Help....can't find James Currie's mother!

[Millmoor]

There is a marriage for Walter Currie in Port Arthur, Thunder Bay, Ontario b 1898 to Annie Wright Gordon 11 Feb 1916. His parents are transcribed as James Currie and Margaret Shardey. Cannot see him in the 1911 Canada Census.

Elizabeth Currie married Calvin Williamson in Toronto 10 Jun 1907 at 22. Parents are James Currie and Margaret Sharkey.

Mary Currie married Peter Griffin in Toronto 27 nov 1912 at age 22. Parents James Currie and Margaret Sharkey.

Robina Wilson Currie married James Charles Hill 18 June 1915 Toronto at 21. Parents named as James Currie and Margaret Sharkey.

All above on family search. I have not located them on passenger lists to see who went to Canada.

William

[jennywren001]

Hi Monica  ,
It was very late last night when I found the census and then the 1864 marriage - went to bed before a proper follow through! That Sarah birth looks good - puts that Minx Margaret adrift though..I can see only one other Margaret Marr on the 1881 census living Glasgow way - 35 unmarried and living with her mother and siblings at 5 Buckingham Terrace Govan - down as a shop woman baker.  I was a bit disappointed the 34 year old John Currie Mason on the 51 census didn't pan out - the folks he was living a couple of doors from is the funniest census entry I've ever seen! 
You are so aware looking at the Glasgow census how everyone was living on top of each other working in such a variety of enterprises- so different from my Kincardineshire folks where if I find someone listed as a mole catcher instead of a farm servant I get excited.
Jen

[Millmoor]

There is a marriage for John Marr and Rebecca Ramage in 1862 in Edinburgh.

The 1871 Census has Rebecca recorded as a masons wife aged 27 at 2 Drummond Street with children John 4, Agnes 1 and Sarah 2.Also in the household is her father William Ramage 65 a mason's lab. Husband John does not appear in the transcription.

William

[Millmoor]

John Marr in 1871 is recorded as a visitor in the home of Marion Donaldson in Glasgow.

In 1861 the best fit giving a birth year of 1842 has him in Edinburgh a mason with parents John and Sarah.

1851 a possibility has him with an aunt Agness Marr in Grassmarket Edinburgh.

Cannot see anything for 1891 but there may be transcription issues!

William

[jennywren001]

Hi William,
1861 - can you see anything for Margaret Currie with James age about 1? Or ditto 71 with him around 11? I think we need to get them together on a census return so we can confirm (ish) age/place of birth.
Jen

[MonicaL]

Jen, I have gone crossed eyed looking this morning and zilch  Under Curr* or Marr. This is from the transcripts. The original images on SP may differ.

Monica

[Millmoor]

Cannot see James at all 1861. I even resorted to going through all the Jas. and James! It is a puzzle. Tried the search on FindMyPast and that didn't work either. Running out of ideas. I think that Margaret Curries marriage and death cert may be the way to go.

William

[MonicaL]

Marriage at least will help to confirm her parents, from that hopefully place of birth/year. The problem with a death is that we haven't been able to spot one so far for a Margaret with Marr & Currie 

Without the info from James' death cert found previously, we would be more lost that we are now in respect of his early years!

Monica

[Millmoor]

There is a birth 29 Dec 1864 Glasgow High Church of an Ezekial Marr son of John Marr and Margaret Currie.

There is a James Currie b Glasgow in Port Glasgow listed as a boarder grandson. Head of household is JohnSand 60. Also in the household are Mary Sand, his wife. Ezekial Currie 55, an iron ship plater b Glasgow and his wife Janet 50 b Glasgow.

In the 1881 census there is an Ezekial Currie aged 15 living with Margaret Currie age 50 b Ireland living in Glasgow as boarders . She is a general dealer.

Tracking Ezekial the elder was hard due to the transcriptions! in 1871 he is Emiall Cunie b 1804 living in High Church Glasgow but b Ireland. In 1851 there is an entry for cziekial Currie b Ireland in Port Glasgow. Free cen shows he was married.

It was the first name Ezekial which caught my eye.

William