Burry of Angus

John Gourlay · Post by **John Gourlay** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 4:12 am

I have recently discovered I have/had a cousin I didn't know about. He is David Burry born in the Parish of Liff, Benvie & Invergowie; Angus, on the 4/4/1931. He is the son of David Burry and my aunt Sarah Low Gourlay. I thought that Sarah had died in the 'flu epidemic of 1918/19. Not so, she married and produced David Burry, but did die the following year, 1932. If anybody knows anything about the Burrys of Angus, I'd appreciate your response.
John Gourlay
Melbourne, Australia

JustJean · Post by **JustJean** » Tue Nov 18, 2008 2:19 pm

Hi John

Sadly a search on www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk proves that your wee cousin died at age 5:

1937 BURRY DAVID M 5 FORTEVIOT /PERTH 354/00 0003

I'm not finding a corresponding death for his dad yet though. He appears to have been living in 1947 to be the informant for his father's death found indexed like so:

1947 BURRY DAVID NICOL M 86 LIFF~ BENVIE AND INVERGOWRIE /ANGUS 301/00 0018

Best wishes
Jean

John Gourlay · Post by **John Gourlay** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 6:50 am

Dear Jean
Thank you so much for your interest and prompt reply. I missed this on Scotlandspeople, because I confined my search to Angus. Currently, I don't have any credits with them. If you still have the entry accessable did it say cause of death. A family story says that a young boy or girl relative drowned around this time. An earlier correspondent had advised that his father died in 1973 after remarrying in 1946.
Thanks again
John Gourlay

Currie · Post by **Currie** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 9:30 am

Hello Jean & John,

If you search in the Scotsman advanced search http://archive.scotsman.com/search.cfm for david burry as a phrase you’ll find an article 18th February 1937. It’s a pay site but the visible snippet says “BOY DROWNED IN PERTHSHIRE RIVER” so it probably refers to him.

Alan

John Gourlay · Post by **John Gourlay** » Wed Nov 19, 2008 11:45 am

Dear Alan
Thanks very much for that, excellent detective work. I have just sent off an appeal for a view at a good Scottish/Australian rate.
regards
John Gourlay

bleckie · Post by **bleckie** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:07 am

Hi John
I have had a look at the article and it say's that David Burry is the son of
Mr David Burry estate joiner newmill Duplin

Yours Aye

BruceL

John Gourlay · Post by **John Gourlay** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:14 am

Dear Bruce
Thanks very much for that. You also answered some indecipherable text on David Jnr's mother's death certificate which stated her residence as New Mill somewhere. Now I know that it is Dupplin [2 Ps on the certificate] She died in Dundee at my grandmother's house. Any way of getting the article off the net and sending to me at jgourlayATozemail.com.au ? No response yet from the newspaper.
thanks again
John Gourlay

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bleckie · Post by **bleckie** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 12:56 pm

Hi John

I have a problem with the scotsman image, it is the river earn that runs through Dupplin Nr Forteviot and not the river tay as stated in the article.
Your Aye
BruceL

JustJean · Post by **JustJean** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 4:11 pm

Just to confirm that indeed the death was from drowning as stated on the DC. You're on the right trail!

Best wishes
Jean

John Gourlay · Post by **John Gourlay** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:37 am

Dear Bruce
Thanks for all of your help. It was probably one of those pesky Dundee journalists who thought that the Tay was the centre of the universe. Having now checked the map and bearing in mind the mention of the railway line it was most likely the Water of May that poor little David drowned in.
regards
John Gourlay