The Gordons to the Present Day

The Gordon Family

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THE DESCENDANTS OF HUGH GORDON OF MANAR

Many families can track their descent from Hugh Gordon of Manar and his grandfather Peter Gordon of Haddoch. So far on the family tree of Gordons descended from these men we have identified 1151 individuals (including those who have died, but not counting their spouses, though they are also listed because they are our family too). About 400 of these known descendants are still alive, but there are many more who we have not discovered. If we look at the millenial generation, named Generation 49 on the family tree - contemporary cousins - there are 284 cousins in that generation, and a further 111 who have been born in Generation 50, mostly since the year 2000. These individuals born from 2000 onwards are listed as 'sons' or 'daughters' but are not named until they are 18.

Starting from Generation 41 (Peter Gordon and his wife Bessie) the numbers discovered per generation are as follows: Generation 42 = 8 descendants. Generation 43 (including Hugh Gordon of Manar, Inverurie) = 34 descendants. Generation 44 (including Hugh Gordon of Manar, Australia) = 47 descendants. Generation 45 = 108 descendants. Generation 46 = 187 descendants. Generation 47 = 173 descendants. Generation 48 = 194 descendants. Generation 49 (the millenials) = 284 descendants. Generation 50 (mostly born since the year 2000) = 111 descendants known so far. Generation 51 = 3 descendants so far.

I am indebted to Mac Gordon and Simon Kelleher for the work on the Gordons in Australia. I am also indebted to my cousin Barbara Dundas (nee Gordon) in Western Australia for her tireless research.

We would welcome contact, news and family updates from anyone about the Manar Gordon family. You are very welcome to use the email at the foot of the page. I am always grateful for photos, memories, stories, internet links, and biographies. Over the years many people have contacted me and added information and archives, and I am very grateful for these.

You will also find, below, the main family lines descending from Hugh Gordon of Manar. By clicking on the links you can go direct to particular branches of the family.

In addition, from the homepage there is a link direct to the 'Australian Gordons' descended from Hugh Gordon (the son of Hugh Gordon of Manar, Aberdeenshire) who emigrated to Australia to found a new Manar near Braidwood in New South Wales. His story is detailed, and the huge family that is descended from him. This website is a work in process, and collaboration (and more family historians) are very much welcome as we try to preserve and maintain historical fact for future members of our family to inherit and pass on.

SOME OF THE FAMILIES DESCENDED FROM

PETER GORDON OF HADDOCK

and

HUGH GORDON OF MANAR, SCOTLAND

Significant surnames numerically and/or over generations: Gordon, Hughes-Hunter, Grove-White, Lumsden, Franks, Yeats, Urquhart, McLean, McBain, Hendry, Cran, Stuart, Farquhar, Wilson, Kellas, Devitt, Roach, Mitchell.

From Peter Gordon of Haddoch to the present day, 11 generations have kept the surname Gordon, including 99 individuals in the 3 most recent generations.

Descending specifically from the Manar Gordons, certain surnames and family groups could be noted:

The Gordons of Manar Scotland.

The Gordons of Manar Australia.

The Lamb family descended from Hugh Gordon of Manar NSW, mentioned simply because of the number who have descended with that surname, including 10 in the most recent generations.

The Hughes-Hunter and Grove-White families, stretching over 7 generations and including 23 individuals called Grove-White in the 3 most recent generations.

The Lumsden and Franks families. 6 generations of Lumsdens, and 5 generations of Franks, including 18 individuals in the 3 most recent generations.

The Gordons of Manar, Inverurie, also had close family ties of marriage or friendship with the Forbes, Lumsden, Fraser, Skene, and Brickenden families, and the Leslies of Warthill.

Descending from other children of Peter Gordon of Haddoch, these families could be particularly noted:

The Gordons of Coynachie and Culdrain, more part of history now, but a notable military family.

The Yeats family, with 6 generations of that surname, and 11 individuals in the 3 most recent generations.

The Urquhart family, with 6 generations of that surname, and 13 individuals in the 3 most recent generations.

The inter-related McLeans, McBains, and Hendry families, each of which have 18 individuals in the 3 most recent generations.

The Portuguese branch of the family, with 16 individuals listed in the 3 most recent generations.

The Cran family, stretching over 9 generations with that surname, including 46 individuals in the 3 most recent generations.

The Stuart family, stretching over 6 generations, extending also into 4 generations of the Farquhar family.

The Wilson family, stretching over 5 generations, and with a large number of descendants.

This is not an exclusive list: there are many more families with their own history and descent from the Gordons, for example the Kellas families, the Devitt families, the Roach families, the Mitchell families, and many more.