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GORDONS UNDER ARMS. 133
N.S., p. 120, Burke's Family Rcc.) : and Georgina Jessie, b. 1843, Mar. 27,
m. 1866, Sep. 13, James Nicol McAdam, 78th Highlrs., youngest son of
James McAdam, ot Tindon End, and grandson of Sir James Nicol McAdam
(G..1/., vol. 2, N.S., p. 686). Gordon;/. 1850, Sep. 6, at Deebank(now Riverston),
Banchory, bur. at Old Machar Cathedral {ibid., vol. 34, N.S., p. 454; I.O.
Rec. ; Fodderletter family described by J. M. Bulloch, Huntly Express, 1909,
Aug. 27, Sep. 3 ; and in Wimberley's Gordons of Beldorney, 33-36).
598- George Thomas. 1815, Sep. 13, Vol. ist class, R.N., "Dwarf,"
cutter, aged 13, his father, Lt. Samuel, of the " Dwarf," granted permission
Sep. 9, to enter his name on the cutter's books. 1818, Mar. 28, Boy ist
class "Lee," Oct. ii,"AthoH". 1820, Dec. 20, discharged. 1821, Mar. 6,
"Impregnable". 1822, Mar. 6, discharged; May 10, "Ariadne". 1825,
passed as Lt. 1829, May 6, Lt., "Revenge". 1830, May 4, "Erebus".
1832, Oct. 5, " Rhadamanthus," steam vessel. 1835, Sep. 9, " Phoenix "
steamer, his services on this ship on coast of Spain, first Carlist war, 1835-
40, procured him a knighthood, ist class. Order of San Fernando (G.M., vol.
19, N.S., p. 641). 1837, Jan. 7, additional Lt., "William and Mary " yacht;
Jul. I, in command "Comet" steamer; while holding this com., conveyed
the first King of Hanover to Rotterdam. 1840, Aug. i, Comdr. 1843, Apr.
II, "Cormorant'' steam sloop, Pacific. 1846, Nov. g, Post Capt. 1849,
Sep. 7, "Encounter". 1854, flag Capt. to Comdr. in Chief, Baltic. 1855,
"Osborne" royal yacht, brought King Victor Emmanuel to England, and
back to Boulogne. 1858-61, commanded steam reserve, Portsmouth. 1864,
R. Adm. 1871, V. Adm. ret. 1877, Aug. i, Adm. (Adm. Indexes, Midship-
men, P.R.O. ; O'ByTne's Nav. Biog. Die. ; Boase's Mod. Eng. Biog. ; N.L.,
1829-1887). Probably the Lt. Gordon, nominated with others by the King
of Hanover, 1837, Sep., Knight of the Guelphic Order {G.M., vol. 8, N.S., p.
301)-
Second son of Samuel, 1286; b. 1807 (?) ; m. 1865, Jun. i, at St.
George's, Hanover Sq., London, Ellen Jane, dau. of William Parker, of
Clopton Hall, Suff"olk, widow of Capt. Harry Eyres, R.N., C.B. (G.M., vol.
19, 2nd N.S., p. 107) ; d. 1887, Jul. 30, at Ingleden, near Tenterden, Kent
(Times, Aug. 4, Sep. 23 ; Walford's County Families). Mrs. Gordon was
elected, 1904, Jan., after a legal dispute, by 112 votes to 56, churchwarden of
the ecclesiastical parish of St. Michael, part of the borough of Tenterden
(Daily Telegraph, ]a.n. 15, 18). She d. 1910, Jun. 15, at Ingleden, bur. at St.
Michael's Ch. ; left estate ;f27,986 gross, net personality £'22,148 (Times,
Jun., Aug. 16).
599- George Tindal. 1845, Sep. 12, Vol. ist class, R.N., "Lark".