William GORDON, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen^{[1, 2]}

1679 - 1746  (~ 66 years)

• Baptism	22 Dec 1679	Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
  Occupation / Profession	1708 (~ 28 years old)
  	Elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeenshire but was unseated on petition by the House of Commons on the ground that the eldest son of a Scots peer could not represent a Scottish constituency.
  Title	From 20 Apr 1720 to 30 Mar 1746 (~ 40 years old)
  	- 2nd Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount of Formartine, and Lord Haddo, Methlick, Tarves, and Kellie [Scotland. 1682] - 4th Baronet [Nova Scotia. 1642]
  Occupation / Profession	From 17 Mar 1721 to 1727 (~ 41 years old)
  	Representative Peer (Scotland)
  Death	30 Mar 1746
  Siblings	3 brothers and 5 sisters
  	01. Margaret GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Apr 1738   02. John GORDON           c. 7 Sep 1673, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland           bur. 17 Jun 1675, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland  (Age ~ 1 years)   03. George GORDON           c. 6 Aug 1674, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland           d. Date of death unknown   04. Anna GORDON           c. 18 Jul 1675, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland           d. Bef Jun 1709  (Age ~ 33 years)   05. James GORDON           c. 11 Aug 1676, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland           d. Date of death unknown   06. Jean GORDON           c. 13 Feb 1678, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland           d. Date of death unknown + 07. William GORDON, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen           c. 22 Dec 1679, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland           d. 30 Mar 1746  (Age ~ 66 years) └─ Mary LESLIE           b. Date of birth unknown             bur. 29 Jan 1710  ,  m. 1708   └─ Anna Susan MURRAY           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 22 Jun 1725  ,  m. 25 Apr 1716   └─ Anne GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 Jun 1791  ,  m. 9 Dec 1729     08. Martha GORDON           b. 13 Feb 1681             d. Date of death unknown └─ John UDNEY,  ,  m. Mar 1701     09. Mary GORDON           b. 28 Mar 1682             d. 18 Feb 1753  (Age 70 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Sir John GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Abt 1395  (11 x Great Grandfather)  Anne LOCKHART           b. Date of birth unknown             bur. 19 Jul 1707  (Mother)
  Person ID	P1453	Europe
  Links To	This person is also William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	20 Aug 2024

  
  

  Father	Sir George GORDON, 1st Earl of Aberdeen           b. 3 Oct 1637             d. 20 Apr 1720 (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Anne LOCKHART           b. Date of birth unknown             bur. 19 Jul 1707
  Marriage	1671  [1]
  Age at Marriage	George was ~ 33 years and 2 months old. Anne was ?? old. They were married for ~ 36 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F626	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Mary LESLIE           b. Date of birth unknown             bur. 29 Jan 1710
  Marriage	1708  [1]
  Age at Marriage	William was ~ 28 years old. Mary was ?? old. They were married for ~ 2 years and 1 month.
  Children	1. Ann GORDON           b. 17 Jan 1709             d. 15 Apr 1755 (Age 46 years)     2. Mary GORDON           b. 27 Jan 1710             bur. 3 Feb 1710 (Age ~ 0 years)
  Family ID	F629	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2023

  
  

  Wife 2	Anna Susan MURRAY           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 22 Jun 1725
  Marriage	25 Apr 1716  [1]
  Age at Marriage	William was 36 years and 4 months old. Anna was ?? old. They were married for 9 years and 2 months.
  Children	1. John GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 30 Nov 1727     2. Susan GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             bur. 16 Jun 1725     3. Catherine GORDON           b. 20 Oct 1718             d. 10 Dec 1799 (Age 81 years) └─ Staats Long MORRIS  m. Mar 1756 +   4. George GORDON, 3rd Earl of Aberdeen           b. 19 Jun 1722             d. 30 Aug 1801 (Age 79 years) └─ Catherine Elizabeth HANSON  (Age 84 years)  m. Bef 22 Aug 1759
  Family ID	F630	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2023

  
  

  Wife 3	Anne GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 Jun 1791
  Marriage	9 Dec 1729  [1]
  Age at Marriage	William was 50 years old. Anne was ?? old. They were married for 16 years and 3 months.
  Children	+   1. William GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 25 May 1816     2. Cosmo GORDON     3. Charles GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 13 Dec 1771     4. Henrietta GORDON └─ Robert GORDON     5. Elizabeth GORDON +   6. Alexander GORDON           b. 1739             d. 13 Mar 1792 (Age 53 years) └─ Anne DUFF  m. 26 Jul 1769
  Family ID	F631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 11 - Column 1 (Reliability: 3). [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 89 and 90 (Reliability: 3).