Clachan Graveyard Mapping Project

Individual record

First name: Alexander

Surname: Gordon

Maiden name:

Sloinneadh/nickname:

Date of death: 1890

Place of death:

Age: 21

Year of death: 1890

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Gravestone inscription:

In
loving memory of
Alexander Gordon
Ardue,
died 17. November 1906
aged 79 years.
Also his wife
Grace Kennedy,
died 28. December 1876
aged 36 years.
And their daughter
Ann, died 14. June 1880
aged 10 years.
Their son
Alexander, died at sea 1890
aged 21 years.
Their daughter
Grace died 2. June 1961
aged 84 years.

Erected by their family.

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Biography:

He was in a sailing ship in the Indian Ocean, off Madagascar, when he was hit by a block or pulley. He died as a result of his injuries and was buried at sea.

Reference number: 298

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Graveyard section: 3

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