. Scottish notes and queries. gt;f .V. N. & Q. explain the statement in Mrhn Rows interesting Diary, p. 53. relative to of death of Robert Gordon and his widow ? JSir John Gordon of Pitiurg and Kinmundy, father[Robert Gordon, who was knighted at the baptismHenry Prince of Wales, and died 1600, mnrried the Iion. Isabel Forbes ; but she must have been dead Iing before the date at which Mr Row wrote. Sir |bhns son, Robert Gordon ot Straloch, married in1638 Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Burnett off^eys, 1st Part. ; is there any record oi a second mar- jiage ? Surely the diarisl must ha
. Scottish notes and queries. gt;f .V. N. & Q. explain the statement in Mrhn Rows interesting Diary, p. 53. relative to of death of Robert Gordon and his widow ? JSir John Gordon of Pitiurg and Kinmundy, father[Robert Gordon, who was knighted at the baptismHenry Prince of Wales, and died 1600, mnrried the Iion. Isabel Forbes ; but she must have been dead Iing before the date at which Mr Row wrote. Sir |bhns son, Robert Gordon ot Straloch, married in1638 Catherine, daughter of Sir Thomas Burnett off^eys, 1st Part. ; is there any record oi a second mar- jiage ? Surely the diarisl must have been mistakenn saying thai Roberl Gordons, widow, who died 3rd jAugust, 1662, was nee Forbes. London. R. K. H. 813. York Ht Co.—Could any of the jreaders of S. N. & (\ inform me by Idler, or throughthe medium of your columns, how 1 could find accessto the archives and account books ol the above Com- jpany? I want to find the inventory of Ldzell Castle. j K. R. Lindsay. Balearres, C< ilinsburgh,. X. 814. Brass Stamp.—The above is from the im-pression nf a -tamp which weighs seven ouncesand which has lately seen the light. What explana-tion can be given oi the slump/ Q. 815. One Pound Bank Notes.—The people ofScotland are now so familial with tin-one pound banknote that its history is never thought ot. Some olyour correspondents will perhaps inform me ol thedate when they were first introduced? and by whom r* Edinburgh. St ( Islks. 816. Reek —Theie is an expressionwhich you will permit me to ventilate, namely KeekPennies, which I have met with in the course of myreading, and regarding which von may be able to pro-cure informal i. >ri ? Edinburgh. St Gij es. 817. The Family of Caird.— 1 am seeking in-formation to enable me to make a record of my familyshistory as far back as I can learn anything. If anyany of your readers could give me information on thefollowing points 1 would feel obliged : — 1. The derivation of the family name
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