In the 1841 Scotland Census
Foveran, Newburgh, Aberdeenshire
Christian Gordon, age 50, ship master’s wife, born Aberdeenshire
Margaret Gordon, age 25, born Aberdeenshire
Ann Gordon, age 20,,born Aberdeenshire
Harriet Gordon, age 13, born Aberdeenshire
Jane Gordon, age 9, born Aberdeenshire
Margaret Knox, age 80, born Aberdeenshire
[Margaret would be Christian’s mother]
1851 Scotland Census
Newburgh, Foveran Parish, Aberdeenshire
Head
Peter Gordon, age 53 [as transcribed], retired shipsmaster [transricption is Retiria Shikmacter], born Foveran, Aberdeenshire
Wife
Christian Gordon, age 60, born Foveran
Daughter Harriet Gordon, age 23, born Foveran
Daughter Jane Gordon, age 19, born Foveran
Great Grandchild [Grandchild?], James Stewart, age 7, scholar, born Foveran
1861 Scotland Census
Newburgh, Foveran parish, Aberdeenshire
Head
Peter Gordon, age 69, retired shipmaster, born Foveran
Wife
Christian Gordon, age 70, born Foveran
1 servant
findagrave.comChristian Knox Gordon
Birth 2 May 1790 Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Death
20 Feb 1866 (aged 75) Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Burial
Foveran Kirkyard Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Memorial ID
163322562
Inscription
In memory of CHRISTIAN KNOX, wife of Peter Gordon, shipmaster d 20 Feb 1866 aged 75;
said PETER GORDON d Newburgh 23 May 1878 aged 86;
of their sons
PETER d 17 Dec 1841 aged 17;
JAMES drowned 5 Jan 1846 aged 28;
GEORGE died at sea 8 Aug 1847 aged 25;
their dau
MARGARET, widow of Patrick Stewart, shipmaster, d Newburgh 16 Sept 1890 aged 76.