• General Notes

  Source: the marriage of his son, of Lislea, Thomas in 1887.  The only James having a Thomas born circa 1859 had two Thomases born to Mary Campbell in 1855 and 1856.  I am assuming Thomas born 1859, according to the census, was the second of these.
  
  The following children were born to James Gordon of Lislea and Mary Campbell:
  Action    Source    Surname    First Name    Year    County    
  View    Church Baptism    Gordon    Robert    1852    Co. Derry    
  View    Church Baptism    Gordon    Thomas    1855    Co. Derry    
  View    Church Baptism    Gordon    Thomas    1856    Co. Derry    
  View    Church Baptism    Gordon    Catherine    1858    Co. Derry    
  View    Church Baptism    Gordon    James    1863    Co. Derry    
  View    Civil Birth    Gordon    Nancy    1865    Co. Derry    
  View    Civil Birth    Gordon    Mary    1866    Co. Derry
  View    Civil Birth    Gordon    George    1869    Co. Derry    
  
  Born in 1829, if that is correct, there was only one Thomas Gordon in Lislea in the 1831 Census so that has to be his father and that man is my Thomas Gordon.
  
  GVRBs
  - Thomas Gordon Sr is scored out of Plots 25 & 26 to James Gordon (Deaf), no date given.  There is also a note in the margin that says, "James Gordon (Deaf) See Guardians Book 79"  I have no idea what this means.  However, I am assuming that James Gordon (Deaf) is the brother of my great great grandfather, John Gordon.  1st Kilrea Presbyterian Church refers to to a "Deaf James" in its Communicants Roll book.
  - New byre built in 1889 increasing buildings rate from 30 shillings to 40 shillings
  - Jas Gordon (Deaf) scored out to Thomas Gordon (?Land Side?) in 1897 and he in turn scored out to Thomasina Gordon in 1905.  This fits with James dyring before 1901 and his son Thomas taking over and dying himself in 1903, at which point his wife, Thomasina acquired the farm.
  - No changes til the books end in 1929.

Details of James' family with Mary Campbell