Originally Posted by
John Gourlay
I've traced my Gourlay line back to 7th great grandfather, John Gourlay b c 1655 at Ceres, Fife. According to postings on various sites and other references, all of the Gourlays in Scotland originate from the Norman, Ingleramus de Gourlay [and spelling variants] who was granted land in the Ceres area at Kincraig and Craigrothie in 1175 by King William the Lion of Scotland, presumably for services and favours rendered.
Try as I might I've been unable to join the dots between Ingelramus and John. Anybody out there got some inside knowledge on where I should look next?
John Gourlay, Melbourne, Australia