GILBERTSDATTER GORDON, ELIZABETH [SSNE 5271]

Surname
GILBERTSDATTER GORDON
First name
ELIZABETH
Nationality
SCOTO-NORWEGIAN
Region
BERGEN

Text source

Elizabeth Gilbetsdatter Gordon was the grandchild of Alexander Gordon who came from a Brusst/Brunt or 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. Gilbert followed in his father's trade and became a burgess cooper of Bergen, admitted on 03/03/1687. He married Maren Knutsdatter and with her had two children, Elizabeth (1692-1750) and Rachel (d.1752) Gilbertsdatter Gordon. Elizabeth Gilbertsdatter's date of death is sometimes given as 28 February 1750, and sometimes 1758.

Bergen Statsarkiv, Sollied Archive, Gordon section and indexcards. Female.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, BERGEN, NORWAY
Arrived 1692-01-01
Departed 1750-02-28
Purpose MISC.