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Buteshire / Re: John Currie of Ardbeg
« on: Thursday 21 January 10 23:20 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Janine
Unfortunately I don't have an email for the gt granddaughter of Mary Barr as we have contacted each other via ancestry.co.uk. I have sent her another message letting her know there might be interesting information on rootschat.com.
At the moment my online family tree (on Ancestry) is very basic and doesn't go back very far and only includes the direct line with no siblings etc. Do you want access? All the details of the Barr and Crawford families are on a piece of paper, and I only have details of the Currie's as they impact on the Barr family.
Will try to put in order so that it can be followed logically and will then let you know
Regards
Sue

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Buteshire / Re: John Currie of Ardbeg
« on: Thursday 21 January 10 11:42 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Janine
I think I am in overload. :o.Yesterday I was in contact with a lady who is the gt granddaughter of Mary Barr who married William Currie of Ardbeg in 1865 and set off for NZ in that year. Mary born 1841 was the daughter of Thomas Barr and Jean McArthur . Thomas Barr (Eskacraggan) later married Janet Crawford who was Agnes Crawfords sister (Agnes married James Barr - Thomas' brother, and then John Currie - Williams father).
To further confuse things John Curries son John born 1845 married an Agnes Barr in 1882. This Agnes Barr was almost certainly the daughter of Thomas and Janet of Eskacraggan. One of their children was named Thomas Barr Currie.
Susan Barr and James Barr, both children of Thomas and Janet Barr (Eskacraggan) also migrated to Christchurch NZ.
Janet Montgomery Barr migrated to Christchurch. I had the impression she made the trip alone but it sounds like she had plenty of friends/family to greet her. I'm not sure when she left Rothesay (maybe after John Currie died?) as the NZ shipping records are fairly haphazard and I haven't found any definite record of her stopping in Australia. She married John Cunningham McLean in 1897 "in the house of Mrs James Barr" and one of the witnesses was "A. Currie, dressmaker".
At this point I think I've had enough of the Barr's and Curries so I might give your kind offer of more information a miss unless you have anything on James Barr (Thomas' younger brother) or Thomas' parents William Barr and Susan Simpson.
 If you are interested in the Mary Barr line please PM me and I will ask her if she would like to be in contact with you
Regards
Sue

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Buteshire / Re: John Currie of Ardbeg
« on: Thursday 21 January 10 07:06 GMT (UK)  »
Hi everyone.
Not sure how much help this is but John Currie born abt 1820 Ardbeg was a widower when he married my GT GT Grandmother in 1872. Her name at the time was Agnes Barr, her husband James Barr having died approx 1868. Her maiden name was Crawford and she was born abt 1830 Kilwinning Ayrshire.
Agnes had 5 children with James including my GT Grandmother Janet Montgomery Barr who eventually migrated to NZ.
John and Agnes Currie had a daughter Agnes in 1876.
From the records I have accessed it appears the Barrs, Crawfords and Currie's developed a number of family ties over the generations.
Janet must have lived at or frequently visited Ardbeg as a young child before moving into Rothesay and then migrating to NZ. My father spoke of her reminisences, and I believe he visited Ardbeg when he toured the UK and Europe in the 1950's.
Sue

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