Gordon Forlong was born 14 February 1819 Pollock Castle , Renfrewshire , Scotland , United Kingdom (Pollok Castle, Paisley, Renfrewshire) to William Forlong of Erins (1790-1878) and Crawfurd Pollok Gordon (1788-1880) and died 30 August 1908 Rongotea , Manawatu-Wanganui , New Zealand of unspecified causes. He married Laura Isabella Anstey (-1854) 15 January 1852 in Margate , Kent , England , United Kingdom . He married Elisabeth Ana Houlton (1833-1894) 1857 in Paddington , Greater London , England , United Kingdom .
Preacher in London. Then in 1876 embarked on "Dunbritton" with Elisabeth and 10 children, arriving 6 Aug 1876 in Wellington, NZ. Lived in various places including Dunedin 1880-85, Wanganui 1887-1904.
No mention in NZSG Index 1999.
By 1975 he had 255 gt-gt-grandchildren, with more to come. Gordon's ancestry included Scottish Kings and Anna Cromwell, sister of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell.
See also http://www.dnzb.govt.nz/DNZB/alt_essayBody.asp?essayID=2F14
Pedigree (See "Ancestor tree" tab)
Siblings
Offspring of William Forlong of Erins (1790-1878) and Crawfurd Pollok Gordon (1788-1880)
Name
Birth
Death
Joined with
Robina Crawfurd Pollok Forlong (1814)
William Forlong (1816-1906) 16 January 1816 Glasgow , Glasgow , Scotland , United Kingdom 18 April 1906 Montreal , Canada Lavinia Lowe (c1816-)
Lucy/Lucken Forlong (1817-1848)
Gordon Forlong (1819-1908) 14 February 1819 Pollock Castle , Renfrewshire , Scotland , United Kingdom (Pollok Castle, Paisley, Renfrewshire)30 August 1908 Rongotea , Manawatu-Wanganui , New Zealand Laura Isabella Anstey (-1854) Elisabeth Ana Houlton (1833-1894)
Mary Forlong (1820-1845)
James George Roche Forlong (1824-1904) (Maj-Gen) 6 November 1824 Springhill , North Lanarkshire , Scotland , United Kingdom 29 March 1904 Edinburgh , Midlothian , Scotland , United Kingdom Lavinia (Nina) Reddie Perreau (c1837-)
Ann Elizabeth (Annie) Forlong (1826-1860)
Isabella Jane Forlong (1828-1837)
Thomas Alexander George Forlong-Gordon (1831-1914) 31 August 1831 Wellshot , South Lanarkshire , Scotland , United Kingdom 1914 Georgina Jessie Ross (c1831)
Children
Offspring of Gordon Forlong and Laura Isabella Anstey (-1854)
Name
Birth
Death
Joined with
Clara Laura Forlong (c1852-)
Amy Forlong (c1854-)
Offspring of Gordon Forlong and Elisabeth Ana Houlton (1833-1894)
Name
Birth
Death
Joined with
Crawford or Crawfurd Forlong (1858-1885)
Elisabeth Adeline Gordon Forlong (1859-1881)
Emilie Rose Forlong (1860-1939)
Phebe Constance Forlong (1862-1936) 25 March 1862 Blythswood Hill , Glasgow , Scotland , United Kingdom 18 November 1936 Auckland , Auckland Region , New Zealand William John Charles Slane (1863-)
Houlton Gordon Forlong (1864-1908)
Hamilton Gordon Forlong (1866-1933) 22 January 1866 Milton , Glasgow , Scotland , United Kingdom 7 December 1933 Whanganui , Whanganui District , Manawatu-Wanganui , New Zealand Nellie Drew (1873-1920) Heloise Alberta Woodford (1880-)
Eva Forlong (1868-1949)
Douglas Gordon Forlong (1869-1955) 4 July 1869 Ealing , Greater London , England , United Kingdom 19 July 1955 Bunnythorpe , Manawatu-Wanganui , New Zealand Mary Humphrey (1873-c1924) Annie Florence Anderson (c1880-)
Anna Gordon Forlong (1873-1926) 9 February 1873 Brentford , Greater London , England , United Kingdom 11 December 1926 Whanganui , Whanganui District , Manawatū-Whanganui , New Zealand Frederick Louis Harrison (1873-1945)
Percival Gordon Forlong (1874-1920) 12 March 1874 Ealing , Greater London , England , United Kingdom 22 October 1920 Helen Grahame Fawns Hair (1874-)
Clyde Pollok Gordon Forlong (1876-1881)
References
Notable family See also External links
‡ General
Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
IGI
Ω Birth
Born (where his parents were married) at the home of his widowed great-grandmother Robina Pollok, who was possibly hosting some of her less well-off relatives. Maybe there had been a downturn in the wine market. She died the following year.
Robin Patterson