A genealogical and heraldic history of the commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, enjoying territorial possessions or high official rank; but univested with heritable honours (1838)
ORDON, WILLIAM, esq. of Haffield, in the county of Hereford, b. 8th De-cember, 1794, m. at St. Georges, Bloomsbury, 21st December, 1820, Mary, eldestdaughter of William Wingfield, esq. a master in Chancery, by Lady Charlotte Digby,his first wife, daughter of Henry, late Earl Digby, and has issue,… … This scion from the house of Gordon,was planted by Alexander, Lord Gordon,who was created Earl of Huntly in 1449,and to whom James II. of Scotland, gavethree lions heads in addition to his heredi-tary ensigns, for subduing the rebellion ofCrawford and Douglas, at Brechin, in 1452.His lordship…
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