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Thomas GORDON [Parents] was born 1880 in Sheepwalk, Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon. He died 1937 in prob. Mohill, Co. Leitrim. Thomas married Margaret REYNOLDS.

MANY THANKS TO SHEILA IVAIN (GRANDDAUGHTER OF THOMAS AND MARGARET), HER MOTHER, DEIRDRE IVAIN, AND AND HER UNCLE PETER GORDON FOR SHARING THEIR INFORMATION ON THOMAS, MARGARET AND THEIR DESCENDANTS.  

Thomas left school at the age of 16 and joined the British Army. He served in the Boer War in 1897 after which his parents bought him out of the army and sent him to Blackrock College in Dublin to complete his secondary school education. He went on to study veterinary medecine and graduated as a member of the first veterinary class to qualify in Ireland (prior to that, Irish students had to go to Edinburgh to qualify as vets). Following his graduation, Thomas went to Edinburgh for further study after which he rejoined the British Army, this time as an officer in the Royal Army Veterinary Corp. His specialty was equine medecine. During World War I Thomas was awarded the Military Cross for 'Gallantry and Distinction in the Field' and also received a 'Mention in Dispatches'. Immediately after the war, the British government sent a variety of experts, including Thomas, to France to help in the setting up of new government departments. As a result of his work there, Thomas was awarded the Mérite Agricole in 1919 by the French government. Shortly thereafter Thomas retitired from the army, turning down an offer of higher rank if he would stay. He returned to Ireland and set up a practice in Mohill, Co. Leitrim, where he was to spent the rest of his life. His reputation was such that his duties in Mohill included the treatment of the horses of the Irish Army. Thomas was also involved in the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland, and was a judge at major horse shows around the country.

Margaret REYNOLDS was born about 1890. She died 1965. Margaret married Thomas GORDON.

They had the following children:

  F i Mary GORDON
  M ii John GORDON was born 1923 and died 1999.
  M iii
Thomas GORDON was born 1924 in Mohill, Co. Leitrim. He died 1997 in prob. Keystone Heights, Florida.

Thomas was ordained a priest in the Holy Ghost order in 1952. In his early years as a missionary, he served in Nigeria. He later ministered in Jacksonville, Florida for many years, and subsequently served in Keystone Heights, Florida.
  M iv
James GORDON was born 1926 in Mohill, Co. Leitrim. He died 1940 in Mohill, Co. Leitrim.

James drowned in a lake near Mohill in the summer of 1940.
  F v Margaret (Greta) GORDON
  F vi Zena GORDON
  F vii Dorothy GORDON
  F viii Joan GORDON
  M ix Cormac GORDON was born 31 Dec 1933 and died 8 Oct 2001.
  F x Deirdre GORDON
  M xi
Dermot GORDON was born 1935. He died 1935.
  M xii Peter GORDON

Patrick GORDON [Parents] died in prob. Longford.

Patrick was married and lived in Longford. Two of his five daughters became Sisters of Charity nuns.

A marriage record was located in the International Genealogical Index for a Patrick Gordon whose father's name was also Patrick and who married a Mary Hines in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon on 11 February 1864. Could this relate to the marriage of our Patrick above?

This has nothing to do with this Patrick Gordon, but there's an Ellis Island record for a Patrick Gordon who was born in Kilgarriff and who arrived in the United States on 22 September 1909 aged 23. He was joining his sister, Mary, in Brooklyn, and his nearest relative in Ireland was given as his father, Pat Gordon of Kilgarriff. It's not known if or how the Patrick Gordon on the Ellis Island record might be related to our Gordons.

He had the following children:

  F i 'unknown' GORDON (female)
  F ii 'unknown' GORDON (female)
  F iii 'unknown' GORDON (female)
  F iv 'unknown' GORDON (female)
  F v 'unknown' GORDON (female)

Cormac GORDON [Parents] was born about 1848. He died in prob. Aughalustia, Co. Roscommon. Cormac married Ellen GORDON in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon.

Cormac's wife, Ellen, was his first cousin (a daughter of of his uncle, Michael). Cormac and Ellen lived in Aughalustia and according to family notes, they had four sons and one daughter. There's a 1901 census return for a "Cormack" Gordon in Aghalustia with a wife, Ellen, FIVE sons and a daughter listed. It's probable that this return relates to our Cormac Gordon and his first cousin Ellen and their family. It's from this census return that we have the names and approximate years of birth of Cormac's and Ellen's children, and the approximate year of birth of Cormac.

Ellen GORDON [Parents] was born Nov 1867 in Aughalustia, Co. Roscommon and was christened 24 Nov 1867 in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon. She married Cormac GORDON in Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon.

Ellen and her husband were first cousins. They lived at Aughalustia Lodge in Aughalustia, Ballaghaderreen.

According to Ellen's birth certificate, she was born on 20 January 1868. Because christenings unsually took place a day or two after birth and were registered at the time, and because births were often registered a couple of months after the event, the date on a baptismal record is often a more accurate reflection of the date of birth than the date on a birth certificate. For this reason it's being assumed that Ellen was born in November 1867 rather than January 1868.

They had the following children:

  M i
Patrick GORDON was born about 1885 in prob. Aughalustia, Co. Roscommon.

There's a Patrick Gordon listed in Kelly's Directory of 1905 as a farmer living in Aughalustia.
  M ii Michael GORDON was born about 1886.
  M iii
John GORDON was born about 1888 in prob. Aughalustia, Co. Roscommon.
  M iv
Cormac GORDON was born about 1892 in prob. Aughalustia, Co. Roscommon. He died in poss USA.

It's very likely that Cormac emigrated to the United States. There's an Ellis Island record for a Michael Gordon who arrived in New York on July 19 1912 and who was joining his brother, Cormac, in New York. Michael's nearest relative in Ireland was given as their father, Cormac Gordon, Aughalustia, Ballaghaderreen.

An Ellis Island record was found for a Cormac Gordon from Co. Roscommon which may relate to this Cormac: on January 17 1912, a Cormac Gordon, aged 20, arrived in New York - his contact name on the ship manifest is a cousin or an uncle, William Recole (it's very difficult to decipher the contact name) of Somerville, New Jersey. According to the ship manifest Cormac had been living in Liverpool and his nearest relative in his home country is given as his uncle, Patrick Gordon of Liverpool. Cormac's occupation is given as "grocer". Now our Cormac did have a second cousin once removed called Patrick (Pat) Gordon (born 1866) who lived in Liverpool. However it's believed that Pat died in 1899. Pat had a brother, Tom (born 1877, died 1946), who, it's believed, owned a grocery store in the Liverpool area. Did the Cormac who emigrated work at this store? And could it be that it was Pat, and not Tom, who had the grocery store and lived until 1946?
  M v
Thomas GORDON was born about 1894 in prob. Aughalustia, Co. Roscommon.
  F vi Dorothy (Dora) Mary GORDON was born 1896 and died 5 Jan 1978.

James G. GORDON [Parents] was born about 1855. He died about 1939 in prob. Kilclooney, Milltown, Tuam, Co. Galway and was buried in Kilclooney Cemetery, Milltown, Tuam, Co. Galway. James married Mary (May) CULLEN on 18 Feb 1881 in Ballinameen, Co. Roscommon.

James farmed originally in Grallagh in Fairymount, and later moved to Kilclooney, Milltown, Tuam, Co. Galway. At the time of the 1901 census, he and his family were still living in Grallagh.

James and his sister, Ellen, married siblings from Frenchpark: James married May Cullen, and Ellen married May's brother, Patrick, a hotelier.

Mary (May) CULLEN [Parents] was born 1860 in Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon. She died 1904 in prob. Kilclooney, Milltown, Tuam, Co. Galway and was buried in Kilclooney Cemetery, Milltown, Tuam, Co. Galway. Mary married James G. GORDON on 18 Feb 1881 in Ballinameen, Co. Roscommon.

They had the following children:

  F i Ethel GORDON was born 1882 and died 1978.
  F ii
Laura GORDON was born 1883 in Fairymount, Co. Roscommon. She died 1961 in prob Dublin and was buried in Deansgrange Cemetery, Dublin.

There's a Laura Gordon listed in the 1911 census of Ireland as a 22-year-old 'commercial clerk', born in Co. Roscommon, who was boarding at 10 Gardiners Place in Dublin. Although our Laura would have been about 27 years of age at the time of the 1911 census, it's very likely it's our Laura who's listed in the census.

!Laura owned property in flats at 11 Lower Hatch Street in Dublin. She never married.
  F iii Josephine GORDON was born 1884 and died 1960s.
  M iv John GORDON was born 1889 and died 1964.
  F v
Winifred (Freda) GORDON was born 1889 in Fairymount, Co. Roscommon. She died 1982 and was buried in Deansgrange Cemetery, Dublin.

Freda and John were twins. Freda emigrated to the United States where she worked as a nurse. She later returned to Ireland where she had property in flats at 29 Lower Leeson St. in Dublin. She never married.
  M vi
William Martin GORDON was born 1890 in Fairymount, Co. Roscommon. He died 29 Aug 1918 in northern France and was buried in Mory Abbey Military Cemetery, France.

Having enlisted as a private in the 12th Battalion, Tank Corps of the British Army, William was killed in World War I. He was initially buried in northern France, close to where he died, but in the early 1920s he and others were reburied in Mory Abbey Military Cemetery in Mory (between Arras and Bapaume, about two kilometres east of the village of Ervillers). His grave number is V.D.29.
  M vii Frank GORDON was born 1891 and died 1983.
  F viii Maude GORDON was born 23 Aug 1894 and died 11 Aug 1987.
  F ix Gertrude (Gertie) GORDON was born 1895 and died 1977.
  F x Mary Josephine (Ivy) GORDON was born 1897 and died 1960.
  M xi
Patrick GORDON died at birth.
  xii
'unknown' GORDON died at birth.

Francis (Frank) GORDON [Parents] was born about 31 Jul 1859 and was christened 31 Jul 1859 in Loughglynn, Co. Roscommon. He died in prob. Boho, Ballintubber, Co. Roscommon. Francis married J. DOYLE.

Frank farmed in Boho, Ballintubber.

J. DOYLE married Francis (Frank) GORDON.

They had the following children:

  M i Johnny GORDON
  F ii Daphne Or Anne GORDON
  F iii Babe GORDON

James BYRNE / BEIRNE [Parents] was born about 1835. He married Eliza GORDON on 28 Jan 1864 in Loughglynn, Co. Roscommon.

Eliza GORDON [Parents] was born about 1841. She died in poss Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon. Eliza married James BYRNE / BEIRNE on 28 Jan 1864 in Loughglynn, Co. Roscommon.

'unknown' COYNE died in prob. Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. He married Marie GORDON.

Marie GORDON [Parents] died in prob. Castlerea, Co. Roscommon. She married 'unknown' COYNE.

Marie was a shopkeeper in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon.

Patrick CULLEN [Parents] was born about 1855 in Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon. He married Ellen or Eleanor GORDON.

Other marriages:
MCGUIRE, Katie

Patrick and his first wife, Ellen, had three or four children. According to one family source, they had three children - Gordon, Patrick and Mary; and according to another, they had four - Gordon, Queenie and two whose names are not known. I have decided to list four children (see below), although I think it's possible that Queenie could have been a nickname for Mary.

Patrick ran Cullen's Hotel in Frenchpark for 40 years until his death, after which his widow, Katie, and their family were evicted by the landlord. They subsequently moved to Mohill, Co. Leitrim. Until 2004, the hotel building housed the Frenchpark Post Office.

Ellen or Eleanor GORDON [Parents] was born about 10 Apr 1857 and was christened 10 Apr 1857 in Loughglynn, Co. Roscommon. She died Bet. 1886 and 1897 in prob Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon. Ellen married Patrick CULLEN.

Ellen and her brother, James, married siblings from Frenchpark: Ellen married Patrick Cullen, and James married Patrick's sister, May.

They had the following children:

  M i
Gordon CULLEN was born about 1881 in Frenchpark, Co . Roscommon.
  M ii
Patrick CULLEN was born about 1884 in Frenchpark, Co . Roscommon.
  F iii
Mary CULLEN was born about 1886 in Frenchpark, Co . Roscommon.
  F iv Queenie CULLEN

'unknown' FLANAGAN married Anne GORDON.

Anne GORDON [Parents] was born about 3 Jul 1850 and was christened 3 Jul 1850 in Loughglynn, Co. Roscommon. She died in poss. Castlerea, Co . Roscommon. Anne married 'unknown' FLANAGAN.

Patrick CULLEN [Parents] was born about 1855 in Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon. He married Katie MCGUIRE.

Other marriages:
GORDON, Ellen or Eleanor

Patrick and his first wife, Ellen, had three or four children. According to one family source, they had three children - Gordon, Patrick and Mary; and according to another, they had four - Gordon, Queenie and two whose names are not known. I have decided to list four children (see below), although I think it's possible that Queenie could have been a nickname for Mary.

Patrick ran Cullen's Hotel in Frenchpark for 40 years until his death, after which his widow, Katie, and their family were evicted by the landlord. They subsequently moved to Mohill, Co. Leitrim. Until 2004, the hotel building housed the Frenchpark Post Office.

Katie MCGUIRE was born about 1872 in Co. Sligo. She married Patrick CULLEN.

Other marriages:
LYNCH, 'unknown'

They had the following children:

  F i Kathleen CULLEN was born about 1898.
  M ii John (Jack) CULLEN was born about 1899.
  M iii Eamon CULLEN.
  F iv
Teasie CULLEN was born in Frenchpark, Co. Roscommon. She died early 1990s in Mohill, Co. Leitrim.

Teasie lived in Mohill, Co. Leitrim. She never married.
  F v Eileen CULLEN
  M vi Joseph CULLEN was born about 1910 and died 1980.

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