Name of Gordon

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ary, mi April 23, 1811. He toolk the name of
Go v do n -Moo re, April 22, 1850. He died in 1878 at
the age of 71. He left tihree ©one, of whom only
the eldest, Cecil, captain in the Navy, took the
name of Gordon-Moore.
GORDON-MUNN". — John Gordon-^Munn of
Haigham Hall Private Asylum, Norwich, took
his name of Gordon from his godfather, a mem-
ber of the Earlebon Gordons. He is M.B., CM.
of Edinburgh, 1889, and took his M.D. in 1890,
with first-class (honours. He was formerly medical
officer of the 1st Grenadier Guards, and served as
a civil surgeon with the South African Field
Force, for which he got the medal and five clasps.
He has been connected with various asylums.
GORDON-OSWALD.-.MJ1- James William Go:%
clou-Osw<aikl (born 1854) of Scotstoun, Renfrewshire,
is the son of James Goad on- Oswald (died 1897).
This family is descended front a good old Aber-
deenshire stock. Alexander Gordon in Sandend,
who became laird of Auchleuchries, had a son
John, a writer to the signet, who was served heir
to James Farquhar of Balmuir. His son, James
Farquhar Gordon, had in turn a son (by one of
the Haiktanes of Airtbrey), the Rev. James
Farquhar Gordon, who took the additional name
of Oswald on inheriting in 186-1 from his grand-
aunt, Miss Elizabeth Oswald, the estate of
Scotstoun. The ptreseinit laird is the parson's
grandson.
GORDON-PARKER.— This name is borne by Mr
James Gordon-Parker, D.Sc, Seotsoraig, Beacons-
field Road, Blackheath. A Mr Gordon Parker,
Brooklyn, N.Y., claims to be descended from the
Glenbueket Gordons (via Ireland). One of his
kinsmen was Colonel James Gordon, the " rebel "
American prisoner.
PIRIE-GORDON.— It is exactly fifty years since
this name came into use. It was assumed in 1856
by Patrick Pirie because his grandmother was a
Gordon. Alexander Pirie of Water-ton (1778-1860)
married Anne, daughter and co-heir of Francis
Logie of Middlefield by his wife Jean, daughter of
Charles Gordon, of Aberdeen, who was the
daughter of Charles Gordon of Buthilaw. When
Thomas Gordon of BnHilaw. the famous general