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Trying to find details of Dorothy Gordon's parents. Dorothy was born 1924 in Scotland and married 1947 to Herbert Murdoch Lawrence. She states her parents were Harold Gordon (gardener) and Barbara Gordon (nee Munro). Both parents were deceased in 1947. Dorothy's address at date of marriage was 38 Chattan Place, Aberdeen although she was married in Dundee

Any Scottish records are on Scotlands People web site which isnt a subs site.

You need to purchase units to view the indexes and then can order a cert through the site at £10 each

Units are reasonable at 30 for £7 and it cosst one unit to view one page of records . If you can narrow down poss birth or marriage years then you will save spending units unnecessarily

as you are aware of her marriage details and who she said were her parents ,then you must be aware of Scotlands People site ??

Yes, I have been on Scotland's People and exhausted all lines of enquiry there. Could be something I have missed but I don't think so.

I took a quick look too ,Did Dorothy give an actual birth date? did she have any second christian ? if not theres only one as just Dorothy

1 1925 GORDON DOROTHY F GOVAN GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/21 0215

these are the other ones looking from 1923-1925
2 1923 GORDON DOROTHY ANNIE F LOCHWINNOCH /RENFREW 570/00 0073 No Image
3 1926 GORDON DOROTHY BROWN F RUBISLAW ABERDEEN CITY/ABERDEEN 168/03 0518 No Image
4 1925 GORDON DOROTHY CATHERI F GOLSPIE /SUTHERLAND 051/00 0022 No Image
5 1924 GORDON DOROTHY ELIZABE F RUBISLAW ABERDEEN CITY/ABERDEEN 168/03 0397 No Image
6 1925 GORDON DOROTHY FRANCES F BOTHWELL /LANARK 625/01 0046 No Image
7 1924 GORDON DOROTHY MARY F MARYHILL GLASGOW CITY/LANARK 644/14 0044 No Image



so she doesnt give a second name

1 1947 LAWRENCE HERBERT MURDOCH GORDON DOROTHY ST CLEMENT DUNDEE CITY/ANGUS 282/02 0183 No Image

Not picking up a marriage for her parents names either from there

Wonder if he was born in Lancashire
1901 Scotland Census about Harold Gordon
Name: Harold Gordon
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Relationship: Son
Father's Name: Alexander Gordon b Bewick on Tweed
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Criss
Gender: Male
Where born: Bolton, Lancashire
Registration number: 282/1
Registration District: St Peter
Civil Parish: Dundee
County: Angus
Address: 5 Balfour St
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 6
Household Schedule Number: 9
Line: 14
Roll: CSSCT1901_90
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Gordon 67
Elizabeth Criss 45 wife born Bolton
Harold Gordon 7
Mary Florence Gordon 4
Joseph Gordon 2
William Downs 17 visitor b Glasgow

Source Citation: Parish: Dundee; ED: 6; Page: 2; Line: 14; Roll: CSSCT1901_90

probably not cos he is back in Bolton in 1911 and is now Alexander Harold

1911 England Census about Alexander Harold Gordon
Name: Alexander Harold Gordon
Age in 1911: 17
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Bolton, Lancashire, England
Civil Parish: Bolton
County/Island: Lancashire
Country: England
Street Address: 55 Cannon St Bolton
Marital Status: Single
Occupation: Apprentice Engineer
Registration District: Bolton
Registration District Number: 461
Sub-registration District: South West Bolton
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Piece: 23288
Household Members:
Name Age
Alexander Gordon 76
Alexander Harold Gordon 17
Florence Gordon 14
Joseph Gordon 12

Source Citation: Class: RG14; Piece: 2328

or this one
1901 Scotland Census about Harold S Gordon
Name: Harold S Gordon
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1894
Relationship: Visitor
Gender: Male
Where born: England
Registration number: 685/5
Registration District: Newington
Civil Parish: Edinburgh Morningside
County: Midlothian
Address: 22 Corrennie Gds
Occupation: Scholar
ED: 123
Household Schedule Number: 69
Line: 21
Roll: CSSCT1901_390
Household Members:
Name Age
James Gordon 77
Mary J Garham 36 servant
Francis Graham 53 servant
Harold S Gordon 7
George N Gordon 4
Allan B Gordon 2
Hannah M Ridge 35 nursemaid

Source Citation: Parish: Edinburgh Morningside; ED: 123; Page: 18; Line: 21; Roll: CSSCT1901_390.


not seeing him on the 1911 census

Shirley
Thank you very much for all this information. I have not looked at the reponses to my request for help as I was expecting genes reunited to alert me when there was a reply hence my delay in thanking you. I will have a close look at all the information you have given me. Again, apologies for delay
Regards
Judith