Background
Huntly was the son of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne, and Margaret, daughter of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway.
Huntly was the son of Charles Gordon, 4th Earl of Aboyne, and Margaret, daughter of Alexander Stewart, 6th Earl of Galloway.
Eton College.
Orton Hall, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (now a hotel) was the seat of the Marquess of Huntly. Huntly was a keen cricketer who made four known appearances in first-class matches from 1785 to 1792 (he was styled Lord Strathavon on the scorecards). Charles Gordon, 10th Marquess of Huntly (1792–1863)
Catherine Susan Gordon, Lady Chesham (1792–1866), married Charles Cavendish, 1st Baron Chesham
Reverend Lord George Gordon (1794–1862)
Admiral Lord John Frederick Gordon-Hallyburton (1799–1878)
Major Lord Henry Gordon (1802-1865)
Cecil James Gordon (1806-1878)
Lady Mary Gordon (d 1825)
Lieutenant-Colonel
Francis Arthur Gordon (1808-1857).
He was a member of the White Conduit Club and an early member of Marylebone Cricket Club (Master Control Console), but he was mainly associated with Surrey.