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William James Gordon

Born 10 Oct 1908 in 56 Beersbridge Road, Belfast, Ireland

Ancestors

Son of William John Gordon and Sarah Elizabeth (Spence) Gordon

Brother of Maud Mary (Gordon) Donaldson, Alexander Gordon and [private brother (1930s - unknown)] [half]

[spouse(s) unknown]

[children unknown]

Died [date unknown] [location unknown]

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1 Biography
- 1.1 Birth
- 1.2 1911 Census of Ireland
2 Sources

Biography

Birth

William James Gordon was born on October 10, 1908 at 56 Beersbridge Road, Belfast, Ireland. He is the son of William Gordon and Sarah (Spence) Gordon.

**Belfast - Urban 11**
Reg No	Date & Place of birth	Full Name	Sex	Father's Name	Mother's Name	Father's Occupation	Informant	Date of Registration	Registrar
273	1908 Tenth October 56 Beersbridge Road	William James	M	Willam Gordon 56 Beersbridge Road	Sarah Gordon formerly Spence	Labourer	Susan Spence Her X mark Present at birth 56 Beersbridge Road	Nineteenth October 1908	R J Munn Registrar

1911 Census of Ireland

On census day April 2, 1911, William was living with his parents, his two siblings, his maternal grandmother Susan Spence and his maternal aunt Mary Spence at 53 Emerald Street in the Ormeau ward of Belfast.^[1]

**53 Emerald Street, Ormeau Ward, Belfast, County Down**
Surname	Forename	Age	Sex	Relation to Head	Birthplace	Occupation	Religion	Marital Status
Gordon	William John	37	M	Head of Family	County Armagh	Van Man	Church of Ireland	Married
Gordon	Sarah	29	F	Wife	City of Belfast	Cotton Weaver	Church of Ireland	Married
Gordon	Maud Mary	5	F	Daughter	City of Belfast		Church of Ireland	Single
Gordon	Alexander	3	M	Son	City of Belfast		Church of Ireland	Single
Gordon	William James	2	M	Son	City of Belfast		Church of Ireland	Single
Spence	Susan	72	F	Mother in Law	County Tyrone		Church of Ireland	Widow
Spence	Mary	40	F	Sister in Law	City of Belfast	Yarn Winder	Church of Ireland	Single

Sources

↑ National Archives of Ireland 1911 Census entry for the Gordon family with Susan and Mary Spence at 53 Emerald Street, Belfast

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:

~3.12% ~12.50% Raymond Mcbride : MyHeritage DNA
~0.78% Liz (Bond) McKee : AncestryDNA, GEDmatch PG6299296 [compare], yourDNAportal LIZ3ab5cbc4, Ancestry member liz_breadonbond