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William Gordon 1845 – 1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1845

Birth Location: County Wexford

Death Date: 2 MAY 1917

Death Location: Ballymahon, Longford, Ireland

Father: Thomas Gordon

Mother: Elizabeth Parke

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Rafferty, Stella Davis

Children(s): William Gordon, Gracie Gordon, Charlie Gordon, Georgina Gordon, Eva Gordon, Amy Gordon, Harry Gordon, Hilda Gordon

Born in 1845 in County Wexford, William Gordon was the child of Thomas Gordon and Elizabeth Parke. In time, William Gordon married Elizabeth Rafferty and Stella Blanche Davis, and they raised a family that included William Gordon, Gracie Gordon, Charlie Gordon, Georgina Gordon, Eva Gordon, Amy Gordon, Harry Gordon and Hilda Gordon. William Gordon died in Ballymahon, Longford, Ireland in 1917.

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Parents

Thomas Gordon
1827 –
Birth Location: Ireland
TG
Elizabeth Parke
1830 – 1900
Birth Location: –
EP

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Rafferty
1857 – 1915
Birth Location: Camp Colchester, County of Essex, England
ER
Stella Davis
1859 –
Birth Location: Swix City IA
SD

Children(s)

William Gordon
1875 – 1931
Birth Location: Colchester, Essex, England
WG
Gracie Gordon
1892 – 1963
Birth Location: County Longford
GG
Charlie Gordon
1894 –
Birth Location: County Longford
CG
Georgina Gordon
1895 –
Birth Location: County Longford
GG
Eva Gordon
1896 – 1963
Birth Location: Ballymahon Town (pt. of), Ballymahon, Longford, Ireland
EG
Amy Gordon
1896 –
Birth Location: County Longford
AG
Harry Gordon
1899 –
Birth Location: County Longford
HG
Hilda Gordon
1902 –
Birth Location: County Longford
HG

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1852
    Event Place: Gorey, Wexford
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, 1754-1937, Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1948, Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958, Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1620-1911, UK, Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admissions and Discharges, 1715-1925, Web: Ireland, Census, 1901, Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Marriage, Royal Hospital Chelsea: Length of Service Pensions, Admission Books; Class: Wo 117; Piece Number: 40, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers, The National Archives of Ireland; Year: 1911; Census Place: Ballymahon, Longford, Ireland, Class: RG14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1846
    Event Place: Gorey, Wexford

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1843
    Event Place: Gorey, Wexford

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: ABT 1844
    Event Place: Gorey, Wexford

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1852
    Event Place: Courtownharbour

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1845
    Event Place: County Wexford

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: April 1874
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 9 Apr 1874
    Event Place: Colchester, Essex, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 31 Mar 1901
    Event Place: Ballymahon, Longford, Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Ireland, Census, 1901, Class: RG14

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Ballymahon Town (pt. of), Ballymahon, Longford, Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, The National Archives of Ireland; Year: 1911; Census Place: Ballymahon, Longford, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Feb 5 1917
    Event Place: Ballymahon, Longford, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958, UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929, National Army Museum; Chelsea, London, England; Soldiers' Effects Records, 1901-60; NAM Accession Number: 1991-02-333; Record Number Ranges: 437501-439000; Reference: 244

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 2 MAY 1917

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