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Iviii HOUSE OF GORDON.
Eldest surviving son of George Robert, of Ellon; b. 1847, Mar. 19;
1866-81, in the Colonial Service in Trinidad, Mauritius, Fiji, and Canada ;
1877, C.M.G. ; III. 1885, Feb. 14, his kinswoman, Caroline Augusta, dau. of the
Hon. Sir Alexander Hamilton, 225, and has one child, Cosmo Alexander, b.
1886, Jun. 13.
286- add, " Son of George; 111. 1876, Aug. 21, at Kirkee, Marie Kate, dau.
of Henry Lavvbuary " (I.O. Rec).
295a. Charles. 1715, Jan. 11, Ens., ist F"t. {S.P. Doiii., Entry Books,
P.K.O.).
298- first line, read, " Honywood's (iith) Dgns,'' for "Earl of Stair's
(6th) Dgns.'' Add, " 1727, Jun. 20, Lord Stair's (6th) Dgns." (S.P. Doin., Entry
Books, P.R.O.).
309a. Charles. 1792, Dec. 15, Schoolmaster, R.N., Academy Royal
(Adin. Reg., P.R.O.).
374- add. line 11, " 1912, Aug. 9, assumed the name of Gordon Steward
by Deed Poll, dated Aug. 9 (Times) ".
377- last line, read, " Hugh Mackay, 673," for " Hugh Mackay, 1673 ".
382- line 5, add, " 1912, Aug. 9, assumed the name of Gordon Steward
by Deed Poll, dated Aug. 9 (Times) ".
397- line 23, read, " Henry William, 652," for " Henry William, 653 "•
402a David. 1807, May 8, Chaplain, R.N., " Maida ". 1808, Feb. 8,
"Africa". 1810, Dec. 20, "Theseus" (Adni. Reg. of Chaplains, P.R.O.).
Native of Ballyroney, Co. Down ; previous to entering Navy, curate of
Glenavy; his only dau. ni. 181 7, Apr. 5, Thomas Anderson, formerly of
Somerset, Coleraine, Co. Derry.
441- line 6, read, " gdmother " for " mother (of James Gordon Francis
Shirrefs-Gordon) ".
446- line 5, add, " Son of Cornelius and Mary ; b. at Llanrhidian,
Glamorgan, bap. 1786, Mar. 26 ".
488' line 4, add, " 1707, or earlier, Lt., 'Crown,' appt. Comdr. 'Maid-
stone,' turned out of this ship by Captain Simmonds, who proffered me to go
ist Lt. of the 'Crown' again, which I refused, and went Volunteer on board
the ' Maidstone,' till upon his decease, was appt. Comdr. again by Captain
Fane " (Adm., Captains' Letters, P.R.O.) ; line 16, read, " Elizabeth Clayton "
for " Elizabeth," and " w. before 1718, Nov. 26, when she was granted adminis-
tration of the estate of her mother Elizabeth Clayton of Stepney, widow ".
489. line 9, read, "John, 857," for "John, 858 "•
490. hne 8, add, " 2068 ' after "Arthur, younger of Carnousie ".
493a George. 1711, Mar. i, Secy, to Brig. Hill (S.P. Doiu., Entry Books,
P.R.O.).