Brief Life History of James
When James Gordon was born on 8 August 1860, in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Gordon, was 21 and his mother, Barbara Scorgie, was 20. He married Mary K Moir in 1880, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in York, Ontario, Canada in 1911. He died on 16 April 1944, in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 83.
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Sources (15)
- James Gordon, "Scotland Census, 1891"
- James Gordon, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- James Gordon in entry for Ernest John O'Neil and Mary Margaret Gordon, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
Spouse and Children
1860–1944 Male
1860–1936 Female
Children (11)
1882–1952 Male
1884– Male
about 1886–1967 Male
1890– Female
1891– Male
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1839– Male
1840– Female
Siblings (3)
1860–1944 Male
1862– Female
1866– Male
World Events (8)
1867 · Ontario Founded
Age 7
1868 · The Representation of the people (Scotland) Act 1868
Age 8
1883 · Mining Boom
Age 23
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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