SANDERSDATTER GORDON, ELIZABETH [SSNE 5275]

Surname

SANDERSDATTER GORDON

First name

ELIZABETH

Text source

Elizabeth Sansersdatter Gordon was the granchild of Alexander Gordon who came from Brusst/Brunt of Banff in Scotland and moved to Bergen in Norway c.1630. He was made a burgess cooper on 16 February 1631. He married Elizabeth Vernton, possibly a daughter of Gilbert Wentoun, and with her had three children, Gilbert, Alexander and Lisbeth/Elizabeth. Alexander married Lenke Farmau who was buried with kind help from the community in April 1746. He was also created a burgess of Bergen on 21 December 1693. They had two children, Gurd/Giert who was resident in Amsterdam, and Elizabeth who died in 1753 unmarried.

Bergen Statsarkiv, Sollied Archive, Gordon section. Female.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, BERGEN, NORWAY

Departed 1753-04-07

Purpose MISC.