• General Notes

  Lived in Lislea in 1901.  1st Kilrea Presbyterian Church records have a James Gordon born to a John Gordon of Lislea with a brother Robert John so this must be him. However, his mother's name is given as Nancy Cooke, not Agnes as given on his father's  gravestone. Father given as John Gordon in marriage entry in Finvoy Presbyterian Church. Witnessed by John Gordon.
  
  1901 Census:
  Residents of a house 36 in Lislea (Tamlaght, Londonderry)
  Show all informationSurname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses
  Gordon James 51 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Church Londonderry Farmer Read and write - Married -
  Gordon Jane 32 Female Wife Presbyterian Londonderry - Read and write - Married -
  Gordon Thos 17 Male Son Presbyterian Londonderry Labourer Read and write - Not Married -
  Gordon Maggie 13 Female Daughter Presbyterian Londonderry Schoolar Read and write - Not Married -
  Gordon Lizzie 11 Female Daughter Presbyterian Londonderry Schoolar Read and write - Not Married -
  Gordon Nancy 9 Female Daughter Presbyterian Londonderry Schoolar Read and write - Not Married -
  Gordon Mary 7 Female Daughter Presbyterian Londonderry Schoolar Read and write - Not Married -
  Gordon Essie A 5 Female Daughter Presbyterian Londonderry Schoolar Cannot read - Not Married -
  Gordon Tillie 1 Female Daughter Presbyterian Londonderry - Cannot read - Not Married -
  Gordon Martha 1 Female Daughter Presbyterian Londonderry - Cannot read - Not Married -
  
  1911 Census:
  Residents of a house 24 in Lislea (Tamlaght, Londonderry)
  Show all informationSurname Forename Age Sex Relation to head Religion Birthplace Occupation Literacy Irish Language Marital Status Specified Illnesses Years Married Children Born Children Living
  Gordon James 67 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Derry Farmer Read and write - Married - 30 - -
  Gordon Jane 49 Female Wife Presbyterian Co Antrim - Read and write - Married - 30 10 8
  Gordon Lizzie 20 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Derry - Read and write - Single - - - -
  Gordon Mary 16 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Derry Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
  Gordon Essie 13 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Derry Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
  Gordon Tillie 10 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Derry Scholar Read and write - Single - - - -
  Gordon Martha 10 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Derry Scholar Read and write - Single
  
  Using RootsIreland, the following are the children born to James Gordon and Jane Coulter:
  Source    Surname    First Name    Year    County
  Civil Birth    Gordon    John    1882    Co. Derry
  Civil Birth    Gordon    Thomas    1884    Co. Derry
  Civil Birth    Gordon    Hugh    1886    Co. Derry
  Civil Birth    Gordon    Margaret Ann    1888    Co. Derry
  Civil Birth    Gordon    Jane Elizabeth    1890    Co. Derry
  Civil Birth    Gordon    Annie    1892    Co. Derry
  Civil Birth    Gordon    Mary    1894    Co. Derry
  Civil Birth    Gordon    Essie Amelia    1896    Co. Derry
  Civil Birth    Gordon    Martha Ellen    1899    Co. Derry
  Civil Birth    Gordon    Sarah Matilda    1899    Co. Derry
  Both John, named for James' father, and Hugh, named for his wife's father, must have died young which was why my grandfather, Tommy Gordon, had to return from New York to tend the family farm in Lislea.
  
  

Details of James' family with Jane Coulter