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This section has been written to try to tie together the facts into some sort of coherent story. I have tried to indicate where a degree of imagination has been used! Most of the information about the Curries has been taken from the family archive of letters, documents and photographs. Further research is ongoing.

Dumfriesshire
The Corries

Not yet properly researched

Balmaclellan
The Clements

Not yet properly researched

 

Place?
The Johnstons

Not researched at all

 

Place?
The Oswalds

Not researched at all

 

Scotland and England, 1798 - 1855
The Corrie/Currie and Clement families

James Charters Currie and Rosanna Clement ...Scottish exiles in London...large families and lost children...a woman worn out with procreation and a grieving husband

 

  

Leslie, Fife (Scotland)
The Johnston and Oswald families

John Johnston and Jessie Oswald ...not researched at all

England, Canada, South Africa, Australia, 1850 - early 1900s
The Currie and Johnston families

England 1856 - 1895

Alexander Currie and Jessie Johnston (part 1) ...restless brothers and the one that stayed at home...a Scottish bride...reliability and prosperity...the end of an era...family life...a trip to the Cape...family ties across the globe

Alexander and Jessie (part 2) ...sudden death and terrible shock

Alexander's brother McDowall Currie ...early wanderings...another Scottish bride...a soldier's family...career change ...romance in Peckham

The Canada Emigrants 1850 - early 1900s

We find out what happens to:

Alexander's brother Archie Currie in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario ...early problems...new beginnings...a life cut short

Alexander's brother Matthew Currie in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario ...a widowed father in search of a better life...a new Scottish wife...family life and clever children...a repeating tragedy...a broken marriage

More to come when researched
Email: jo@curriefamily.org.uk to find out more or to share information