| Battle: | Battle of Dunbar in Dunbar, East Lothian, Scotland |
| Ship/Arrival: | Unity, Dec 1650 |
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Published: 03 Dec 2014, Updated: 25 Nov 2018
Page contributors: Dr. Andrew Millard, Teresa Rust
James Gordon, #12 on the “Scots at Lynn 1653. Iron Works Inventory“
John and Sara Passenger List:
Gorden, James.* NEHGR
Gordon, Dan.* NEHGR
Gordon, Laughleth.* NEHGR
IMPORTANT UPDATE! (July 2018)
According to, Christopher Gerrard, Pam Graves, Andrew Millard, Richard Annis, and Anwen Caffell, in, Lost Lives, New Voices: Unlocking the Stories of the Scottish Soldiers at the Battle of Dunbar 1650, (England: Oxbow Books, 2018), on page 247, James is categorized as:
Definite [that he is a Dunbar prisoner transported on the Unity]
Gourdan/Gordon, James. Residences: Lynn MA. Appears: 1653. [Banks; DR; SPOWS; Ch.7]
For explanations of the category, abbreviations and references see List of Dunbar prisoners from Lost Lives, New Voices.
Find his descendants and researchers here.
“About 17 Scots were subcontracted to the colliers (charcoal makers) and other plant workers. Accounting records show that a few of the Scots received wages from the Company for skilled work. For example, James Adams was paid for managing ox teams, James Gourdan for mining,…”” From: Hammersmith Through the Historical Texts by Janet Regan and Curtis White.