Biography of William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet 1772-1823
Paternal Family Tree: Gordon
On 19 Jun 1762 William Dalrymple Crichton 5th Earl Dumfries 4th Earl of Stair (age 63) and [his mother] Anne Duff Countess Dumfries (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Dumfries. The difference in their ages was 39 years. He the son of Colonel William Dalrymple Earl Dumfries (age 88) and Penelope Crichton 4th Countess of Dumfries.
In Jul 1769 [his father] Alexander Gordon (age 30) and [his mother] Anne Duff Countess Dumfries (age 31) were married. He the son of William Gordon 2nd Earl Aberdeen and Anne Gordon Duchess Mantua.
On 08 Apr 1772 William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet was born to Alexander Gordon (age 33) and Anne Duff Countess Dumfries (age 34).
On 13 Mar 1792 [his father] Alexander Gordon (age 53) died. He was buried in the churchyard of St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh. The eroded family stone lies in the north-west corner close to the elaborate Gothic Bailey vault.
On 15 Mar 1796 Samuel Peploe of Garnstone Castle in Weobley and [his future sister-in-law] Catherine-Frances Cornewall (age 23) were married.
On 12 Dec 1805 Henry Devereux 14th Viscount Hereford (age 28) and [his future sister-in-law] Frances Elizabeth Cornewall Viscountess Hereford (age 22) were married. They had five sons and one daughter. She by marriage Viscountess Hereford.
In 1807 William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet (age 34) was elected MP Worcester which seat he held until 1818.
On 05 Feb 1810 William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet (age 37) and Caroline Cornewall Lady Duff-Gordon (age 21) were married. They had four children. She by marriage Lady Duff of Halkin in Aberdeenshire. He the son of Alexander Gordon and Anne Duff Countess Dumfries (age 72).
On 03 Feb 1811 [his son] Alexander Cornewall Duff-Gordon 3rd Baronet was born to William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet (age 38) and [his wife] Caroline Cornewall Lady Duff-Gordon (age 22).
On 24 Dec 1811 [his mother] Anne Duff Countess Dumfries (age 73) died.
On 23 Feb 1812 [his son] Cosmo Lewis Duff Gordon was born to William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet (age 39) and [his wife] Caroline Cornewall Lady Duff-Gordon (age 23).
On 12 Nov 1812 [his uncle] James Duff 1st Baronet (age 78) was created 1st Baronet Duff of Halkin in Aberdeenshire with special remainder to his nephew, William Gordon (age 40)
In 1815 [his uncle] James Duff 1st Baronet (age 81) died unmarried. His nephew William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet (age 42) succeeded 2nd Baronet Duff of Halkin in Aberdeenshire at which time he adopted the surname Duff-Gordon.
On 26 Sep 1815 [his brother-in-law] George Cornewall 3rd Baronet (age 41) and Jane Naper Lady Cornewall were married.
On 26 Aug 1819 [his father-in-law] George Amyand aka Cornewall 2nd Baronet (age 70) died. His son [his brother-in-law] George Cornewall 3rd Baronet (age 45) succeeded 3rd Baronet Amyand aka Cornewall of Moccas Court in Herefordshire. Jane Naper Lady Cornewall by marriage Lady Amyand aka Cornewall of Moccas Court in Herefordshire.
On 08 Mar 1823 William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet (age 50) died. His son [his son] Alexander Cornewall Duff-Gordon 3rd Baronet (age 12) succeeded 3rd Baronet Duff-Gordon of Halkin in Aberdeenshire.
In 1875 [his former wife] Caroline Cornewall Lady Duff-Gordon (age 86) died.
Kings Wessex: Great x 22 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 19 Grand Son of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 25 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 20 Grand Son of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 13 Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 15 Grand Son of Robert "The Bruce" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 19 Grand Son of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 15 Grand Son of Philip "The Fair" IV King France
Great x 4 Grandfather: James Gordon
Great x 3 Grandfather: George Gordon
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Gordon 1st Baronet
Great x 1 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Earl Aberdeen
GrandFather: William Gordon 2nd Earl Aberdeen
Father: Alexander Gordon 12 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Gordon 2nd Marquess Huntly 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Lewis Gordon 3rd Marquess Huntly 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Anna Campbell Marchioness Huntly 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: George Gordon 1st Duke Gordon 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: Alexander Gordon 2nd Duke Gordon 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Howard 22nd Earl Arundel 5th Earl Surrey 2nd Earl Norfolk
8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Howard 6th Duke of Norfolk 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stewart Countess Arundel and Norfolk
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Duchess Gordon 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Bickerton
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Bickerton Duchess Norfolk
GrandMother: Anne Gordon Duchess Mantua 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Earl Peterborough
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Mordaunt 1st Viscount Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Howard Countess Peterborough 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Charles Mordaunt 3rd Earl Peterborough 1st Earl Monmouth 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Carey
7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Carey Viscountess Mordaunt 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Smith
Great x 1 Grandmother: Henrietta Mordaunt Duchess Gordon 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Alexander Fraser
Great x 2 Grandmother: Carey Fraser Countess Peterborough and Monmouth
William Duff-Gordon 2nd Baronet 13 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
GrandFather: William Duff of Crombie
Mother: Anne Duff Countess Dumfries