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Margaret Stewart - Mrs. Gilbert Gordon

Biography


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Daughter of John Stewart and Christian Heron. Married (1758) to Gordon Gilbert. The couple had at least one daughter, Patricia Heron Gordon, who married the 1st Baron Panmure.

Also known as

  • Mrs. Gilbert Gordon

Life with James Boswell

Boswell met Mrs. Gordon at Dumfries on October 5, 1762. He described her as "a smart, comely, gay girl".

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Margaret Stewart is mentioned in:

  • Journal of my Jaunt, Harvest 1762

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