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John GORDON (1815 - 1889)
owned Borambola, magistrate
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Samuel GORDON (1850 - 1917)
Jane GORDON (1859 - 1939)
 John GORDON (1815 - 1889)

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Mary REECE (1825 - 1850)

Elizabeth PETER (1825 - 1915)
 Samuel Peter GORDON (1770 - 1839)











Jane ACHESON (1777 - 1857)











b. 1815 at Tassagh, Co Amagh, Northen Island
m. (1) 1847 Mary REECE (1825 - 1850) at Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
m. (2) 1854 Elizabeth PETER (1825 - 1915) at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
d. Jun 1889 at London, Middlesex, England aged 74
Near Relatives of John GORDON (1815 - 1889)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Father Samuel Peter GORDON 1770 Tassagh, Co Amagh, Northen Island 1839 Tassagh, Co Amagh, Northen Island 69
Mother Jane ACHESON 1777 10 Nov 1857 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 80

Self John GORDON 1815 Tassagh, Co Amagh, Northen Island Jun 1889 London, Middlesex, England 74

Wife Mary REECE abt 1825 20 Sep 1850 Bundarbo, New South WAles, Australia 25
Wife Elizabeth PETER 1825 1915 90

Son Samuel GORDON 25 Aug 1850 Bundarbo, New South WAles, Australia 06 Jul 1917 Gocup, New South Wales, Australia 66
Daughter Jane GORDON 1859 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1939 80

Brother Robert GORDON 1808 Tassagh, Co Amagh, Northen Island 10 Dec 1888 Walgett, New South Wales, Australia 80
Sister Margaret Annie GORDON 1819 Co Armagh, Northern Ireland 18 Mar 1890 Narrandera, New South Wales, Australia 71
Brother Thomas Acheson GORDON 1821 Co Armagh, Northern Ireland 1907 86

Daughter in Law Annie FRASER 08 May 1855 23 May 1941 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 86
Son in Law John Archibald CAMPBELL 28 Jun 1854 Bullock Creek, Victoria, Australia 07 Oct 1916 Toorak, Victoria, Australia 62

Granddaughter Mary GORDON abt 1882 Gocup, New South Wales, Australia 1957 Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia 75
Granddaughter Aimie Helen GORDON abt 1884 Gocup, New South Wales, Australia 03 Apr 1975 New South Wales, Australia 91
Grandson John Fraser GORDON 1885 Gocup, New South Wales, Australia 1961 Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia 76
Granddaughter Charlotte Gertrude GORDON 1887 Gocup, New South Wales, Australia 1957 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 70

Nephew George FORSYTH 12 Oct 1852 Tarcutta Lower, New South Wales, Australia 1854 Tarcutta Lower, New South Wales, Australia 2
Nephew Thomas James FORSYTH 26 Aug 1854 Tarcutta Lower, New South Wales, Australia 11 May 1855 Tarcutta Lower, New South Wales, Australia 0
Niece Isabella FORSYTH Mar 1860 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 05 Sep 1861 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1
Niece Margaret Anne FORSYTH 1862 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia 1935 73

Brother in Law George FORSYTH 25 Feb 1818 South Shields, Durham, England 26 May 1887 Kempsey, New South Wales, Australia 69
Events in John GORDON (1815 - 1889)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1815 John GORDON was born Tassagh, Co Amagh, Northen Island 73
1839 24 Death of father Samuel Peter GORDON (aged 69) Tassagh, Co Amagh, Northen Island
1847 32 Married Mary REECE (aged 22) Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia REESE
25 Aug 1850 35 Birth of son Samuel GORDON Bundarbo, New South WAles, Australia
20 Sep 1850 35 Death of wife Mary REECE (aged 25) Bundarbo, New South WAles, Australia 73
1854 39 Married Elizabeth PETER (aged 29) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
10 Nov 1857 42 Death of mother Jane ACHESON (aged 80) Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
1859 44 Birth of daughter Jane GORDON Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Jun 1889 74 John GORDON died London, Middlesex, England
Personal Notes:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/122190650
(1916 newspaper) mentions John Gordon and his brother Robert. 1838 -1851 and selling Borombola in 1865. He traveled to the "old country" 25 years prior this story (actually 1885).
Source References:
73. Type: Book, Abbr: Pioneers of Tumut Valley, Title: Pioneers of the Tumult Valley , The History of Early Settlement, Auth: H.E. Snowden, Publ: Tumut & District Historical Society Incorporated, Date: 2004
- Reference = 92 (Name, Notes)
- Reference = 92 (Birth)
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