Jordan Paul Jordan 1820- 1875
Merchant, Broker . Mason
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Born in Rangoon, married in Calcutta, had children there, back in Rangoon by 1856, then moved to Shanghai by 1863, back in Calcutta by 1870
Contacted Patricia Watson, Hickson Ancestry tree, descendant of Fred. P Dwight Gaspar, on 11/9/2018 -she replied, had done tree for Annie Scott
1820. Jordan Paul Jordan was born 6/1/1820 Madras to Paul Jordan & Mariam Pogose Vardon Gaspar: they had married in the Armenian Church, Madras on 8/11/1817 - Ancestry Taylor tree .
Whoops! - this actaully the birth of his next brother Vardon Jordan!!
1845 . Jordan Paul Jordan married Anna Chater on 21/7/1845 Calcutta
1847. Hosannah Queenie Jordan was born to Jordan & Anna in Calcutta
Other children were: Mary Jordan 1846-1904; Katerina Sarah Jordan 1849-1894; Paul Jordan 1851-1886/1901; John Chater Jordan 1852-1913; Elena Jordan 1854; Vardan Jordan Jordan 1854-1919; & Dr Gregory Paul Jordan 1858-1921. All but the last Calcutta?
Jordan Paul Jordan, son of John Chater Jordan, married Rangoon on 1/11/1915 -FS
Now- from 7/11/2018 - in contact with Robert Delster Jordan , gggrandson- like Nigel- of Jordan Paul Jordan . "Jordan Paul Jordan married Anna Chater - Delhi. Their son John Chater Jordan married Caroline Scharf - Calcutta. Had son Samuel 1896 - 1965 married Iris Marklew, their children Leonard Delster ~1920, Norma, Derek and Robert, my uncles and aunt. Left India after the Second World War, most went to Australia and Dad to the UK where his 7 sons remained (3 wives) - Robert"
And 27/10/2019, Rob in Brighton. "You said one of sons of Leonard Delster Jordan (my father) was a Peter, we have no knowledge of a Peter. There was a son from Margerie his first marriage, a boy called Leonard. And two sons from my mother Patricia Jordan, who probably was not married. Kathy (second wife) had Four sons"
Fibis has a daughter born 28/4/1846, another 8/5/1847, a son 10/12/1850, another 6/2/1856- these 4 in Calcutta .
Vardan J Jordan living 14 Park Road, West Dulwich 1906, Kensington 1909-1912. He is in 1911C,57, 9 children, 2 dead, b. Calcutta, married, living 99 St Marks Road, Kensington, a government pensioner. All his 6 children, 18-28, born Rangoon. Also a Manook female cousin, but no wife . Died in Notting Hill on 29/12/1919, of Elgin Road, Thana, Bhowampore, India, probate to Frederick Dwight Gaspar, his nephew, solicitor attorney of Ellen Annie & Gregory Jordan. Effects £475. http://chater-genealogy.blogspot.com/2015/04/ gives a long description of his 'adultery' with his cousin, Mrs Manook, in the 1891 in Rangoon!!Vardon Jordan’s own wife filed for a separation in the Calcutta Courts. His life was a far cry from that of his brothers’ Paul Jordan and Dr.Gregory Jordan both of whom carved successful careers in Hong Kong, Paul as a stock broker and Gregory as the Port Health Officer. Gregory, who spent a lifetime apart from his brother Vardon is buried only a few feet away from him in Kensal Green cemetery.
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Vardon graves in Kensal Green- courtesy of Liz Chater
1856. He was initiated into the Star of Burma Lodge, Rangoon
| Name: | Jordan Paul Jordan |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Male |
| Initiation Age: | 37 |
| Birth Year: | abt 1819 |
| Initiation Date: | 19 Jun 1856 |
| First Payment Year on Register: | 1857 |
| Year Range: | 1837-1862 |
| Profession: | Merchant |
| Lodge: | The Star of Burmah |
| Lodge Location: | Rangoon, East Indies |
| Lodge Number: | 897 |
1857. J P Jordan was on the Cape of Good Hope from Moulmein to Calcutta on /10/1857.
1863. On 28/7/1863 Mary Jordan, his eldest daughter, married G J M Manuk in Calcutta, he being 'of China' -Fibis ( in 1858 a G P Jordan had married I Manuk)
1864. Seemingly in HongKong and had his wife's brother, Catchik Jordan, living with his family
1865. He was initiated into the Royal Sussex Lodge, Shanghai
| Name: | Jordan Paul Jordan |
|---|---|
| Gender: | Male |
| Initiation Date: | 28 Mar 1865 |
| First Payment Year on Register: | 1865 |
| Year Range: | 1863-1887 |
| Profession: | Broker |
| Lodge: | Royal Sussex Lodge |
| Lodge Location: | Shanghae, China |
| Lodge Number: | 501, 735 |
1870. Jordan J P listed as bill broaker, 65 Lower Circular Road, Calcutta - Thackers Bengal Directory
1870. His daughter, Hosannah, marries N M Gapar in Calcutta
1875. Jordan Paul Jordan, aged 56, died 4/9/1875, buried 5/9/1875 in Calcutta- Ancestry . Also certificate on Fibis. No probate in London or Edinburgh
So, no evidence of any connection with Edinburgh, where his married daughter, Hosannah Gaspar, lived and gave birth to 2 children 1877-1881 at least. But, his son. John Chater Jordan 1852, was a Law Student in London in 1891, and took his wife and ~7 children with him!
Armenian graveyard Calcutta: above a Barraphet? Thomas Jordan, died 1807?
Armenian ladies 1895