Great-Great-Great grandad was more or less consistent with his age on the census giving a birth date circa 1825/6 , but gives four different birth places Fraserburgh, Fyvie, St Nicholas, and Aberdeen, all in same county but not particularly close to each other. On 1851 he is with his employer so no clue to his parents there , and he was married 1853 two years before certs..so no luck there either! His son who registered his death in 1892 clearly did not know his parentage as he left the box blank! urrgh. Totally stuck.
May help if I can positively identify him on 1841 census, but not been able to as of yet. This is him on the later census:
1851 Census: Lint Mill, Drumblade Aberdeenshire
James Gordon, journeyman, Unm, 25, Journeyman Cooper, Aberdeen
1861 Census: 7 Back Street, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
James Gordon, son in law, Mar, 36, Cooper (Journeyman), Fyvie Aberdeenshire
1871 Census: 7 Back Street, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
James Gordon, head, mar, 45, Cooper (Master) Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
1881 Census: 7 Back Street, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
James Gordon, head, mar, 54, Master Cooper, St Nicholas Aberdeen
1891 Census: 7 Back Street, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
James Gordon, head, Widow, 60, General Cooper, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Any help much appreciated..would love to at last be able to move back further on this line. Thanks
May help if I can positively identify him on 1841 census, but not been able to as of yet. This is him on the later census:
1851 Census: Lint Mill, Drumblade Aberdeenshire
James Gordon, journeyman, Unm, 25, Journeyman Cooper, Aberdeen
1861 Census: 7 Back Street, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
James Gordon, son in law, Mar, 36, Cooper (Journeyman), Fyvie Aberdeenshire
1871 Census: 7 Back Street, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
James Gordon, head, mar, 45, Cooper (Master) Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
1881 Census: 7 Back Street, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
James Gordon, head, mar, 54, Master Cooper, St Nicholas Aberdeen
1891 Census: 7 Back Street, Huntly, Aberdeenshire
James Gordon, head, Widow, 60, General Cooper, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Any help much appreciated..would love to at last be able to move back further on this line. Thanks
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