The Courier & Advertiser (Angus and Dundee)
Man’s search for family receives boost
APPEAL: Peter Gordon, who was raised in Angus, turned to Courier to help trace parents
A man who appealed through The Courier to find details of his mother has spoken about his delight at finally seeing her picture.
Peter Charles Gordon was born Charles Tasker in Dundee in 1942 and was placed in foster care shortly after.
His family history has remained a mystery to the 77-year-old ever since.
Admitting it was a “long shot”, Mr Gordon reached out to The Courier to appeal for anyone who may be a living relative or know the story of his family.
He knew his mother was named Elizabeth Newton Tasker and lived at 190 Lochee Road, Dundee,, at the time of his birth.
But he knew little else and had never seen a photo of his parents.
After the appeal was shared on social media several people offered information, chief among them was his cousin, Morna Bullions.
The Cupar woman has since spoken briefly with Mr Gordon on the phone and the pair plan to meet when lockdown restrictions allow it.
She also emailed an image of his mother at a wedding.
Mr Gordon said: “I am over the moon to have heard from someone. The appeal was a shot in the dark, so when I heard from someone, that was amazing.”
When Mr Gordon was aged just four he was adopted by Isabella and William Gordon, who raised him in Newbigging, near Monikie.
He left in 1960 to join the air force. He moved to Brownhills, Walsall, and married his wife Janet in 1964.
In 2002, he travelled to Kirriemuir as he thought there were ties there, but to no avail.
He added: “I never really knew about my parents and I didn’t find out much in 2002, so I thought it was now or never with the appeal.
“I don’t really have any memories before I was four, so my life with my mother is a mystery.
“Hopefully, Morna can shed some light on that.”
Elizabeth was born in Meigle in 1904 and had various jobs in Dundee.