Paternal Family Tree: Gordon
On 18th June 1782 [his father] George Gordon Lord Haddo (age 18) and [his mother] Charlotte Baird (age 32) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] George Gordon 3rd Earl Aberdeen (age 59) and [his grandmother] Catherine Elizabeth Hanson Couness Aberdeen (age 52).
On 28th January 1784 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen was born to George Gordon Lord Haddo (age 20) and Charlotte Baird (age 34) in Edinburgh.
On 2nd October 1791 [his father] George Gordon Lord Haddo (age 27) died from a fall from a horse at Gight aka Formartine Castle.
On 8th October 1795 [his mother] Charlotte Baird (age 45) died.
On 13th August 1801 [his grandfather] George Gordon 3rd Earl Aberdeen (age 79) died. His grandson George (age 17) succeeded 4th Earl Aberdeen. His will provided for his illegitimate son [his uncle] Alexander Gorden Cavalry (age 20).
On 28th July 1805 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 21) and Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 21) were married. She by marriage Countess Aberdeen. She the daughter of John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 49) and Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn.
On 11th February 1807 [his daughter] Jane Hamilton-Gordon was born to George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 23) and [his wife] Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 23).
On 28th March 1808 [his daughter] Chartlotte Catherine Hamilton-Gordon was born to George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 24) and [his wife] Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 24).
On 12th July 1809 [his daughter] Alice Hamilton-Gordon was born to George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 25) and [his wife] Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 25).
On 25th November 1809 [his brother-in-law] James Hamilton (age 23) and [his future wife] Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen (age 17) were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 53) and Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn.
On 23rd November 1810 [his son] Unamed Hamilton-Gordon was born to George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 26) and [his wife] Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 26). He died the same day.
On 20th February 1812 [his wife] Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 28) died.
On 8th July 1815 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 31) and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen (age 23) were married. She by marriage Countess Aberdeen.
On 28th September 1816 [his son] George John Hamilton-Gordon 5th Earl Aberdeen was born to George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 32) and [his wife] Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen (age 24).
On 27th January 1818 [his former father-in-law] John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn (age 61) died. His grandson [his step-son] James (age 7) succeeded 2nd Marquess Abercorn, 10th Earl Abercorn.
On 24th July 1818 [his daughter] Chartlotte Catherine Hamilton-Gordon (age 10) died.
On 18th August 1824 [his daughter] Jane Hamilton-Gordon (age 17) died.
On 17th July 1827 George Douglas 16th Earl Morton (age 66) died. His first cousin [his brother-in-law] George (age 37) succeeded 17th Earl Morton.
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 21st April 1829 [his daughter] Alice Hamilton-Gordon (age 19) died.
In 1832 [his step-son] James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn (age 20) and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn (age 19) were married. She by marriage Duchess Abercorn. She the daughter of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford (age 65) and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford (age 50). He the son of [his former brother-in-law] James Hamilton and [his wife] Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen (age 39).
On 26th August 1833 [his wife] Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen (age 41) died.
Around 1838. Martin Archer Shee (age 68). Portrait of George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 53).
On 5th November 1840 [his son] George John Hamilton-Gordon 5th Earl Aberdeen (age 24) and [his daughter-in-law] Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 26) were married. He the son of George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 56) and [his former wife] Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen.
In 1855 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (age 35) appointed five Knights of the Garter:
709th George Howard 7th Earl Carlisle (age 52).
711th Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere (age 54).
712th George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 70).
713th Emperor Napoléon III (age 46).
714th King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia (age 34).
On 14th December 1860 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen (age 76) died. His son [his son] George (age 44) succeeded 5th Earl Aberdeen. [his daughter-in-law] Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen (age 46) by marriage Countess Aberdeen.
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Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Gordon 1st Baronet
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Earl Aberdeen
Great x 1 Grandfather: William Gordon 2nd Earl Aberdeen
GrandFather: George Gordon 3rd Earl Aberdeen 7 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Earl Atholl 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Campbell Countess Atholl 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Duke Atholl 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby 3 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Susan Murray 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret aka Mary Feilding 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Father: George Gordon Lord Haddo 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Oswald Hanson
GrandMother: Catherine Elizabeth Hanson Couness Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
GrandFather: William Baird of Branxton Merchant
Mother: Charlotte Baird