Biography of William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet 1772-1823

On 19th June 1762 William Dalrymple Crichton 5th Earl Dumfries 4th Earl of Stair (age 63) and [his mother] Anne Duff Countess Dumfries (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Dumfries. The difference in their ages was 39 years. He the son of Colonel William Dalrymple Earl Dumfries (age 88) and Penelope Crichton 4th Countess of Dumfries.

In July 1769 [his father] Alexander Gordon (age 30) and [his mother] Anne Duff Countess Dumfries (age 31) were married. He the son of [his grandfather] William Gordon 2nd Earl Aberdeen and [his grandmother] Anne Gordon Duchess Mantua.

On 8th April 1772 William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet was born to [his father] Alexander Gordon (age 33) and [his mother] Anne Duff Countess Dumfries (age 34).

On 13th March 1792 [his father] Alexander Gordon (age 53) died. He was buried in the churchyard of St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh. The eroded family stone lies in the north-west corner close to the elaborate Gothic Bailey vault.

In 1807 William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet (age 34) was elected MP Worcester which seat he held until 1818.

On 5th February 1810 William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet (age 37) and Caroline Cornewall Lady Duff-Gordon (age 21) were married. They had four children. She by marriage Lady Duff of Halkin in Aberdeenshire. He the son of Alexander Gordon and Anne Duff Countess Dumfries (age 72).

On 3rd February 1811 [his son] Alexander Cornewall Duff-Gordon 3rd Baronet was born to William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet (age 38) and [his wife] Caroline Cornewall Lady Duff-Gordon (age 22). He married 16th May 1840 Lucie Austin and had issue.

On 24th December 1811 [his mother] Anne Duff Countess Dumfries (age 73) died.

On 23rd February 1812 [his son] Cosmo Lewis Duff Gordon was born to William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet (age 39) and [his wife] Caroline Cornewall Lady Duff-Gordon (age 23). He married 8th November 1859 Anna-Maria Antrobus, daughter of Edmund Antrobus 2nd Baronet, and had issue.

On 12th November 1812 [his uncle] James Duff 1st Baronet (age 78) was created 1st Baronet Duff of Halkin in Aberdeenshire with special remainder to his nephew, William Gordon (age 40)

In 1815 [his uncle] James Duff 1st Baronet (age 81) died unmarried. His nephew William (age 42) succeeded 2nd Baronet Duff of Halkin in Aberdeenshire at which time he adopted the surname Duff-Gordon.

On 8th March 1823 William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet (age 50) died. His son Alexander (age 12) succeeded 3rd Baronet Duff-Gordon of Halkin in Aberdeenshire.

In 1875 [his former wife] Caroline Cornewall Lady Duff-Gordon (age 86) died.