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Links related to the Gordons of Manar |
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1: Gordon Family Tree - family tree of the Gordons of Manar going back to the 5th Century: http://www.gordonfamilytree.com
2: Notes on the Chapel and Burial Ground at Polnair, taken from report by the Historic Environment Scotland website:
3: The Last Will and Testament of Hugh Gordon of Manar, April 1834: here
4: Photo and account of the history of the Lesmoir title and estate: https://www.flickr.com/photos/62445171@N00/5178329265/
5: The Gordon DNA Project: http://www.thegordondnaproject.com/
6: Details of (William) Deuchar Gordon of Manar (Australia) can be found on Wikipedia here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuchar_Gordon - Deuchar Gordon consolidated the Manar Estate of 26,000 acres in New South Wales.
7: Description and History of Manar House in New South Wales: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDetails.aspx?ID=2920758
8: Information on Hugh Gordon of Manar's Silver Work in India, 1790s: http://925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=28477&start=60#p95840 My thanks to Barbara Gordon (Dundas) for flagging this up. I have included two pictures and some more comments about this: here.
9: Interesting article showing the trade network from Scotland operating in India and China, referencing Hugh Gordon of Manar, who is said to have made his fortune substantially from dealing in pearls in the Gulf of Manar, and his son Hugh Gordon who eventually built the new Manar in Australia: http://launcestonhistory.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/9-16-Broadbent.pdf
10: Ordnance Survey 'Name Books' of the 1860's detailing Properties owned by James Gordon of Manar:
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