STALPAERT - STALPERS XVII Generaties » Alastair (Alexander) [tackman] Gordon of Dalchairn (1738-1816)

Persönliche Daten Alastair (Alexander) [tackman] Gordon of Dalchairn 

• Er wurde geboren im Jahr 1738 in Dalchairn, Kildonan, Scotland, UK.

  Alexander was born about 1738. He is the son of Gilbert Gordon Forester of Tuary. During his lifetime Alexander was usually referred to as "in Dalcharn" which is a small community in the Strath of Kildonan. This was to differentiate Alexander from some of his cousins bearing the same name of the same generation.

• Beruf: tacksman of Dalchairn.

  Handelaar, veilingmeester

• Eintrag Ab 1738.

  (Wikitree) In his book, the Rev Donald Sage whose father was the Parish Minister, refers to Alexander and his family, pointing out their lineage and that of his wife Isobel Sutherland.

• Er ist verstorben am 10. März 1816 in Kildonan, Helmsdale, Scotland, UK, er war 78 Jahre alt.
• Er wurde beerdigt in Kildonan, Helmsdale, Scotland, UK (Cementery).
• Ein Kind von Gilbert (Forester of Tuary) Gordon of Dalchairn
• Diese Information wurde zuletzt aktualisiert am 22. September 2021.

Familie von Alastair (Alexander) [tackman] Gordon of Dalchairn

Er ist verheiratet mit Isabel (Isobel) Sutherland of Kilphedir.

Sie haben geheiratet im Jahr 1770 in Kildonan, Helmsdale, Scotland, er war 32 Jahre alt.

V Barbara Gordon 1764-1850
M Robert Gordon
M William Gordon
M X Gordon
V Ann Gordon
M Gilbert Gordon
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Sage (Memorabilia Domestica pp.62, 182) says that Alastair Gordon's wife was "a lineal descendant of the Strath Uilligh Sutherlands," and that they had a " numerous family."
1 John Gordon, the eldest son went to America "about thirty years ago." He died, leaving his family in easy circumstances.
2 Gilbert Gordon, second son, " was a non-commissioned officer in the 93rd Regiment, but afterwards went to Berbice where he realized a few thousand pounds as a planter, came home, married a daughter of Captain John Sutherland of Brora, lost all his money by mismanagement, and utimately emigrated to America (Sage) The " Scots Magazine "' says he married at Lyberus on January 30, 1818, Margaret, daughter of John Sutherland, commissary and J P. of Sutherland.
3 Robert Gordon, followed his brother to America.
4 William Gordon, got a commission in the army, went to Jamaica, returnod on half- pay, and lived in poverty at Rosemarkie. "He was always a strange mixture of the shrewd worlding and the born fool."
5 --- Gordon, another son of Dalchairn, went to Jamaica and died there.
6 (Barbara) Gordon, the eldest daughter, married John Macdonald, tacksman of AchScarlet in Strathmore, Caithness, and a noted Highland drover After his death his widow and family emigrated to America.
7 Anna Gordon, the second daughter, married one John Gordon of Soluschraiggie. She lived with her husband at Dalchairn after her father's death, and afterwards took a lot of land in the village of Helmsdale and a sheep farm in Caithness. ' Her husband died a few years ago in consequence of cold caught in his winter journey- from his house at Helmsdale to his Caithness sheep farm " Ann - Gordon died at Helmsdale in 1849. When they lived at Dalchairn, both before and after the old man's death,Sage was frequently their guest during his in- cumbency at Achness.

Kind(er):

1. Gilbert Gordon (of Dalchalm)  ± 1760-????
2. Barbara Gordon  1764-1850 

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