Представники шотландського клану Ґордонів як при- клад заможних львівських міщан XVII – середини XVIII століття

Reliable sources for studying the migration of Scots to Lviv in the 17th–18th centuries are the records of granting them city citizenship, which were kept in the period 1388–1783. The sources contain information only about the wealthy part of the emigrants, among whom eight representatives of the Scottish Gordon clan are particularly distinguished: Richard, Joseph, Alexander, Nicholas, Francis and three Thomases. Most of them were of noble origin, held high positions in the city administration, and were also engaged in trade. It was established that Richard Gordon was the first representative of the clan whose stay in Lviv is documented (records from the church, where he and his wife Elizabeth were parishioners, as well as data on the payment of tax in 1651); The Gordons who settled in the city in the following decades apparently belonged to another branch of this family, and their representatives can be classified as the first, second and third generations of emigrants.

Thomas, Alexander, Nicholas, Francis, Elizabeth, and Agnes were identified as Catholics, as evidenced by records from the Cathedral, which show their participation as godparents at the baptism of non-Catholics in the Catholic rite. The Gordon family held significant property around Market Square, with property tax records indicating ownership of land at modern addresses No. 24, No. 40, and No. 43 on Market Square, as well as No. 10 on Teatralna Street. It is noted that in various years, Thomas Gordon (d. 1697), Thomas Gordon (d. 1720), Nicholas Gordon, Alexander Gordon, and Francis Gordon held several prominent positions within the city's administration, including member of the Collegium of the 40, community regent, alderman, councilor, royal burgomaster, community burgomaster, city treasurer, royal treasurer, water treasurer, church warden, arsenal caretaker, granary caretaker, village chief, senior councillor, archive keeper, and school provisioner. This suggests that further research into the Gordon family’s influence and roles in city governance would be a valuable area for future study.