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Title: McCurley
Post by: jgm on Wednesday 08 March 23 21:21 GMT (UK)

Did James McCurley born 1889c emigrate to New Zealand?

Jgm

Title: Re: McCurley
Post by: mckha489 on Wednesday 08 March 23 21:46 GMT (UK)

There is no death https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=querySubmit.m%3fReportName%3dDeathSearch%26recordsPP%3d30#SearchResults

that fits those parameters .

There is a marriage, but I think he is one of the ones that turned up on the death search and is not the right age.

Title: Re: McCurley
Post by: jgm on Wednesday 08 March 23 22:06 GMT (UK)

Thank you very much

Jgm

Title: Re: McCurley
Post by: minniehaha on Thursday 09 March 23 02:10 GMT (UK)

Mention of this name in Papers Past; report from Melbourne:


https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19410317.2.15.3?items_per_page=10&phrase=2&query=j.+m%27curley&snippet=true

His father, perhaps?  **

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers?phrase=2&snippet=true&query=james+m%27curley

** To be ruled out:

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98711110?searchTerm=james%20mccurley


Minniehaha.

Title: Re: McCurley
Post by: jgm on Thursday 09 March 23 10:13 GMT (UK)

Some information on James,
Born in Dumbarton,may be a Bricklayer?
Parents are Charles and Sarah McCurley.
I have accounted for his siblings.
However I cannot find any other information on James in Scotland.
He may be the person on irelands 1911 census,scullion family are his relatives

Thanks to all replies

Title: Re: McCurley
Post by: SignalHill on Sunday 12 March 23 22:31 GMT (UK)

There are more M'CURLEYs in the Australian horse racing scene reported in PapersPast

Otago Witness 10 October 1895 Page 34
M'Curley rode Tricolour at Randwick

Lyttelton Times 11 May 1897 Page 2
Rider of a winner of a single race  J. M’Curley,

Otago Daily Times 1 February 1927 Page 10
Death of a M'Curley jockey reported from Sydney

Hutt News 7 March 1929 Page 10 [from Sydney]
W. M'Curley  persevered for half an hour finally getting  Fool's Paradise over the hurdles at Randwick
 
Evening Star 5 March 1941 Page 3 .... J M'Curley - Trainer of two winners



and Wellington Sports pages mention a J McCurley as a referee but earlier as team member

Evening Post 9 August 1929 Page 4
 SECOND C DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP 1 (3 p.m.). Marist v. Eastbourne, Eastbourne; Mr M M'Curley.

Evening Post 16 August 1929 Page 4
ASSOCIATION      SECOND C DIVISION CHAMPIONSHIP (3 p.m.).
Diamonds v. Eastbourne, Eastbourne; Mr. J. M'Curley.

Signal

Title: Re: McCurley
Post by: jgm on Monday 13 March 23 13:32 GMT (UK)

Thanks for all replies.

Jgm