This site is dedicated to the memory of my grandparents, Tom and Frances (our Sal) 
Gordon.  Two wonderful people that wrapped us in love and lived for their family.  
Both now "Gone onto Glory", as gran would say, but still very much with us in our 
hearts and minds.


My mum started this research and very soon I was hooked too.  From those early days 
of a little local (Dorset) research at our Records Office things snowballed (I am 
glad to say).... What started with the intention of finding out about my 3xgt 
grandfather, George Notley Brine, soon became our obsession to learn more about just 
who made our family the people we are today.  George was one of the first Police 
Constables in the old Weymouth Borough Police Force, joining when it was formed 
in 1846. We also discovered from newspaper reports that George was PC No1 and during 
the course of his 27 years service he rose to become the first Weymouth born police 
sergeant (again from newspaper reports we discovered he was Sgt No1). George was also 
offered the position of Superintendent of Police but declined the promotion on the 
grounds that he was due to retire very soon.... George went on to serve another 7 
years!  

Family legend also has it that we were distantly related to the Tolpuddle Brine's.... 
something that we still cannot claim 100% but is a high probabilty, just looking for 
the proof of the one last detail!

Our family tree covers the counties of Dorset, Hampshire, Essex, Gloucester, 
Somerset, Co Durham, Northumberland and even has a trip to the Channel Islands.
Not only will you find three members of the police force in it but also fishermen, 
miners, sailors, soldiers, Parish Clerks, farm labourers, a Thames sailing barge 
Master, cobblers, coal haulers, painters and glaziers, seamstresses, insurance agent, 
block and mast makers, errand boys, pit pony boy, general servant, gardener, a 
shepherd, lime burner and so many more.

I have marked family lines as follows -

Red = My direct line (Heather)
Yellow = Ancestor of Thomas William Gordon (1912-1995), my Grandfather
Pink = Ancestor of Frances Maud Goodwin (1919-2002), my Grandmother
Green = Related by blood to Thomas William Gordon
White = Related by blood to Frances Maud Goodwin

I hope by doing this that my family will be able to see "the bigger picture".

If you wish to leave a comment then please do sign my guest book or if you have any 
questions then please contact me via the contact link at the top. 

Heather