Elizabeth Gourlay or Gorely

[Oletta]

Please could anyone give me information regarding Elizabeth.  She is the daughter of Samuel Gourlay and Mary Harkness, she was born on the 22 July 1782 in Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfresshire.

Regards
Oletta

[CaroleW]

Do you have any proof she survived infancy?  If so - have you looked for a marriage for her on SP? 

Presuming she married you can then check to see if she was still alive in 1841 & if not - can use SP to check for a death

[Oletta]

Hello CaroleW

I have not have proof if she died in infancy, but I cannot find her in the old parish deaths, also I cannot find Elizabeth in a census

Regards
Oletta

[hmcc]

1841 census on SP has an Elizabeth Gourly (60) at Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfries.
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[CaroleW]

If using Ancestry spelling is Gourley

[Forfarian]

FreeCEN has Gourly as well. So does FindMyPast. She is listed as age 60, pauper, born Dumfries-shire.

It would therefore be worth finding out if the Poor Law records for Kirkpatrick Fleming have survived. If they have, there should be information about this Elizabeth Gourly.

Start with https://www.dumgal.gov.uk/article/15308/Local-archives

[Oletta]

Dear All

Found the 1841 census in Kirkpatrick Fleming it has the following people on:-

1. Thomas Tedmartle, aged 80 years, male, born England, living in Kirpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire, occupation as a pauper.

2.  Margaret Tedmartle, aged 72 years, Female, Born, Dumfriesshire, Occupation, pauper

3.  Andrew Tedmartle, aged 6, Male, Born Dumfriesshire.

4.. Elizabeth Gourlay, aged 60 years, born Dumfriesshire, Occupation Pauper. 


They all lived at the Falls, Kirkpatrick Fleming, Dumfriesshire and they all had the parish number of 837

There is people living beside them that have jobs and families

Regards
Oletta

[CaroleW]

I think the surname has been mistranscribed and should be Tedcastle.  Andrew Tedcastle b 1834 is in Kirkpatrick Fleming in 1851.  SP have his birth as Tidcastle

[Forfarian]

Is this another classic Ancestry mistranscription? SP and FindMyPast both have it as Tedcastle.