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470 HOUSE OF GORDON.
(1890 ed., p. 36), quoting perhaps from the Edinburgh Courant, notes the
death at Kronstadt, 1768, in his 23rd year, "of Captain Wilham Gordon, of
Cowbairdie, Aberdeenshire, commodore of a ship in the Russian Navy".
Apparently a son ot'James, of Cobairdy, 1739a, 2106- Temple (Fermartyn,
224) credits Cobairdy with only two sons, " Sir " Ernest {d. 1800), of Cobairdy
and Park, and "James ". Margaret Stewart, of Goodtrees, states in 1756 (Colt-
ness Collections, Maitland Club, 97) that Cobairdy, who was a keen Jacobite,
"had two sons whom he put in a pension in France when the one was eight
and the other ten ; and though they had each other to speak to, in two years
they could not speak one word of English nor understand it". Nephew
of Sir William, 1832.
1835. William Charles. 1782, Lt., Houston's Reg., Scots Brigade in
Holland, being garrisoned at Maestricht, Dec. 13, as one of the officers who
requested a six weeks' delay before taking the oath required by their High
Mightinesses' resolution of Nov. 18 (Ferguson's Scots Brigade, 11. 499).
1789, garrisoned at Bergen-op-Zoom (Note from Prof. Kramer). 1792, Mar.
27, in the Reg. van Nyvenheim (Ferguson's Scots Brigade, 11. 546). 1794,
Jun. 24, hon. discharge as Brevet Capt., 7th Coy. {ibid., 11. 542).
Son of Alexander, 1652, and Maria Pieternella Ghyben ; bap. 1760, Sep.
27, at Oosterhout {ibid., iii. 79); reformed religion. Served 29 months as
Cadet, 72 months as Ensign, and 75 months as Lt. (Note from Prof Kramer)