My grandfather John Edward Gordon was born in Lumphanan in 1917.  His parents lived in Loanend and Orton cottage, Burnside for many years upto the early 1900′s by the 1911 census they had moved to Hirley, Aboyne.   Just before the 2nd world war my grandfathers mother had passed away and he joined the RAF.   He ended up in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire after the war where he had a family and remained until his death in 1991.

After the war had finished he never returned or spoke about his family in scotland, even to his son my father.   I have tried to track down any remaining family members and I have created a family tree but it only goes upto the last released census in 1911.

My grandfather parents were

Charles Gordon 1893 – 1955, Jessie Gordon (Geddes) 1875 – 1934

He had brothers and sisters

Charles (1901 – 1982), Georgina (1903-1985), William (1908 – 1994) & Cecelia (1912 – 1990)

If anyone has any information regarding this part of my family, I would be grateful if you could pass it on.

Thankyou

Daniel Gordon