Thomas Gordon
b. about 1765, d. April 1851
Person Exhibits
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Thomas Gordon's signature, 1809
Birth
Thomas Gordon was born about 1765.
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Parents
Family life
Thomas Gordon and
Alice Smith were married on 8 May 1790 at St George CE in London.
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Children with Alice Smith (b. about 1770, d. about 1806)
Residence information
Thomas Gordon lived at St George, Hanover Square, in London, England, about 1803.
2 He witnessed the immigration of
William Carlisle on 24 June 1804 in Sydney, NSW, Australia.
3,4,2,5,6,7 Thomas Gordon lived in Double Bay, NSW, Australia, in 1828.
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Working life
- About 1803 Thomas Gordon was a shoemaker in England.2
Death
Thomas Gordon was buried on 2 April 1851 at Devonshire Street Cemetery in Sydney.
1,2 He died in April 1851 at age ~86 in Double Bay.
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Memorial
There is a memorial to Thomas Gordon at Devonshire Street Cemetery in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Follow this link for information and images of his memorial.
Citations
- [S328] Burial Record, Thomas Gordon, NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, 35 Regent Street Chippendale, NSW 2008, Vol 111.
- [S409] Thomas Gordon, Australian Biographical and Genealogical Record, p161.
- [S361] Ship News, Sydney Gazette, 24 June 1804.
- [S364] Experiment prisoners, Sydney Gazette, 1 July 1804.
- [S410] Mary Ann Gordon, Australian Biographical and Genealogical Record, p161.
- [S411] Gordon, Charles Moltson, Australian Biographical and Genealogical Record, p159.
- [S518] Carlisle William, Australian Biographical and Genealogical Record, p62.
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