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George J CURRAN (1852 - 1918)
blacksmith
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Joseph William CURRAN (1877 - 1908)
Margaret Elizabeth CURRAN (1879 - )
Florence May CURRAN (1881 - )
Mary Jane CURRAN (1884 - )
Cecilia Maud CURRAN (1887 - )
George Henry Michael CURRAN (1890 - 1916)
Robert John James CURRAN (1892 - )
William Patrick CURRAN (1895 - )
Kathleen Ellen CURRAN (1897 - )
 George J CURRAN (1852 - 1918)

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Mary Ann HATCH (1856 - 1941)
 Joseph CURRAN (1815 - 1891) Henry CURRAN



Bridget DREW



Margaret CONBA (1819 - 1881) Richard CONBA



Elizabeth O'BRIEN



George J CURRAN Mary Ann HATCH
George J CURRAN George J CURRAN
George J CURRAN Mary Ann HATCH George J CURRAN George J CURRAN
b. 1852 at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
m. 1876 Mary Ann HATCH (1856 - 1941) at Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
d. 09 Feb 1918 at Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia aged 66
Near Relatives of George J CURRAN (1852 - 1918)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather Henry CURRAN
Grandmother Bridget DREW
Grandfather Richard CONBA
Grandmother Elizabeth O'BRIEN

Father in Law William HATCH 1828 Newry, Co Down, Ireland 21 Jul 1907 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 79
Mother in Law Margaret Nugent RYAN 1834 River Thames, London, Middlesex, England 20 Nov 1904 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 70

Father Joseph CURRAN 1815 Kilbrin, Co Cork, Ireland 26 Jun 1891 East Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia 76
Mother Margaret CONBA abt 1819 Charleville, Co Cork, Ireland 20 May 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 62

Self George J CURRAN 1852 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 09 Feb 1918 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 66

Wife Mary Ann HATCH 1856 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 16 Jul 1941 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 85

Son Joseph William CURRAN 1877 Hall, New South Wales, Australia 1908 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 31
Daughter Margaret Elizabeth CURRAN 1879 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Florence May CURRAN 1881 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Mary Jane CURRAN 1884 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Cecilia Maud CURRAN 1887 Hall, New South Wales, Australia
Son George Henry Michael CURRAN 1890 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1916 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 26
Son Robert John James CURRAN 1892 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Son William Patrick CURRAN 1895 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Daughter Kathleen Ellen CURRAN 1897 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia

Brother Joseph Patrick CURRAN 1842 Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia Y
Brother Henry Joseph CURRAN 1843 Gundaroo, New South Wales, Australia
Brother Richard CURRAN 1846 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 02 Mar 1904 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 58
Sister Elizabeth CURRAN 1847 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1924 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 77
Brother Joseph CURRAN 1849 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 15
Brother John CURRAN 1855 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia

Nephew Henry Roland CURRAN 1867 Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia 17 Aug 1956 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 89
Niece Catherine Maud CURRAN 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1899 25
Nephew William Joseph CURRAN 1876 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Patrick CURRAN 1878 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Margaret Lucy CURRAN 1880 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Alice Julia CURRAN 1881 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Henry James CURRAN 1883 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1967 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 84
Niece Elizabeth Mildred CURRAN 1885 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 10
Niece Mary Maud CURRAN 1886 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1
Nephew Richard CURRAN 1887 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary Maud CURRAN 1890 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary KEEFFE 1869 Williamsdale, New South Wales, Australia 1915 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 46
Nephew Jeremiah Joseph KEEFFE 1871 Williamsdale, New South Wales, Australia 15 Dec 1932 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 61
Niece Margaret KEEFFE 1873 Williamsdale, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Catherine KEEFFE 1875 Williamsdale, New South Wales, Australia 1962 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 87
Niece Julia KEEFFE 1877 Williamsdale, New South Wales, Australia 1930 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 53
Nephew Joseph KEEFFE 1879 Williamsdale, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William Andrew KEEFFE 1881 Williamsdale, New South Wales, Australia 1962 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 81
Nephew James KEEFFE 1882 Williamsdale, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Elizabeth KEEFFE 1884 Williamsdale, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Annie Gladstone KEEFFE 1886 Williamsdale, New South Wales, Australia 1916 Glebe, New South Wales, Australia 30
Niece Florence M KEEFFE 1889 Williamsdale, New South Wales, Australia 1922 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 33
Nephew Bernard John HATCH 1877 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1937 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 60
Niece Margaret Alice Elsie HATCH 1879 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 30 Jan 1904 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 25
Niece Mary Veronica HATCH 1881 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Sarah Jane HATCH 1883 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1935 Petersham, New South Wales, Australia 52
Niece Agnes Catherine HATCH 1885 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William Stephen Joseph HATCH 1889 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1940 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 51
Niece Eileen Anne HATCH 1891 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Robert Jerome M HATCH 1894 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1971 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 77
Nephew Sydney Francis HATCH 1897 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew John Joseph CONNELLY 1885 Cooma, Monaro, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Margaret E CONNELLY 1887 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew William James Patrick CONNELLY 1890 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Richard Peter CONNELLY 1892 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Joseph Bernard CONNELLY 1893 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Edmund S CONNELLY 1895 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Vincent Robert CONNELLY 1898 Grenfell, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Mary Frances LAZARUS 1903 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew John Joseph LAZARUS 1908 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1966 Burwood, New South Wales, Australia 58
Nephew Edward William WILSON 1888 1888 0
Niece Mary Margaret WILSON 1889 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Georgina Emily WILSON 1891 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Josephine Nellie WILSON 1895 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Alice Wilga WILSON 1901 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Niece Charlotte Mary Alice RECKLESS 1900 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Donald MCDONALD 1909 ACT, Australia
Nephew George Alexander MCDONALD 1911 ACT, Australia
Nephew Francis (Frank) HATCH 27 May 1902 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 31 Jul 1970 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 68
Nephew Edmond Thomas HATCH 1905 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 27 Sep 1920 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 15
Nephew William George HATCH 1909 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew Albert John HATCH 1912 Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 1977 New South Wales, Australia 65
Nephew William James HATCH 1902 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1973 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 71
Niece Mary Unita HATCH 1904 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
Nephew George Alphonsus HATCH 1910 Condoblin, New South Wales, Australia 19 Nov 1982 Coffs Harbour, New South Wales, Australia 72
Niece Lillian May HATCH 1912 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 2005 93
Niece Alice Gertrude HATCH 1913 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 2000 87
Nephew Dudley William HATCH 1917 Appin, New South Wales, Australia 22 Nov 1989 West Pennant Hills, New South Wales, Australia 72

Brother in Law Robert John HATCH 22 Feb 1855 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 23 Apr 1926 Canterbury, New South Wales, Australia 71
Sister in Law Jane HATCH 1858 Tumut, New South Wales, Australia 22 Sep 1938 North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 80
Brother in Law James HATCH 1860 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1860 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 0
Sister in Law Margaret Sophia (Doll) HATCH 1862 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 21 Jan 1943 Kingsford, New South Wales, Australia 81
Sister in Law Ellen HATCH 1864 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 18 Jun 1931 Canberra, ACT, Australia 67
Brother in Law William HATCH 1866 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 1873 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 7
Sister in Law Emily Anne HATCH 1868 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 08 Jul 1921 St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 53
Sister in Law Theresa Eveline HATCH 1871 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 28 Apr 1952 Canberra, ACT, Australia 81
Brother in Law Edmund Thomas HATCH 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 06 Feb 1942 Newtown, New South Wales, Australia 68
Brother in Law George Patrick HATCH 1874 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 28 Apr 1935 Parkes, New South Wales, Australia 61
Brother in Law William HATCH 23 May 1879 Ginninderra, ACT, Australia 26 Apr 1952 Canberra, ACT, Australia 72
Sister in Law Ann Eliza LODGE 1843 Kirkham, New South Wales, Australia
Sister in Law Mary KEEFFE 1846 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 05 Jan 1913 Williamsdale, New South Wales, Australia 67
Brother in Law James KEEFFE 1839 Ballycahill, Co Tipperary, Ireland 28 Sep 1890 Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 51
Events in George J CURRAN (1852 - 1918)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1852 George J CURRAN was born Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia V18522009 69/1852
1876 24 Married Mary Ann HATCH (aged 20) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia 4019/1876
1877 25 Birth of son Joseph William CURRAN Hall, New South Wales, Australia 19558/1877
1879 27 Birth of daughter Margaret Elizabeth CURRAN Hall, New South Wales, Australia 22110/1879
1881 29 Birth of daughter Florence May CURRAN Hall, New South Wales, Australia 6
20 May 1881 29 Death of mother Margaret CONBA (aged 62) Queanbeyan, New South Wales, Australia
1884 32 Birth of daughter Mary Jane CURRAN Hall, New South Wales, Australia 30715/1884
1887 35 Birth of daughter Cecilia Maud CURRAN Hall, New South Wales, Australia 6
1890 38 Birth of son George Henry Michael CURRAN Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 8734/1890
26 Jun 1891 39 Death of father Joseph CURRAN (aged 76) East Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia
1892 40 Birth of son Robert John James CURRAN Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 9082/1892
1895 43 Birth of son William Patrick CURRAN Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 21086/1895
1897 45 Birth of daughter Kathleen Ellen CURRAN Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 30057/1897
1908 56 Death of son Joseph William CURRAN (aged 31) Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 4859/1908
1916 64 Death of son George Henry Michael CURRAN (aged 26) Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 13460/1916
09 Feb 1918 66 George J CURRAN died Bungendore, New South Wales, Australia 3693/1918
Source References:
80. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Hall Museum, Title: Hall School Museum and Heritage Centre, Locn: https://museum.hall.act.au/
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- Notes: George Curran

Born: 1852; Died: 1918; Married: Mary Ann Hatch

George Curran
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Ginninderra Blacksmith's Workshop
The Ginninderra smithy is one of just a few standalone blacksmith shops left in Australia and,...

George Curran was the third of the Ginninderra blacksmiths. Busy Curran Drive in Nicholls is named after him.

Curran's Irish bounty-migrant parents, Margaret Conba and Joseph Curran of Cork, arrived aboard the Lascar in 1841 with two other Irish families whose names have also remained closely associated with north Canberra; namely, the Shumacks and the Gillespies. George was born in Queanbeyan in 1852. Nine years later, his father deserted his wife. Facing court to answer for her husband's debts, Margaret was advised by the Queanbeyan magistrate to declare herself formally 'deserted', lest her husband's creditors deem her liable. These were the circumstances in which George grew up. The desertion and poverty his mother faced, helps explain George's own strong focus on family values and hard work, which he exhibited throughout his life.

Curran married Mary Ann Hatch, the niece of the original smith, James Hatch. They raised a family of nine children together.

Family tradition places George in Ginninderra as early as 1872, probably as an assistant or apprentice of Flourence McAuliffe. Whatever the case, he took over the smithy in his own right by 1876, aged 24. George's younger brother, John, became the smith at Murrumbateman. Between them, the brothers would have had a good grip on the blacksmithing trade along that portion of the Yass-Queanbeyan Road in the 1876-89 period.

Curran employed at least two formal apprentices. One was his orphaned nephew, Harry Curran, who came to work with him in 1882. But there was also Michael Hickey, the son of the local schoolmaster, who died unexpectedly of heart disease in 1889, aged just 18 years.

The Queanbeyan Age reported "You can hear the notes, loud and clear, with all their variations, from the anvil of Mr George Curran's blacksmith's forge". The Currans (both George and Harry) seem to have had a particular interest in the equestrian side of their business. They were involved in the local races of the One Tree Hill Racing Club, serviced the military stable at Duntroon, and also assisted the Smith family's successful draught-horse stud.

In 1889 George Curran decided to leave Ginninderra, moving to Bungendore, where he prospered as the village smith. George died there in 1918, at the age of 65 years.
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