GOURLAY, James

Abt 1799 - 1857  (58 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 18 descendants in this family tree.

GOURLAY, Henry

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	CARSON, Henrietta
Married	5 Jul 1784	Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK
Children	+ 1. GOURLAY, James,   b. Abt 1799, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK

CARSON, Henrietta

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	GOURLAY, Henry
Married	5 Jul 1784	Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK
Children	+ 1. GOURLAY, James,   b. Abt 1799, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK

SHANNON, Agnes

1801 - 1872  (71 years)

Birth	Jan 1801	Crossmichael, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK
Christened	11 Jan 1801	Crossmichael, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK
Died	13 Nov 1872	Whitecroft Lodge, Carrutherstown, Dumfries, Scotland, UK
	Cause: Unknown
	Address: "Whitecroft Lodge" Rt. A75 Carrutherstown, Dumfries & Galloway Scotland, UK
Buried	Dalton Parish Churchyard Cemetery, Dalton, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK
	Address: Dalton Parish Churchyard Cemetery Dalton, Dumfries & Galloway Scotland, UK
Father	SHANNON, John,   b. Abt 1770, Dalton, Dumfries, Scotland, UK
Mother	BLACK, Mary,   b. 1778, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK
Family	GOURLAY, James,   b. Abt 1799, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK
Married	Bef 1821
Children	1. GOURLAY, John,   b. 28 Jun 1821, Kelton, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK   2. GOURLAY, Hellen,   b. 23 Mar 1827, Kelton, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK + 3. GOURLAY, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1840, Staffordshire, England, UK

GOURLAY, John

1821 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	28 Jun 1821	Kelton, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	GOURLAY, James,   b. Abt 1799, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK
Mother	SHANNON, Agnes,   b. Jan 1801, Crossmichael, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK

GOURLAY, Hellen

1827 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	23 Mar 1827	Kelton, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	GOURLAY, James,   b. Abt 1799, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK
Mother	SHANNON, Agnes,   b. Jan 1801, Crossmichael, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK

GOURLAY, Elizabeth

Abt 1840 - 1921  (81 years)

Birth	Abt 1840	Staffordshire, England, UK
Died	4 Mar 1921	Castlehill Cottage, Lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland, UK
	Cause: Heart Disease
	Address: Castlehill Cottage Castlehill Rd. Lochmaben, Dumfries & Galloway Scotland, UK
Buried	Lochmaben Churchyard Cemetery, Lochmaben, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK
	Address: Lochmaben Churchyard Cemetery Lochmaben, Dumfries & Galloway Scotland, UK
Father	GOURLAY, James,   b. Abt 1799, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK
Mother	SHANNON, Agnes,   b. Jan 1801, Crossmichael, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK
Family	RAE, Archibald,   b. 15 May 1824, Dryfesdale, Dumfries, Scotland, UK
Married	25 Nov 1862	Whitecroft Lodge, Carrutherstown, Dumfries, Scotland, UK
	Address: "Whitecroft Lodge" Rt. A75 Carrutherstown, Dumfries & Galloway Scotland, UK
Children	+ 1. RAE, James Gourlay,   b. 3 Oct 1863, Whitecroft Lodge, Carrutherstown, Dumfries, Scotland, UK + 2. RAE, Mary Jane,   b. 30 Nov 1869, Whitecroft Lodge, Carrutherstown, Dumfries, Scotland, UK

• Name	GOURLAY, James  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	Abt 1799	Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK   [2, 6]
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	142530615
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142530615
  Occupation	Gardener  [1, 3, 7]
  Death	14 Dec 1857	Whitecroft Lodge, Carrutherstown, Dumfries, Scotland, UK   [2]
  	Cause: Paralysis
  	Address: "Whitecroft Lodge" Rt. A75 Carrutherstown, Dumfries & Galloway Scotland, UK
  Age	58 years
  Burial	Dalton Parish Churchyard Cemetery, Dalton, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK   [8]
  	Address: Dalton Parish Churchyard Cemetery Dalton, Dumfries & Galloway Scotland, UK
  	Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #142530615.
  Person ID	I1455	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	GOURLAY, Henry   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	CARSON, Henrietta   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F603	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SHANNON, Agnes,   b. Jan 1801, Crossmichael, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK d. 13 Nov 1872, Whitecroft Lodge, Carrutherstown, Dumfries, Scotland, UK (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1821  [1, 4, 5, 7]
  Age at Marriage	He : ~ 22 years - She : 19 years and 11 months.
  Children	1. GOURLAY, John,   b. 28 Jun 1821, Kelton, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK d. Yes, date unknown     2. GOURLAY, Hellen,   b. 23 Mar 1827, Kelton, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK d. Yes, date unknown +   3. GOURLAY, Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1840, Staffordshire, England, UK d. 4 Mar 1921, Castlehill Cottage, Lochmaben, Dumfries, Scotland, UK (Age 81 years)
  Family ID	F600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Sep 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1799 - Kirkcudbright, Scotland, UK Death - Cause: Paralysis,Address: "Whitecroft Lodge" Rt. A75 Carrutherstown, Dumfries & Galloway Scotland, UK - 14 Dec 1857 - Whitecroft Lodge, Carrutherstown, Dumfries, Scotland, UK Burial - Address: Dalton Parish Churchyard Cemetery Dalton, Dumfries & Galloway Scotland, UK - - Dalton Parish Churchyard Cemetery, Dalton, Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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