Paternal Family Tree: Gordon
On 18th June 1782 [his father] George Gordon Lord Haddo [aged 18] and [his mother] Charlotte Baird [aged 32] were married. He the son of [his grandfather] George Gordon 3rd Earl Aberdeen [aged 59] and [his grandmother] Catherine Elizabeth Hanson Couness Aberdeen [aged 52].
On 28th January 1784 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen was born to George Gordon Lord Haddo [aged 20] and Charlotte Baird [aged 34] in Edinburgh.
On 2nd October 1791 [his father] George Gordon Lord Haddo [aged 27] died from a fall from a horse at Gight aka Formartine Castle.
On 8th October 1795 [his mother] Charlotte Baird [aged 45] died.
On 13th August 1801 [his grandfather] George Gordon 3rd Earl Aberdeen [aged 79] died. His grandson George [aged 17] succeeded 4th Earl Aberdeen. His will provided for his illegitimate son [his uncle] Alexander Gorden Cavalry [aged 20].
On 28th July 1805 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 21] and Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen [aged 21] were married. She by marriage Countess Aberdeen. She the daughter of John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn [aged 49] and Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn.
On 11th February 1807 [his daughter] Jane Hamilton-Gordon was born to George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 23] and [his wife] Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen [aged 23].
On 28th March 1808 [his daughter] Chartlotte Catherine Hamilton-Gordon was born to George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 24] and [his wife] Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen [aged 24]. She died aged ten in 1818.
On 12th July 1809 [his daughter] Alice Hamilton-Gordon was born to George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 25] and [his wife] Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen [aged 25].
On 25th November 1809 [his brother-in-law] James Hamilton [aged 23] and [his future wife] Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen [aged 17] were married. He the son of [his father-in-law] John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn [aged 53] and Catherine Moyle Marchioness Abercorn.
William of Worcester's Chronicle of England
William of Worcester, born around 1415, and died around 1482 was secretary to John Fastolf, the renowned soldier of the Hundred Years War, during which time he collected documents, letters, and wrote a record of events. Following their return to England in 1440 William was witness to major events. Twice in his chronicle he uses the first person: 1. when writing about the murder of Thomas, 7th Baron Scales, in 1460, he writes '… and I saw him lying naked in the cemetery near the porch of the church of St. Mary Overie in Southwark …' and 2. describing King Edward IV's entry into London in 1461 he writes '… proclaimed that all the people themselves were to recognize and acknowledge Edward as king. I was present and heard this, and immediately went down with them into the city'. William’s Chronicle is rich in detail. It is the source of much information about the Wars of the Roses, including the term 'Diabolical Marriage' to describe the marriage of Queen Elizabeth Woodville’s brother John’s marriage to Katherine, Dowager Duchess of Norfolk, he aged twenty, she sixty-five or more, and the story about a paper crown being placed in mockery on the severed head of Richard, 3rd Duke of York.
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On 23rd November 1810 [his son] Unamed Hamilton-Gordon was born to George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 26] and [his wife] Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen [aged 26]. He died the same day.
On 20th February 1812 [his wife] Catherine Elizabeth Hamilton Countess Aberdeen [aged 28] died.
On 8th July 1815 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 31] and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen [aged 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 [aged 32] and [his wife] Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen [aged 24]. He married 5th November 1840 Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen and had issue.
On 3rd July 1817 [his brother-in-law] George Sholto Douglas 17th Earl Morton [aged 27] and Frances Theodora Rose Countess of Morton [aged 18] were married.
On 27th January 1818 [his former father-in-law] John Hamilton 1st Marquess Abercorn [aged 61] died. His grandson [his step-son] James [aged 7] succeeded 2nd Marquess Abercorn, 10th Earl Abercorn.
On 24th July 1818 [his daughter] Chartlotte Catherine Hamilton-Gordon [aged 10] died.
On 18th August 1824 [his daughter] Jane Hamilton-Gordon [aged 17] died.
On 17th July 1827 George Douglas 16th Earl Morton [aged 66] died. His first cousin [his brother-in-law] George [aged 37] succeeded 17th Earl Morton. Frances Theodora Rose Countess of Morton [aged 28] by marriage Countess Morton.
On 21st April 1829 [his daughter] Alice Hamilton-Gordon [aged 19] died.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1832 [his step-son] James Hamilton 1st Duke of Abercorn [aged 20] and Louisa Jane Russell Duchess Abercorn [aged 19] were married. She by marriage Duchess Abercorn. She the daughter of John Russell 6th Duke Bedford [aged 65] and Georgiana Gordon Duchess Bedford [aged 50]. He the son of [his former brother-in-law] James Hamilton and [his wife] Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen [aged 39].
On 26th August 1833 [his wife] Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen [aged 41] died.
Around 1838. Martin Archer Shee [aged 68]. Portrait of George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 53].
On 5th November 1840 George John Hamilton-Gordon 5th Earl Aberdeen [aged 24] and Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen [aged 26] were married. He the son of George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 56] and Harriet Douglas Countess Aberdeen.
In 1855 Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom [aged 35] appointed five Knights of the Garter:
709th George Howard 7th Earl Carlisle [aged 52].
711th Francis Leveson Gower aka Egerton 1st Earl Ellesmere [aged 54].
712th George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 70].
713th Emperor Napoléon III [aged 46].
714th King Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia [aged 34].
On 14th December 1860 George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen [aged 76] died. His son George [aged 44] succeeded 5th Earl Aberdeen. Mary Bailie-Hamilton Countess Aberdeen [aged 46] by marriage Countess Aberdeen.
Kings Wessex: Great x 21 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 18 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 24 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 19 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings Godwinson: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Harold II of England
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Kings Scotland: Great x 9 Grand Son of King James IV of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 12 Grand Son of King Charles V of France
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 26 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 18 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
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 Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Earl Atholl 
3 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Marquess Atholl 
4 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Jean Campbell Countess Atholl 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Robert II of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Murray 1st Duke Atholl 
5 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Stanley 7th Earl of Derby 
3 x Great Grandson of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Amelia Stanley Marchioness Atholl 4 x Great Granddaughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Charlotte Thouars Countess Derby 6 x Great Granddaughter of King Charles V of France
Great x 1 Grandmother: Susan Murray 6 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Douglas 1st Marquess Douglas 
3 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: William Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 4 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Mary Gordon Marchioness Douglas 3 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Hamilton Duchess Atholl 5 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Hamilton 1st Duke Hamilton 3 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandmother: Anne Hamilton 3rd Duchess Hamilton 4 x Great Granddaughter of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret aka Mary Feilding 
9 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward III of England
father: George Gordon Lord Haddo 8 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Great x 1 Grandfather: Oswald Hanson
Grandmother: Catherine Elizabeth Hanson Couness Aberdeen
George Hamilton-Gordon 4th Earl Aberdeen 9 x Great Grandson of King James IV of Scotland
Grandfather: William Baird of Branxton Merchant
mother: Charlotte Baird