Born in Whangarei, North Island, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of William Gordon
[uncertain]
and Mary Catherine (Davenport) Hutchins
Brother of
Jessie Clara Gordon, Catherine (Gordon) Casey, Elizabeth (Gordon) Smyth, Clara (Gordon) Aldworth, Maggie Gordon, William Henderson Gordon, John Allan Gordon, James Devonport (Devonport-Gordon) Gordon, Iris Rose (Gordon) Ridings [half] and Arthur Thomas Courtney [half]
Husband of
Hazel Vera (Luders) Russell
— married
1928 (to 1946) in New Zealand
Husband of
May (Marsters) Courtney
— married
1954 in New Zealand
Descendants 
Father of
Alfred Earle Courtney and Louis Neville Claus Courtney
Died
at about age 78
in New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 18 Nov 2015
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Biography
Alfred was claimed as the illegitimate child of Alfred Charles Courtney and Mary Katherine Gordon.[1] However, DNA matches suggest he may have been the legitimate son of William Gordon and Mary. The couple separated in the year of his birth. He married Hazel Luders in 1928.[2] He passed away in 1985.[3]
Sources
- ↑ NZ BDM birth registration no. 1908/17029
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz). Marriage Registration / 1928/8114 Hazel Vera Luders & Alfred Edwin Courtney
- ↑ NZ BDM death registration no. 1985/43105
- Archives New Zealand: R22359553 Courtney, Hazel Vera v Courtney, Alfred Edwin, 1944, Auckland Divorce files.
- Archives New Zealand: R22640952 Courtney, Hazel Vera v Courtney, Alfred Edwin,1946, Auckland Divorce files.
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1906/2913 M COURTNEY Alfred Edwin (Auckland) 1906/4568/08 M GORDON Alfred Edwin (Auckland) 1908/4568 M GORDON Alfred Edwin (Auckland)
That numbering suggests, that at the very least, he was legally adopted, but I've never been interested enough to go to the expense of acquiring the birth registration, to see what it says. Descendants should, though.
Both Iris and Arthur, on the other hand, married as GORDONs, but Arthur also has the double birth registration in the microfiche indeces. However, he registered his children as GORDONs.
Do you know when and or why Alfred changed his surname from Gordon to Courtney? Appreciate your advice Kind regards Mark