Brember Family Tree
FIRST GENERATION
Kleish Ford[3] (b. ? ) married ? .
They had the following children:
- Catharine Ford[1][2] (b. ?).
SECOND GENERATION
Catharine Ford married
Peter Brember on 14 Jan 1820 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland
[1],[2],[3]. Peter Brember 's occupation is listed as Cooper on their daughter's, Catherine Bremner, marriage extract.
They had the following children:
- Mary Bremner (c. 25 Feb 1821 Burntisland, Fife, SCT [4]).
- Ann Bramber (c. 24 Feb 1822 Burntisland, Fife, SCT [4]).
- Peter Brember (c. 26 Sep 1824 Burntisland, Fife, SCT [4]).
- John Bramber (c. 18 Mar 1827 in Burntisland, Fife, SCT [4]).
- James Brember (c. 26 Jul 1829 Burntisland, Fife, SCT [4]).
- Catherine Bremner (c. 25 Sep 1831 Burntisland, Fife, SCT [1][4]).
- Wilhelmina Brember (c. 1 Feb 1835 Burntisland, Fife, SCT [4]).
- May Brember (c. 26 Nov 1837 Burntisland, Fife, SCT [4]).
THIRD GENERATION
Mary Bremner married
Robert Jack on 18 Jun 1847 in North Leith, Midlothian Scotland
[5].
Robert Jack was born on 11 Sep 1822 in Burntisland, Fife, Scotland
[4].
They had the following children:
- Catherine Ford Jack (b. 6 Jul 1848 Burntisland, Fife, SCT [14]).
- Jane Sharp Jack (b. 11 May 1851 Burntisland, Fife, SCT [4]).
- Mary Jack (b. 14 Aug 1853 Burntisland, Fife, SCT [4]).
- Isabella Jack (b. 9 Aug 1857 Burntisland, Fife, SCT [6]).
- Robert Jack (b. 15 Jan 1862 Burntisland, Fife, SCT [6]).
Ann Bramber (name is spelt Brembier on extract) married
David Galloway on 9 Jun 1848 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
[21].
They had the following children:
- Catherine Ford Galloway (b. 11 Apr 1849 South Leith, Midlothian, SCT [23]).
Peter Brember married
Mary Fraser on 11 Sep 1854 in Gorbals, Lanark, Scotland
[7].
They had the following children:
- Margaret McKay Brember (b. 22 Aug 1855 Leith, Midlothian, SCT[8]).
- John Huntly Bremner (b. 12 Nov 1857 Leith, Midlothian, SCT[8]).
- Catherine Brember (b. 6 Apr 1860 Leith, Midlothian, SCT[8]).
- Helen Fraser Brember (b. 13 Jan 1862 Leith, Midlothian, SCT[8]).
- Mary Brember (b. 29 Nov 1864 Anderston District, Glasgow, Lanark, SCT[9]).
- Peter Brember (b. 2 Jul 1866 Anderston District, Glasgow, Lanark, SCT[9]).
- Agnes Brember (b. 3 May 1868 Leith, Midlothian, SCT[8]).
John Bramber married
Marion Young on 15 Mar 1853 in Saint Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
[22].
Catherine Bremner married
Robert Steuart Gourlay on 21 Jun 1858 in Anderson District, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
[1] [10] [11].
They were married by United Presbyterian Minister Henry Calderwood at Catherine's place of residence, 203 Stobcross Street, Glasgow, Scotland. According to her marriage extract, Catherine was 24 and Robert was 29 when they married. The witnesses were Robert ? and James Gourlay.
Robert Steuart Gourlay was born on 4 Feb 1828 in Burntisland, Fifeshire, Scotland and baptized on 23 Feb 1828 in Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland[1] [10] [12]. Robert was a Steam Vessel Engineer according to the marriage extract. He was a Marine Engineer according to his son's, William Gourlay's, birth extract.
Robert Gourlay's brother was the James Gourlay who married Robert's niece Catherine Ford Jack.
They had the following children:
- Robert Stewart Gourlay (b. 12 Mar 1859 Anderston District, Glasgow, Lanark, SCT[9]).
- Catherine Bredner Gourlay (b. 22 Feb 1861 Anderston District, Glasgow, Lanark, SCT[9], d. 2 May 1942 Washington DC, USA.) Her mother's name is spelt Bredner on her birth extract.
- Margaret Gourlay (b. 31 Jan 1863 Anderston District, Glasgow, Lanark, SCT[9], d. 1955 Washington DC, USA).
- James Gourlay (b. 4 Aug 1864 Anderston District, Glasgow, Lanark, SCT[9]).
- William Gourlay (b. 12 Jul 1866 Anderston District, Glasgow, Lanark, SCT[9] [10] [12] [18] [20], d. 30 Jan 1950 Englewood New Jersey, USA).
- Mary Stewart Gourlay (b. 17 May 1870 Anderston District, Glasgow, Lanark, SCT[9]).
- Ann Brember Gourlay (b. 8 Aug 1872 Anderston District, Glasgow, Lanark, SCT[9]).
May Brember married
James Stobie on 3 Oct 1862 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
[13].
They had the following children:
- Bessie Stobie (b. 1860 Leith, Midlothian, SCT).
- Andrew Stobie (b. 8 Jun 1863 in Leith, Midlothian, SCT[8]). Mother is listed as May Brimer.
- Peter Stobie (b. 20 Jul 1865 in Leith, Midlothian, SCT[8]).
- Janet Stobie (b. 10 May 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, SCT[8]). Mother is listed as May Bremner. Twin.
- James Stobie (b. 10 May 1867 in Leith, Midlothian, SCT[8]). Mother is listed as May Bremner. Twin.
- Catherine Ford Galloway Stobie (b. 23 Jun 1868 in Leith, Midlothian, SCT[8]). Mother is listed as May Bremner.
- James Stobie (b. 27 Jul 1871 in Leith, Midlothian, SCT[8]). Mother is listed as May Bremner.
- Christina Agnes Stobie (b. 28 Jul 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, SCT[8]). Mother is listed as May Stobie.
FOURTH GENERATION
Catherine Ford Jack married
James Gourlay on 29 Nov 1866 in Clyde, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
[15].
James Gourlay's brother was the Robert Steuart Gourlay who married James's aunt Catherine Bremner.
They had the following children:
- James Stewart Gourlay (b. 10 Dec 1867 Anderston District, Glasgow, Lanark, SCT[9]).
- Robert Jack Gourlay (b. 7 Jan 1870 Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanark, SCT[16]).
- William Gourlay (b. 2 Apr 1872 Tradeston, Glasgow, Lanark, SCT[16]).
- Mary Gourlay (b. 1876 Glasgow, Lanark, SCT).
- Elizabeth Gourlay (b. 1879 Glasgow, Lanark, SCT).
SOURCES:
1. Extract of marriage for Robert Gourlay and Catherine Bremner, District of Anderston, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland.
2. International Genealogical Index (IGI), Batch number M195006. Marriage extracts for the Parish of Canongate, Edinburgh, Scotland.
3. Extract of marriage for Peter Brember and Catherine Ford, Parish of Canongate, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.