Baptised in Bures St Mary.1

Father - Philip Gurdon
Mother - Elizabeth

Mentioned in Will.2

Of Philip Gurdon (died 1785)
Annotated as "my son John Gurdon"

Executor.2

Of the Will of Philip Gurdon
Annotated as "Reverend John Gurdon clerk the son"
Joint Executor with Elizabeth Gurdon "widow the relic"

Cambridge University Alumni in Cambridge University, Caius.3

"Name : John. Gurdon
College : CAIUS
Adm. Fell.-Com. (age 23) at CAIUS, Sept. 26, 1780. S. of the Rev. Philip (1723), of Bures, Suffolk. B. there. Schools, Boxford, Suffolk (Mr. Wade) and Stoke (Mr. Parlby). Ord. deacon (Norwich) May 22, 1781; priest (Peterb., Litt.dim. from Norwich) Dec. 20, 1781; C. of St Mary's, Bures, Suffolk. Probably died young. His brother Philip (Queen's Coll., Oxford) succeeded his father as rector of Bures. (Venn, II, 103 Northants. Clergy, which gives 'ord deacon, June 23, 1781; priest (Peterb.) Died 23, 1781.')"