H.I.GORDON | MAJOR A. A. GORDON SOCIETY

HELEN ISABELLE GORDON

Helen Isabelle Gordon was born in April 1873, just three months after her father died.

Helen Gordon married Graham Henry Whalley Nicholson, who was born on the 30th of August 1859, and together they had their first child Cameron Gordon Graham Nicholson, on the 30th of June 1898 and got their second, Reginald Arran Graham Nicholson, on the 12th of March 1904.

Cameron Gordon Graham Nicholson later married Evelyn Odell and became Sir General Cameron Gordon G. Nicholson GCB, KBE, DSO with Bar, MC with Bar. His younger brother Reginald also served with the British Army during World War 2 as a Major with the 115th Field Regiment Royal Artillery in Burma. He was awarded the D.S.O. on 20 September 1945.

Father Nicholson was listed as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in 1892, became a Colonel in 1922, and was mentioned in the 1922 Birthday Honours. Graham was decorated with the Commander of the most distinguished Order of Saint George and Michael.

Graham Nicholson died on the 1st of February 1946. Helen died on 23rd October 1961 in Kent, England. She was the last of Major Gordon's family.

GORDON FAMILY TREE

Peter of Ballee William of Ballyskeagh 1697 - ?

x x

Mary Boak Mary Ross

Aaron Gordon William Gordon (1738 - 1831) Margaret Gordon Mary Gordon

Margaret Boak (1744 - 14/11/1837)

Elizabeth(... - 1839) Aaron(1781 - 8/10/1844) Robert of Stragollen (1774- 7/9/1850) William(..- ./1/1837) Mary

X 19/04/1809

Ellen Eagleson (1786 - 21/09/1860)

George (22/6/1824 - 4/6/1896) William(15/5/1812 - 25/2/1814) Aaron (17/5/1814 - 1860) Matilda An (1/11/1817 - 1863) William E. (4/6/1831-15/1/1873) Elizabeth Robert (4/6/1823 - 23/7/1823) Margaret (5/5/1810 - 1816) Ellen (1827 - 1899) Robert (1830 - 1883)

X (1)Marion Hay Forbes

Robert (1855-1918) X (2) Emelia M. Dick

Marion Elizabeth Versfeld

William Eagleson Archibald Alexander Robert Aaron Emily Mackenzie Helen Isabelle

George Ronald Eagleson x x x x Margaret Katherine Blair Lizzie Maude Smith Graham H. W. Nicholson

Vera Newcomb

Cyriel Vivian Eagleson Colin Mackenzie Blair William "Bill" Hyde Eagleson Archibald G. R. Edmund Robert Adam Cameron Gordon Graham (Nicholson)