Alexander GORDON^[1]

• Occupation / Profession	- Lieutenant-Colonel - Serveds as aide-de-camp to his uncle Sir David Baird, Knight Grand Cross of the of the of the Order of the Bath (GCB), at the Cape of Good Hope and in Spain, also to the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsula and at Waterloo, where he was mortally wounded and died in the Duke's quarters. Obelisks to his memory stand at Waterloo and at Haddo House.
  Honor	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
  Siblings	5 brothers and 1 sister
  	01. Alexander GORDON + 02. George HAMILTON-GORDON, 4th Earl of Aberdeen           b. 28 Jan 1784, Edinburgh, Scotland           d. 14 Dec 1860  (Age 76 years) └─ Catherine Elizabeth HAMILTON           b. 10 Jan 1784             d. 29 Feb 1812  (Age 28 years),  m. 28 Jul 1805   └─ Harriet DOUGLAS           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 Aug 1833  ,  m. 8 Jul 1815     03. William GORDON           b. 18 Dec 1784             d. 3 Feb 1858  (Age 73 years)   04. Alicia GORDON           b. 1787             d. 24 Apr 1847  (Age 60 years)   05. John GORDON           b. 1790             d. 8 Nov 1869  (Age 79 years)   06. Charles GORDON           b. 5 Jul 1790             d. 30 Sep 1835  (Age 45 years)   07. Robert GORDON           b. 1791             d. 8 Oct 1847  (Age 56 years)
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Sir John GORDON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. Abt 1395  (14 x Great Grandfather)  Charlotte BAIRD           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 8 Oct 1795  (Mother)
  Person ID	P1721	Europe
  Last Modified	24 Sep 2023

  
  

  Father	George GORDON, Lord Haddo           b. 28 Jan 1764             d. 2 Oct 1791, Methlic, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (Age 27 years)
  Mother	Charlotte BAIRD           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 8 Oct 1795
  Marriage	18 Jun 1782  [2]
  Age at Marriage	George was 18 years and 5 months old. Charlotte was ?? old. They were married for 9 years and 4 months.
  Family ID	F636	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] The Scots Peerage, Volume I, Page 93 (Reliability: 3). [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 11 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3).