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Why did Lord Byron spend part of his childhood in Aberdeen, Scotland?

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Lord Byron spent part of his childhood in Aberdeen, Scotland, because his mother, Catherine Gordon, moved there with him after her husband, Captain John ("Mad Jack") Byron, squandered most of her fortune.12

Living on a meager income, the pair resided in lodgings in Aberdeen until 1798, when the 10-year-old George Gordon Byron unexpectedly inherited the title and estates of his great-uncle, the 5th Baron Byron, prompting his mother to relocate him to England.12