Brief Life History of John
When John Gordon was born in 1862, in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Gordon, was 26 and his mother, Christina Polson, was 23. He married Janet Gray on 23 July 1891, in Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. He lived in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland in 1901.
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Sources (4)
- John Gordon, "Scotland Census, 1901"
- John Gordon, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- John Gordon in entry for Christina Polson, "Scotland Church Records and Kirk Session Records, 1658-1919"
Spouse and Children
1862– Male
1862–1945 Female
Children (4)
1892– Female
1895– Female
1896– Female
1900– Female
Parents and Siblings
1836– Male
1840– Female
Siblings (6)
1857– Female
1859– Male
1860– Male
1862– Male
1865– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868
Age 6
1884
Age 22
1896 · Opening of the Glasgow Subway.
Age 34
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Gordon in Berwickshire, named with Welsh gor ‘spacious’ + din ‘fort’.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Gourdon in Saône-et-Loire, so called from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gordus + the locative suffix -o, -ōnis.
English (of Norman origin): alternatively, said to be a nickname from a diminutive of Old French gourd ‘heavy, dull, sluggish’ (compare 8 below).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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