Sir James Willoughby Gordon Family Papers
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Sir James Willoughby Gordon Family Papers
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Author : Gordon (Family
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1808
Sir James Willoughby Gordon Family Papers written by Gordon (Family and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1808 with categories.
The collection consists of correspondence of the Sir James Willoughby Gordon Family, principally written in their world wide peregrinations. Groups include letters written to Lady Julia Lavinia (Bennet) Gordon (fl.1808-1861), wife of Sir James Willoughby Gordon (1773-1851), from Richard Henry Alexander Bennet, her father, in France, Lady Emily Elizabeth (Swinburne) Ward (1798-1882), and Sir Henry George Ward (1797-1860), colonial governor, in Mexico, Mrs. Mary (Aston) Grant Gordon just returned from Greece, and Orlando Felix (c.1793-1867), soldier and authority on Egypt, in Bombay. There are also letters with diagrams of sunspots from Sir James South (1785-1867), astronomer, and letters to an unknown correspondent from Lady Gordon while she was travelling through northern England. The remainder of the collection consists of a group of compositions in poetry and music by members of the Gordon Family.
The Scottish Nation Or The Surnames Families Literature Honours And Biographical History Of The People Of Scotland With Plates And Illustrations Including Portraits
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Author : William Anderson (Miscellaneous Writer.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1862
The Scottish Nation Or The Surnames Families Literature Honours And Biographical History Of The People Of Scotland With Plates And Illustrations Including Portraits written by William Anderson (Miscellaneous Writer.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1862 with categories.
A History Of The Gordons
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Author : Kenn Gordon
language : en
Publisher: BookRix
Release Date : 2020-12-22
A History Of The Gordons written by Kenn Gordon and has been published by BookRix this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-22 with History categories.
This book will take an academic look at those who are of the Gordon name and clan. There are already quite a few books about the Gordons but they either skip over the lineage or romanticise battles and positions held. There are defining traits within the Gordon DNA that much is true, however that does not always make us ‘good people’. We strive to be the absolute best, in our chosen fields. That could be taking the fore in battles or being the best musician, you can be. There are amazing acts of bravery that have been carried out by the Gordons along with substantial acts of cowardice. If that sounds like an oxymoron then you would be right, as we occupy both ends of the moral and social scales. The Gordons have fought for and against the Papacy. We fought on both sides of the Jacobite rebellion. We stood for and against England. The Gordons even as individuals have fought on both sides in World War 1 and 2. There were Gordons on either side of communism. We have been great scientists and doctors. I have one son who is a great Chef, and the other is a Quantum Physicist, whilst I am a Musician and Writer. So, we all do have a personal choice, but it is what and how you act upon us that will mark our places in the history of the Gordon name. I wrote this book in the year 2020 when the world was facing a global pandemic. Not only were our doctors and nurses fighting an invisible enemy (Covid 19) but worse was happening on the streets around the world. Racism seems to raise its ugly head when mankind is at its lowest ebb. ‘Black Lives Matter’ was a new movement. To an old problem. I feel that ‘ALL’ Lives matter. There are Gordons who are African, Indian, European, Australian, Asian, North American and South American. Those Gordons have every shade of skin colour that comes within the human range. We also follow every faith and no faith at all. If you go back far enough in any clan or race you will find some element of slavery. We Gordons have also been on both sides of that evil. We have been Slaves, Slave Owners and even Slave Traders. Slaves would normally keep their own first name but would also adopt the surname of the slave owner, hence not all Gordons are Celtic. Being involved in slavery is not a matter of pride to most Gordons, it is just a matter of historical fact. Tearing down statues or defacing buildings that bear the name of historical people, to me is pointless. It would be like tearing down the Auschwitz Museum. There was a holocaust and Auschwitz is testament to that horror and by it being there, it tells us not to forget. When people tried to tear down the statue of William Wallace saying that he was a racist. His statue is there because he fought for Scotland and its people. There were 12 presidents of the USA that owned slaves., Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, Andrew Johnson, and Ulysses S Grant. You would have to tear down America and start building all over again, starting with Washington DC and the White House. We remember our history, the good along with the bad in order to learn from our mistakes. Consequently, in this book you will find all the great moments in the Gordon history since 66BC all the way up to 2020. You will also find the truth and the facts that point to unspeakable acts carried out sometimes in the name of the Gordon families, other times just out of coincidence to them bearing the name of Gordon. One such example would be the Highland clearances carried out by the Duke of Sutherland whose wife was Countess Elizabeth Gordon. He committed an act of ethnic cleansing in the north of Scotland. This is not something that gives me pride, it is though part of my history and if you are a Gordon then it is part of your history, especially if you can trace your roots back, to that period in America, Canada, Newfoundland and Australia. These were the predominant areas that the crofters from the north of Scotland were forced to flee too. Gordons fought on both sides of the American Civil War. The Gordons fought during the crusades, it is even said that it was a Gordon that was responsible for the death of Richard The Lionheart. This book is not a romanticised novel where facts are cherry picked. I have written this as a non-fiction, work and as a starting point for any genealogical work you wish to embark upon. I have taken information for many sources in order to complete this and I give thanks to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Wikipedia, Ancestry online, The Gordon Highlanders, UK Census, as well as reading many books on Scottish History and land ownership. Long and Short of this book is that it is written by a Gordon, for all, Gordons.
A Guide To The Archive And Manuscript Collections Of The Hartley Library University Of Southampton
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Author : C. M. Woolgar
language : en
Publisher: Southampton : The University
Release Date : 1992
A Guide To The Archive And Manuscript Collections Of The Hartley Library University Of Southampton written by C. M. Woolgar and has been published by Southampton : The University this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The History Of The Island Of Antigua
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Author : Vere Langford Oliver
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1896
The History Of The Island Of Antigua written by Vere Langford Oliver and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1896 with Antigua categories.
The Annual Register Or A View Of The History Politics And Literature For The Year
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1845
The Annual Register Or A View Of The History Politics And Literature For The Year written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1845 with History categories.
The Annual Register Or A View Of The History And Politics Of The Year
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1852
The Annual Register Or A View Of The History And Politics Of The Year written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1852 with Books categories.
Continuation of the reference work that originated with Robert Dodsley, written and published each year, which records and analyzes the year’s major events, developments and trends in Great Britain and throughout the world. After 1815 the usual form became a number of chapters on Great Britain, paying particular attention to the proceedings of Parliament, followed by chapters covering other countries in turn, no longer limited to Europe. The expansion of the History came at the expense of the sketches, reviews and other essays so that the nineteenth-century publication ceased to have the miscellaneous character of its eighteenth-century forebear, although poems continued to be included until 1862, and a small number of official papers and other important texts continue to be reproduced.
Pictorial History Lower North Shore
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Author : Catherine Warne
language : en
Publisher: Kingsclear Books Pty Ltd
Release Date : 2005
Pictorial History Lower North Shore written by Catherine Warne and has been published by Kingsclear Books Pty Ltd this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with North Shore (Sydney, N.S.W.) categories.
Pictorial History Lower North Shore was first released in 1984 and reprinted in 1987, with a new edition printed in 2014. This edition is completely revised and updated. The book covers the North Shore from Milson's Point, taking in North Sydney, Lavender Bay, Willoughby, Chatswood, Crows Nest, St Leonards, Neutral Bay, Cremorne, Kirribilli and Northbridge. The construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Expressway, the social and cultural life north of the Bridge, and the early days of the aboriginal inhabitants and white settlers are explored. The book includes new photographs and maps, and a chronology, bibliography and index. It retails for $24.95. Written by Catherine Warne.
The History Topography And Antiquities Of The Isle Of Wight
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Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1856
The History Topography And Antiquities Of The Isle Of Wight written by William Henry Davenport Adams and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1856 with Castles in art categories.
The Scottish Nation
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Author : William Anderson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1867
The Scottish Nation written by William Anderson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1867 with Heraldry categories.
