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James CURRAN (1844 - 1891)

Children	Self + Spouses	Parents	Grandparents	Greatgrandparents
Janet MacArthur CURRAN (1873 - 1944) William CURRAN (1874 - 1911) Richard CURRAN (1879 - 1947) Isabella Elizabeth CURRAN (1884 - 1957) Margaret Jane (Jean) CURRAN (1884 - 1964)	James CURRAN (1844 - 1891) + Jane BLACK (1849 - 1909)	George CURRAN
		Margaret ROSS

Pic S1. In Loving Memory of our dear mother JANE CURRAN Died 19th March 1909 aged 59 years

b. abt 1844 at Ireland

m. 1871 Jane BLACK (1849 - 1909) at Calderhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland

d. 1891 at Mackay, Queensland, Australia aged 47

Near Relatives of James CURRAN (1844 - 1891)
Relationship	Person	Born	Birth Place	Died	Death Place	Age
Father in Law	William BLACK
Mother in Law	Janet MCARTHUR
Father	George CURRAN
Mother	Margaret ROSS
Self	James CURRAN	abt 1844	Ireland	1891	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	47
Wife	Jane BLACK	abt 1849	Lanarkshire, Scotland	1909	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	60
Daughter	Janet MacArthur CURRAN	abt 1873	Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland	1944	Milla Milla, Queensland, Australia	71
Son	William CURRAN	abt 1874	Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland	1911	Queensland, Australia	37
Son	Richard CURRAN	abt 1879	Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland	1947	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	68
Daughter	Isabella Elizabeth CURRAN	1884	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1957	Queensland, Australia	73
Daughter	Margaret Jane (Jean) CURRAN	1884	Mirani, Queensland, Australia	1964	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	80
Son in Law	George Richard Sturt HEATH	1875	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	1952	Milla MIlla, Queensland, Australia	77
Daughter in Law	Mary GORMAN	1878	Queensland, Australia	1976	Queensland, Australia	98
Daughter in Law	Rachael Jane MATTHEWS			1975	Queensland, Australia
Son in Law	Henry Frank HEATH	1885	Queensland, Australia	1925	Queensland, Australia	40
Son in Law	William Alfred WEISKE	1882	Queensland, Australia	1939	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	57
Grandson	George Sturt HEATH	1912	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	1987	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia	75
Granddaughter	Jean Kathleen Mary CURRAN	1900	Queensland, Australia	1977	Brisbane, Queenland, Australia	77
Grandson	John James CURRAN	1902	Queensland, Australia	1951	Mirani, Queensland, Australia	49
Granddaughter	Mary (May) Margaret CURRAN	1904	Queensland, Australia	2000	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	96
Grandson	William Richard CURRAN	1906	Queensland, Australia	1972	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	66
Granddaughter	Jessie Isobel CURRAN	1910	Queensland, Australia	1992	Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia	82
Granddaughter	Rachael Jane CURRAN	1912	Queensland, Australia	1978	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	66
Grandson	James Richard CURRAN	1915	Queensland, Australia	2002	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	87
Grandson	George CURRAN	1924		1991	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	67
Granddaughter	Janet WEISKE	1918	Queensland, Australia	1918	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	0
Granddaughter	Isabell Margaret Jean WEISKE	1920	Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter	Dulcie Olive WEISKE	1925		2010	Mackay, Queenland, Australia	85

Events in James CURRAN (1844 - 1891)'s life
Date	Age	Event	Place	Notes	Src
abt 1844		James CURRAN was born	Ireland	Ancestry trees
1871	27	Married Jane BLACK (aged 22)	Calderhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland	Note 1
abt 1873	29	Birth of daughter Janet MacArthur CURRAN	Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland	Note 2
abt 1874	30	Birth of son William CURRAN	Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland	1881 scotland census
abt 1879	35	Birth of son Richard CURRAN	Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland	1881 scotland census
1881	37	Census	Calderhead, Lanarkshire, Scotland	Note 3	67
abt 1882	38	Immigration	"Scotish Knight" Glasgow to Mackay, Australia	Note 4	60
1884	40	Birth of daughter Isabella Elizabeth CURRAN	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 5	52
1884	40	Birth of daughter Margaret Jane (Jean) CURRAN	Mirani, Queensland, Australia	Note 6	52
1891	47	James CURRAN died	Mackay, Queensland, Australia	Note 7	18

Note 1: Ancestry tree Scotland Select Marriages Name: Jane Black Gender: Female Marriage Date: 17 Jul 1871 Marriage Place: Calderhead,Lanark,Scotland Spouse: James Curran FHL Film Number: 6035516

Note 2: Ancestry trees 1881 census - b Cambusnethan, Lanarkshire Scotland Select Births and Baptisms Name: Janet Curran Gender: Female Birth Date: 15 Sep 1872 Birth Place: Calderhead,Lanark,Scotland Father: James Curran Mother: Jane Black FHL Film Number: 6035516

Note 3: CURRAN James (37) - c1844, Ireland - Ag Lab Jane (33) Janet (8) William (6) Richard (2)

Note 4: Queensland, Australia, Passenger Lists, 1848-1912 View Record Name James Curran Age 37 Birth Year abt 1845 Ship Name Scottish Knight Port of Departure Glasgow, Scotland Port of Arrival Mackay Arrival Date 2 Nov 1882 (James, Jane and 3 children - Janet, William, Richard came together) see Obit for Richard Curren 1947 - Born in Lanarkshire, Scotland, 67 years ago, the late Mr. Curran came to Australia with his parents, brother and sister, at the age of three.

Note 5: Name Isabella Curran Birth Date 22 Oct 1884 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1884 Registration Place Queensland, Australia Page number 3393 Registration Number 004982 Household Members Name Age Isabella Curran Jane Black James Curran

Note 6: details family trees - second born twin Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922 Name Margaret Jane Curran Birth Date 22 Oct 1884 Birth Place Queensland Registration Year 1884 Registration Place Queensland, Australia Father James Curran Mother Jane Black Page number 3394 Registration Number 004983 Household Members Name Age Margaret Jane Curran Jane Black James Curran

Note 7: 1891 C2590 James Curran George Curran Margaret Ross

Personal Notes:

from death reg of dau Margaret

Source References:

18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index

- Reference = (Death)

- Notes: 1891 C2590 James Curran George Curran Margaret Ross

67. Type: Census, Abbr: UK Census Collection, Title: UK Census Collection, Auth: Ancestry.com.au, Publ: Ancestry.com.au

- Reference = Scotland Census (Census)

- Notes: CURRAN James (37) - c1844, Ireland - Ag Lab Jane (33) Janet (8) William (6) Richard (2)

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