Pictures from the Gourlay Family Tree

Credit for these pictures, and my thanks for sending them to me, go to my Very Favorite Uncle Robin (Robert Allan Gourlay).

How do we get to the Gourlay's (genealogically speaking):

Papineau, Howard Blake [Male] Birth: --Not Shown-- Detroit Michigan
Married to Gourlay, Elizabeth Sabourn [Female] Birth: --Not Shown-- Kirkcaldy Scotland - Marriage: --Not Shown-- Windsor, Ontario, Canada

• Papineau, Paul William [Male] Birth: --Not Shown-- Detroit Michigan
  Married to Rossi, Santa A. [Female] Birth: --Not Shown-- Norfolk Virginia - Marriage: --Not Shown-- Michigan
  • Papineau, Anthony [Male] Birth: --Not Shown-- Milwaukee Wisconsin
    Married to Hudson, Elizabeth Dianne [Female] Birth: --Not Shown-- Morenci, Arizona - Marriage: --Not Shown-- Paris, Arkansas
    • Papineau, Derik Austen [Male] Birth: --Not Shown-- Newport Beach, California

 

We have four pictures from the archives:

1. William Allan Gourlay  & Janet Taylor
2. Elizabeth Sabourne (Taylor)
3. Andrew Taylor
4. Grandmother Sabourne

William Allan Gourlay  & Janet Taylor

William Allan Gourlay and Janet Taylor where married in Kirkcaldy, Scotland.  William was born December 06, 1892 in Kirkcaldy.  Janet was born October 01, 1893 in North Shields, England.   William Gourlay, was a cabinet maker. He was recruited by the USA to work in a furniture factory.  He was on his Way to Denver Colorado where he had friends. But, his daughter Mary Simpson Gourlay (May) had Spina bifid a so they wouldn't let her into the USA because she might become a ward of the state. William came over first in 1926. Was in Windsor 6-8 months before everyone else came over. Moved to Windsor because he could get back and fourth to the US easily to work on getting his Family into the USA.

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Elizabeth Sabourne (Taylor)

Elizabeth is estimated to have been born somewhere in the mid 1800s in Scotland. Married to Andrew Taylor and widowed when he was swept overboard and lost in the North Sea.  She had 3 daughters: Barbara, Gladys, and Janet.(b. October 01, 1893).    Elizabeth is: Derik Austen Papineau's 3rd Great Grandmother Anthony Papineau's 2nd Great Grandmother Paul William Papineau's Great Grandmother Elizabeth Sabourn Gourlay (Papineau)'s Grandmother Janet Taylor (Gourlay)'s Mother

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Andrew Taylor

Andrew is estimated to have been born somewhere in the mid 1800s in Scotland.  Andrew was married to Elizabeth Sabourne. He was a fisherman in Scotland. Unfortunately, he was swept overboard and lost in the North Sea. He left Elizabeth with two very young daughters. ( Janet/Jane and Barbara).   Andrew is: Derik Austen Papineau's 3rd Great Grandfather Anthony Papineau's 2nd Grate Grandfather Paul William Papineau's Great Grandfather Elizabeth Sabourn Gourlay (Papineau)'s Grandfather Janet Taylor (Gourlay)'s Father

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Grandmother Sabourne

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Anyone having any more information on any of these people is not only welcome, but encouraged, to share it with me.  I also welcome more pictures of my ancestors from anyone in the family that has any.  Send email to