Born in France
Ancestors 
Sister of
Mary Margaret (Erskine) Constable, Henry Erskine, Charles George Francis Erskine, David Stuart (Erskine) THirteenth Earl of Buchan, James Stuart Erskine, Alicia Diana (Erskine) Young, George Francis Albany Erskine, John McLoughlin Fraser Erskine, Elizabeth (Erskine) Harvey [half], Henry David Erskine [half] and Margaret (Erskine) Vincent [half]
Wife of
John Gordon
— married
4 Jun 1840 in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 66
in Charlotte Sqauare, Edinburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Biography
Christian was born in 1820. She is the daughter of Henry Erskine and Elizabeth Shipley.
Marriage
On 4 Jun 1840 Christian married John Gordon, son John Gordon of Aikenhead and Janet Hamilton, at Dryburgh Abbey in Melrose, Roxburghshire, Scotland.[1][2]
Children -
- John Henry Gordon 1842–1918
- Henry Erskine Gordon 1849–1929
- Charles Shipley Gordon 1851–1923
- Hamilton Gordon 1856–1934
- Alexander Stuart Gordon 1860–1909
Residence
In 1851 Isabella is residing at Aikenhouse House, Renfrewshire with her husband and two children.[3]
In 1861 Lady Isabella C Gordon age 40 is residing at the same abode with her husband and three children.[4]
In 1871 Elizabeth Christina Gordon (error) age 49 is residing in the same abode with her husband.[5]
In 1881 Lady C J Gordon age 60 is residing at the same abode with her husband.[6]
Death
Isabella passed away on 3 Jul 1886 at Charlotte Square in Edinburgh.
Obituary - THE LATE LADY ISABELLA GORDON. The Lady Christian Isabella Hamilton Glencairn Gordon, whose death is announced as having occurred at Charlotte Square, Edinburgh, on 3rd July, was the second daughter of Henry David, 12th and late Earl of Buchan. Thus she was one of the "long descended Erskines." Lady Isabella Gordon was grand-daughter ot the Hon. Henry Erskine, Lord Advocate for Scotland; and grand-niece of Thomas, Lord Erskine, Lord Chancellor of Great Britain; and of Isabella, last Countess of Glencairn. In June, 1840, she married John Gordon of Aikenhead, in the county of Lanark, J.P. and D.L., who, with five sons, survive her.[7]
Sources
- ↑ "Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYQY-9L6 : 11 February 2020), Christian Isabella Erskine in entry for John Gordon, 1840.
- ↑ https://archive.org/details/peeragebritishe00innegoog/page/n164/mode/2up?q=christian-isabella The peerage of the British empire as at present existing; by Lodge, Edmund, 1756-1839
- ↑ Parish: Cathcart; ED: 1A; Page: 2; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1851_117; Year: 1851 Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line].
- ↑ Parish: Cathcart; ED: 7; Page: 1; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1861_75 Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line].
- ↑ Parish: Cathcart; ED: 10; Page: 2; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1871_96 Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line].
- ↑ Parish: Cathcart; ED: 12; Page: 1; Line: 2; Roll: cssct1881_162 Ancestry.com. 1881 Scotland Census [database on-line].
- ↑ Aberdeen Evening Express - Wednesday 07 July 1886
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