Joseph Gordon
Born: | Died: | Married: Mary Healey | Mother: | Father: Samuel Gordon | Descendant: |
Census | 1841 | 1851 | 1861 | 1871 | 1881 | 1891 | 1901 | 1911 | 1921 |
Joseph Gordon was born in around 1809 in Wapping, Middlesex. He was a mariner.
He subsequently married Mary Healey in the last quarter of 1860. She was born in around 1828 in Cork Ireland.
Birth
One Joseph Gordon was born on the 14th June 1812 in Gun Alley, Wapping, and baptised on the 18th October 1812 at St John, Wapping, Green Bank, Middlesex.
His father was called Samuel Gordon and was a seaman. His mother's first name was Mary.
First Marriage
He married a Mary who was born in around 1810 in the parish of St George in the East, London, Middlesex.
On the night of 30 March 1851 Joseph Gordon and his wife Mary were living at 4 Plough Alley, Wapping. In the Burroughs of Tower Hamlets, and the parish of Saint George in the East.
Children
He had the following children:
- Mary Gordon, born around 1849 in St George (in the East).
- Samuel Gordon, born on the 17th April 1855 at 11 Plough Alley, St George (In the East), Middlesex.
- Hannah Gordon, born around 1858 at 11 Plough Alley, St George (in the East)
At the same time (1855) as Joseph was recorded in the church registers as living at 11 Plough Alley, so was a couple called James and Susannah Wenden (he was a shoemaker). From the census it appears the houses in Plough Alley were split into multiple dwellings). The Wenden's were already living at number 11 in 1851, when the Gordons were recorded as being at number 4.
Hannah Gordan, St Geo East, 1c 466
Second Marriage
Joseph Gordon married Mary Healey on the 1st December 1860 at the parish church of St Leonard, Shoreditch.
1860. Marriage solemnized at this parish church in the parish of St Leonard Shoreditch in the County of Middlesex | ||||||||
When Married. | Name and Surname. | Age | Condition. | Rank or Profession | Residence at the Time of Marriage | Father's Name and Surname | Rank or Profession of Father | |
1 December 1860 | Joseph Gordon | 46 | Widower | Mariner | 16 Union St. | Samuel Gordon | Mariner | |
Mary Healey | 31 | Spinster | Servant | 8 Union St. | Daniel Healey | Labourer | ||
Married in the parish church according to the Rites and Ceremonies by, or after banns by me, R.S.L.Brockman B.A. Curate | ||||||||
This marriage was solemnized between us | + the mark of Joseph Gordon | In the Presence of us | Henry Wilton | |||||
+ the mark of Mary Healey | Emily Wilton |
Death
Other References
The marriage of Joseph Gordon to Mary Healey was registered in Shoreditch in Oct/Nov/Dec 1860 (vol:1c page:537).
- 1850 - Joseph Charles Gordon born to Joseph Gordon and Elizabeth Ann 6 Cross Keys Mews St Marylebone, Middlesex.
- 1857 Joseph William Gordon born to Joseph William Gordon and Susannah in 2 Cumberland, Hackney Road, Shoreditch.
- 1859 Matilda Alice Gordon born to Joseph Gordon and Matilda Ann, 2 Lower Green Alley. St George in the east.
- 1861 John Gordon born to Joseph Gordon (blacksmith) and Matilda Ann, 4 Churches Gardens. St George in the east.
- 1863 Mary Ann Gordon born to Joseph Gordon (blacksmith) and Matilda Ann, 4 Churches Gardens. St George in the east.