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James Richard CURRAN (1915 - 2002)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
James Richard CURRAN (1915 - 2002) Richard CURRAN (1879 - 1947) James CURRAN (1844 - 1891) George CURRAN
Margaret ROSS
Jane BLACK (1849 - 1909) William BLACK
Janet MCARTHUR
Rachael Jane MATTHEWS ( - 1975) Maurice MATTHEWS



Jessie GREY



James Richard CURRAN
James Richard CURRAN
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Pic P1. In Loving Memory of
JAMES RICHARD CURRAN
Who departed this life on 21st June 2002
aged 86 years 6 months
1915 - 2002

Pic 1. In Loving Memory of
JAMES RICHARD CURRAN
Who departed this life on 21st June 2002
aged 86 years 6 months
1915 - 2002

b. 1915 at Queensland, Australia
d. 2002 at Mackay, Queenland, Australia aged 87
Near Relatives of James Richard CURRAN (1915 - 2002)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather James CURRAN abt 1844 Ireland 1891 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 47
Grandmother Jane BLACK abt 1849 Lanarkshire, Scotland 1909 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 60
Grandfather Maurice MATTHEWS
Grandmother Jessie GREY

Father Richard CURRAN abt 1879 Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1947 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 68
Mother Rachael Jane MATTHEWS 1975 Queensland, Australia

Self James Richard CURRAN 1915 Queensland, Australia 2002 Mackay, Queenland, Australia 87

Sister Jessie Isobel CURRAN 1910 Queensland, Australia 1992 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia 82
Sister Rachael Jane CURRAN 1912 Queensland, Australia 1978 Mackay, Queenland, Australia 66
Brother George CURRAN 1924 1991 Mackay, Queenland, Australia 67

Aunt Janet MacArthur CURRAN abt 1873 Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1944 Milla Milla, Queensland, Australia 71
Uncle George Richard Sturt HEATH 1875 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 1952 Milla MIlla, Queensland, Australia 77
Uncle William CURRAN abt 1874 Cambusnetham, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1911 Queensland, Australia 37
Aunt Mary GORMAN 1878 Queensland, Australia 1976 Queensland, Australia 98
Aunt Isabella Elizabeth CURRAN 1884 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 1957 Queensland, Australia 73
Uncle Henry Frank HEATH 1885 Queensland, Australia 1925 Queensland, Australia 40
Aunt Margaret Jane (Jean) CURRAN 1884 Mirani, Queensland, Australia 1964 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 80
Uncle William Alfred WEISKE 1882 Queensland, Australia 1939 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 57

Cousin George Sturt HEATH 1912 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 1987 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 75
Cousin Jean Kathleen Mary CURRAN 1900 Queensland, Australia 1977 Brisbane, Queenland, Australia 77
Cousin John James CURRAN 1902 Queensland, Australia 1951 Mirani, Queensland, Australia 49
Cousin Mary (May) Margaret CURRAN 1904 Queensland, Australia 2000 Mackay, Queenland, Australia 96
Cousin William Richard CURRAN 1906 Queensland, Australia 1972 Mackay, Queenland, Australia 66
Cousin Janet WEISKE 1918 Queensland, Australia 1918 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 0
Cousin Isabell Margaret Jean WEISKE 1920 Queensland, Australia
Cousin Dulcie Olive WEISKE 1925 2010 Mackay, Queenland, Australia 85

Brother in Law Frederick John BARKER 1918 1994 Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia 76
Brother in Law Francis James GOW 1911 Scotland 1993 Mackay, Queenland, Australia 82
Sister in Law Phyllis Jane (CURRAN) 1924 2008 Mackay, Queenland, Australia 84
Events in James Richard CURRAN (1915 - 2002)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1915 James Richard CURRAN was born Queensland, Australia Burial info
1947 32 Death of father Richard CURRAN (aged 68) Mackay, Queensland, Australia Note 1 52, 60
1975 60 Death of mother Rachael Jane MATTHEWS Queensland, Australia Note 2 18
2002 87 James Richard CURRAN died Mackay, Queenland, Australia Burial info
2002 87 Burial Mackay City Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland Note 3 90
Note 1: 1947 C4719 Richard Curran James Jane Black

Daily Mercury (Mackay) 10th Oct 1947
OBITUARY
MR. RICHARD CURRAN
After a very short illness the death occurred at a private hospital in Mackay last Sunday of Richard Curran, well known and highly respected cane farmer and grazier of Trueman Siding, near Finch Hatton.
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. The family settled in the Mackay district. While in his teens he worked at a butcher's establishment at Walkerston and later was employed at Holmes's Estate, Wallingford. In 1907 the late Mr. Curran acquired a cane farming property at Miranl West and remained there for about two and a half years. He then took over the cane grow ing and grazing property at True- man Siding which he conducted successfully until five or six years ago when he retired, leav ing the management of the pro perty to his sons, Messrs. George and James Curran. One of the most important parts of his business was the raising of beef cattle, in which he had success. Deceased took a keen and active interest in local authority affairs and from 1926 was, for many years, a member of the Mirani Shire Council, from which position he eventually retired. For a number of years he was a director of the Cattle Creek Sugar Milling Association Ltd., a position he held at the time of his death. The late Mr. Curran was a loyal and devoted churchman and was one of the stalwarts of the Finch Hatton Presbyterian Church. Of a most unassuming disposition he won the esteem of all who came in contact with him. He is survived by his widow, two daughters, Mrs. Rachel Gow (Andergrove) and Mrs. Jessie Barker (Eungella), and two sons, Messrs. George and James Curran Trueman Siding). One sister, Mrs. B. Heath, resides at Mirani and another, Mrs. M. J. Weiske, at Byron-street, Mackay. The funeral took place from the Presbyterian Church, Finch Hat ton, on Monday, the last rites being conducted by the Rev. Robert, Maitland and Mr. W. Calder Allan, elder of the church
Note 2: 1975 C6922 Rachel Jane Curran Maurice Mathews Jessie Gray
Note 3: James Richard Curran
BIRTH
10 Dec 1915
Queensland, Australia
DEATH
21 Jun 2002 (aged 86)
Queensland, Australia
BURIAL
Mackay City Cemetery
Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia
PLOT
Presbyterian Section 3, Line 14, Plot 6
Source References:
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- Notes: James Richard Curran
BIRTH
10 Dec 1915
Queensland, Australia
DEATH
21 Jun 2002 (aged 86)
Queensland, Australia
BURIAL
Mackay City Cemetery
Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia
PLOT
Presbyterian Section 3, Line 14, Plot 6
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