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James 1st, Laird Gordon 1470 – 1558 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1470

Birth Location: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 Jun 1558

Death Location: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: George Gordon

Mother: Isabel Innes

Spouse(s): Anne Stewart, Margaret Stewart

Children(s): James Gordon, Marjory Gordon, George Gordon, Marjory Gordon, Alexander Gordon, Janet Gordon, William Gordan, Rowan Gordan, George Gordan, Thomas Gordon, Robert Gordan, John Gordan, Margery Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon, Thomas Gordon

James 1st Laird Gordon was born in 1470 in Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of George Gordon and Isabel Innes. James 1st Laird Gordon later married Anne Stewart and Margaret Stewart, and together they raised children including James Gordon, Marjory Gordon, George Gordon, Marjory Gordon, Alexander Gordon, Janet Gordon, William Gordan, Rowan Gordan, George Gordan, Thomas Gordon, Robert Gordan, John Gordan, Margery Gordon, Elizabeth Gordon and Thomas Gordon. In 1558, James 1st Laird Gordon passed away in Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Parents

George Gordon
1430 – 1481
Birth Location: Huntly,,Aberdeenshire,Scotland
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Isabel Innes
1450 – 1560
Birth Location: Meillers,,,Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Anne Stewart
1475 – 1530
Birth Location: Scotland
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Margaret Stewart
1482 – 1550
Birth Location: Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

James Gordon
1495 – 1553
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Marjory Gordon
1509 –
Birth Location: –
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George Gordon
1510 – 1591
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Marjory Gordon
1509 –
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Gordon
1516 – 1571
Birth Location: –
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Janet Gordon
1530 – 1600
Birth Location: Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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William Gordan
1832 –
Birth Location: –
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Rowan Gordan
1834 – 1895
Birth Location: –
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George Gordan
1842 –
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Gordon
1843 – 1594
Birth Location: –
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Robert Gordan
1848 –
Birth Location: –
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John Gordan
1850 –
Birth Location: –
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Margery Gordon
Birth Location: –
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Elizabeth Gordon
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Gordon
– 1594
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1470
    Event Place: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Jun 1558
    Event Place: Lesmoir, Rhynie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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