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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
GORDON'S HOSPITAL Gordon's Hospital
Gordon's Hospital
Gordon's Hospital
Robert Gordon's Hospital
Kennedy's Annals of Aberdeen 1818
P.O. [Post Office] Directory 1865-66
Courage's Survey of Aberdeen
Kennedy's Annals of Aberdeen
075 Gordon's Hospital (Continued)

Sons or grandsons of decayed burgesses of Guild, who are relations of the founder of the Sirname of Gordon, sons or grandsons of decayed burgesses of Guild, related to him of the name of Menzies Sons or grandsons of any other decayed burgesses of Guild of the Sirname of Gordon, Those of the Sirname of Menzies. Those who are his relations of any other name. The sons or grandsons on any other decayed burgesses of whatever Sirname. Those of decayed tradesmen, members of the seven incorporated artificers. Those of Dyers and Barbers, and lastly those of the inhabitants of Aberdeen in general. The deed of foundation, and a Supplemental one, Annexed to it upon the 19th September 1730. Contain a variety of rules & regulations. for the better government of the hospital and for its internal Economy. Mr. Gordon. the founder having died in January 1732. his fortune was found to be equal to £10.300 Sterling arising chiefly from personal property. The governors immediately proceeded in the execution of their important trust and commenced the erection of the Hospital according to a plan designed by Mr. James Gibb Architect and was completed in the year 1739, at the expense of £3,300, but owing to that sum having entrenched boys until 1750. By that time however. the funds had been augmented to about £14,000 sterling by the accumulation of interest. The number of boys then admitted were only 30. but that number has been gradually increased from time to time according to the state of the funds. And at present no fewer than 150 boys are maintained & educated in the Hospital. The age of admission is from nine to twelve, and generally remain in the hospital. till they have attained the age of Sixteen Sometimes they are sent out earlier according to the progress they have made in their Education, And apprenticed

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