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 Death Announcements 1832-1844

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Date transcribed2000-00-00
Transcribed bySteve Van Dulken
CommentDeath announcements from the "Gentleman's Magazine", a journal which is available on Google Books. Any deaths in India, or of deaths elsewhere where there was a mentioned link with India, are included. In a few lengthy obituaries the contents have been summarised by using square brackets.

Surname  Gordon or Forbes    
First names  Benjamin    
Rank/ occupation  Lieut.-General    
View all other items of "Unit" with value "British Army" in "Death Announcements 1832-1844" Unit  British Army    
Death date  9 Sept 1840    
Place of death  France    
Source  Gentleman's Magazine    
View all other items of "Edition" with value "Jan 1841" in "Death Announcements 1832-1844" Edition  Jan 1841    
View all other items of "Page number" with value "97" in "Death Announcements 1832-1844" Page number  97    
Detail  [At Bagnères de Bigorre, his chateau near Paris, aged 72. Of Balbithan, co. Aberdeen. Eldest son of William Forbes, esq. late of Skellater, co. Aberdeen. ""Assumed the name of Gordon a good many years ago pursuant to the will of his maternal great-uncle General Benjamin Gordon of Balbithan, but he did not receive the royal license for so doing untilt eh 26th Aug. 1836, when he was permitted to continue to use the name of Gordon only."" Lieut. 73rd Regiment, 1779. Lieut. 75th Regiment, 1787. ""He served in India from 1788 to 1811.""]    
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