Sir William Gordon of Schivas & of Gight

How are you related to Sir William Gordon of Schivas & of Gight?

Connect to the World Family Tree to find out

Sir William Gordon of Schivas & of Gight's Geni Profile

Share your family tree and photos with the people you know and love

  • Build your family tree online
  • Share photos and videos
  • Smart Matching™ technology
  • Free!

Related Projects

William Gordon, Knight, 1st Laird of Gight (1466 - 1513)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: September 09, 1513 (42-51)
Battle of Flodden, Northumberland, England (United Kingdom) (Killed in Battle)
Immediate Family:

Son of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and Annabella of Scotland
Husband of Janet Ogilvy of Boyne and Second wife of William Gordon
Father of George Gordon, 2nd of Gight; John Gordon of Gight, 4th of Gight; Catherine Gordon of Gight; James Gordon of Cairnbannoch and Gight; Barbara Gordon and 1 other
Brother of Alexander Gordon, 3rd Earl of Huntly; Isabel Gordon, Countess of Erroll and Adam Gordon, Lord of Aboyne
Half brother of Elizabeth Gordon; Janet Gordon of Huntly; Lady Catherine Gordon; Eleanor Gordon; Margaret Gordon, Countess of Bothwell and 4 others

Managed by: Vance Barrett Mathis
Last Updated:

About Sir William Gordon of Schivas & of Gight

from the third son, Sir William, ancestor of the Gordons of Gight, the mother of Lord Byron was descended.

William Gordon died on 9 September 1513 at Flodden Field, Northumberland, England, killed in action.1

He was the son of George Gordon, 2nd Earl of Huntly and Lady Annabella Stewart.1 He was ancestor of the Gordons of Gight.1 He fought in the Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513.1

He had the lands of Aboyne and he exchanged these with his brother Adam for the lands of Gight.

Family

Married

  1. Janet Ogilvy, daughter of Sir Walter Ogilvy, of Boyne, b. est 1455 & Margaret Edmonstone 
  Children 
  1. Catherine Gordon. Married James Innes, of Crommey 
  2. John Gordon. Married Marjory Gordon.
  3. George Gordon, of Gight, b. Abt 1502. Married Elizabeth Gordon, of Fetterletter 

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2011. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

Sources 

  1. [S00119]   The Lineage and Ancestry of H.R.H. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, Edinburgh, 1977, Paget, Gerald, Reference: O 28793
  2. The Scots Peerage Vol lV page 530

Links

view all

Sir William Gordon of Schivas & of Gight's Timeline

1466
1466
Huntly, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1502
1502
1504
1504
Pitlurg, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1508
1508
Craig Castle, Forfar, Angus, Scotland
1508
Craig Castle, nr. Montrose, Angus, Scotland (United Kingdom)
1513
September 9, 1513
Age 47
Battle of Flodden, Northumberland, England (United Kingdom)
????
????