Name of Gordon

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ville Road, Clapham Park, Loudon. Writing
from 61 Carlisle Road, Hove, Mr Gordon Stewart
telle me his mother was Margaret Gordon,
daughter of Patrick Gordon, a shipmaster of Aber-
deen, who originally came from the neighbourhood
of Oldmeldrum. Some Gordons of the same family
live " ahoivt Aberdeen," but he does not know
them.
GORDON-STUART.— The "London Gazette"
for 1835 (page 439) contained the following an-
nouncement : —
On March 9, 1835, the King was pleased to
give and grant unto Donald Gordon, late of the
City of London, but now of the City of Perth,
merchant, only surviving son of William Gor-
don of Keith, but formerly of Inchnacap, and
afterwards of Scalan, both in the county of
Banff, by Margaret his wife, sister of James
Stuart, of LoweT Thames Street, London, mer-
chant, deceased, and grandson of John Gordon
of Inchnacap, also deceased, His royal licence
and authority that he may (in compliance with
a clause in the last will of hie maternal uncle,
the said James Stuart, henceforth take and use
the name of Stuart in addition to that of Gor-
don, and also to \\s<& and bear the name of
Stuart quarterly with those of Gordon.
Th« aforesaid William Gordon, Back Street,
Keith, married Margaret Stuart from Findra,
Tom.in.boml, and took the faa-m of Scalan when the
Roman Catholic College left that historic spot.
But bad times made Ihim flit, and having got some
money from a brother-in-law who diet!, he settled
in Back Street. His family were
D on aid Go rdon- S t uart .
Daughter, who married John Gordon, Mort-
lach Distillery.
Daughter, who married Cruickshauk.
Donald Gordon Stuart married Mary Ann
Gordon, daughter of John Gordon, of Gibraltar,
and sister .of W. R. Gordon, procurator-fiscal of
Banff.
TAYLOR-GORDON.— This name, according to
Mr Ftf&ncifl Bolton, writing in "Notes pud
Queries," January 14, 1905, was adopted by Dr
John Taylor of Clifton and H'umtly Lodge, Chel-
tenham, lie was the great-grandson of Colonel