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268 HOUSE OF GORDON.
privateers {ibid., i. 137). Served two years on H.M. frigate " Rose," and on
he " Princess Amelia " at the relief of Gibraltar, 1783, going on to the West
Indies in which he spent a year, and which he revisited in 1789 on H.M.S.
" Orion " (ibid., i. 138). In 1793 he quitted "a service which I disliked and
in which I had served fifteen years as a subaltern " (ibid., i. 139). The rest
of Gordon's career was spent in the army as follows : — 1793, Jun. 22, Lt. and
Qr. Mr., N. Fencibles (L.G., 518). 1794, Jun. 21, Capt. (ibid,, 599). 1795,
h.p. 1798, Nov. 3. Gordon's brother. Rev. Abercromby, 73, writes from Banff
to the Duke of Gordon about the Majority of the regiment for him (Gordon
Castle Papers). 1805, Jun. 15, Ens., 15th Ft. (L.G., 770) or Jun. 13, 13th
Garr. Batn. 1805-6, h.p. 1825, ret. or res. (^.L., 1781-1826).
Son of Rev. Harry, minister of Ardersier, 617; ^. 1762, Apr. 23 ; edu-
cated at King's Coll., Abd., 1776-78 ; wrote a ravelled autobiography. Personal
Memoirs, 1830, in two vols., and two books of travel ; took Byron and, after-
wards, Sir Walter Scott over the field of Waterloo in 1815 ; in. (i) 1787, Eliza
(d. 1794), dau. of Col. John Browne of the Marines, and (2) 1800, Jan 28, at
St. Margaret's, Westminster, Margaret Fairs (d. 1850), widow of Capt.
Thomas Gorges, and had William Abercromby, 1473, and George Huntly
(d. 1868), Scott's amanuensis (described at length by J. M, Bulloch in the
Banffsliire Reporter, 1910, Aug. 24, 31). Gordon d. 1845, Sep. 2, at 90 High
Street, Cheltenham.
1165. R. 1830, Apr. 16, 2nd Ofl"., H.E.I.C.S., "William Wilson,"
Madras to Calcutta (I.U. Rec.).
1166. R- 1853, Nov. I, 3rd Oft, H.E.I.C.S., " Sesostris," Bengal
(I.O. Rec.).
1167- R- Capt., d. before 1862, Dec. 9, when his only son, Robert
Adam, d. at Ventnor (G.M., vol. 14, 2nd N.S., p. 133).
1168- R- 1892, Mar 26, 2nd Lt., Jersey Mil. (A.L., 1892— Jan.
'95)-
1169- R- D. 1901-2, 2nd Lt., Transvaal Cadets, served in S. African
War (.-l.L.).
1170 Ramsay Frederick Clayton. 1884, Aug. 23, Lt., i8th Hrs. ;
Sep. 10, Hampsh. Reg. 1888, Jan. 2, I.S.C. 1895, Aug, 23, Capt., I.S.C.
1901, Mar. 12, Squad. Comdr., 15th Bengal Lcrs. 1901, Apr. — 1902, Apr.,
Dep. Insp. Gen. of Military Police, Burmah ; now commands it. 1902, Aug.
23, Maj., Indian Army. 1910, Aug. 23, Lt. Col. (A.L. and I.A.L.).
Only son of Alexander Ansdell, 220; b. 1864, Nov. 17; educated at
Wellington Coll., 1877-82 (House of Gordon, 11. (484)).
1171- Reginald George Stanier. 1900, Sep. 17, 2nd Lt., Shropsh.