hɪz ɡɹˈændfɑːðɚ wʌz lˈɔːɹd ɡɹˈænvɪl ˈɑːɹmaɪn ɡˈoːɹdən wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvən, sˈɪksθ sˈʌn ʌvðə tˈɛnθ mˈɑːɹkwɛs ʌv hˈʌntli.
His grandfather was Lord Granville Armyne Gordon (1856–1907), sixth son of the 10th Marquess of Huntly.