon passed away in 1809 in Exeter, Devon, , England.

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Biography

  • In 1733, William Augustus Gordon entered the world in Westminster, London, England, born to David Gordon and Sarah Smith.
  • William Augustus Gordon married Sarah Groves, and had children including William Gordon Merchant Coldhome Rothiemay.
  • William Augustus Gordon passed away in 1809 in Exeter, Devon, , England.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Gordon
1715 – 1752
Birth Location: Scotland
DG
Sarah Smith
1710 –
Birth Location: St Martin in the Fields, London, England
SS

Spouses(s)

Sarah Groves
1734 – 1819
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
SG

Children(s)

William Rothiemay
1760 – 1830
Birth Location: Premnay, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
WR

William Gordon's Ancestors

Self
William Gordon
1733 – 1809
Birth Place: Westminster, London, England
Parents
David Gordon
1715 – 1752
Scotland
Sarah Smith
1710 –
St Martin in the Fields, London, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Gordon's Descendants

1.
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William (Augustus) Gordon (9 December 1733 – 22 Jun 1809) m. Sarah Groves (26 Oct 1734 – 1819)
  1. 1. William (Gordon Merchant Coldhome) Rothiemay (6 May 1760 – 1 Nov 1830)
    1. 1. Robert Gordon (1773 – 1854)
      1. 1. Martha ((Patsy)) Gordon (1813 – 1890) m. James (R "Jim") Walling (1811 – 22 Apr 1893)
        1. 1. Amanda ((Manda)) Walling (1836 – 1897) m. Joseph (H "Doc") Herod (13 Sept 1834 – 7 Dec 1874)

William Gordon's Timeline

2 Records

1733
9 December 1733
Birth of William Augustus Gordon in Westminster, London, England
Westminster, London, England
1809
22 Jun 1809
Age 76
Death of William Augustus Gordon in Exeter, Devon, , England
Exeter, Devon, , England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 December 1733
    Event Place: Westminster, London, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1809
    Event Place: Exeter, Devon, , England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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