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'''Christina Currie''' was a Scottish woman who was the mother of [[John Currie]], the bearer of the Currie name in North America. | '''Christina Currie''' (circa 1813 - ?) was a Scottish woman who was the mother of [[John Currie]], the bearer of the Currie name in North America. | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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She was born around 1813. Her sister Mary was born in 1827. | She was born around 1813. Her sister Mary was born in 1827. | ||
She had a daughter, Irene, around 1833. | ==Marriage and family== | ||
She had a daughter, Irene, around 1833, so she likely married before this, possibly in 1831 or 1832. | |||
She had a son, Walter, around 1838. | She had a son, Walter, around 1838. | ||
[[File:1841 census Christina Currie.PNG|thumb|1841 UK Census]] | [[File:1841 census Christina Currie.PNG|thumb|1841 UK Census]] | ||
In 1841, she is working in a woolen factory, and living with her 3-year-old son Walter, and | In 1841, she is working in a woolen factory, and living with her 3-year-old son Walter, and another person with the last name Currie, between the ages of 30 and 35, who is a bricklayer (?). The 1841 census does not specify relations between members of the household, so we are left to assume that this is her sister. | ||
She had another son, John, in 1846. | She had another son, [[John Currie|John]], in 1846. | ||
[[File:JohnCurrie.CensusData.1851-1.png|thumb|1851 UK Census]] | [[File:JohnCurrie.CensusData.1851-1.png|thumb|1851 UK Census]] | ||
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* Her daughter Irene, age 18 | * Her daughter Irene, age 18 | ||
* Her son Walter, at age 13 already working as a wool assistant | * Her son Walter, at age 13 already working as a wool assistant | ||
* Her son John, age 5. | * Her son [[John Currie|John]], age 5. | ||
* A boarder called James Irving | * A boarder called James Irving | ||
==Later life== | ==Later life== | ||
She does not appear in the 1861 UK census, so she may have died early, before the age of 48, leaving her children orphans. | |||
In 1865, her son John married, and in 1883, moved to Almonte, Canada. | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
1841 UK census [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_census,_1841], 799/12/7 | 1841 UK census [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_census,_1841], 799/12/7 | ||
1851 UK census [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_census,_1851], 775/00 003/00 004 | 1851 UK census [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_census,_1851], 775/00 003/00 004 | ||
Latest revision as of 12:53, 24 June 2018
Christina Currie (circa 1813 - ?) was a Scottish woman who was the mother of John Currie, the bearer of the Currie name in North America.
Early life
She was born around 1813. Her sister Mary was born in 1827.
Marriage and family
She had a daughter, Irene, around 1833, so she likely married before this, possibly in 1831 or 1832.
She had a son, Walter, around 1838.
In 1841, she is working in a woolen factory, and living with her 3-year-old son Walter, and another person with the last name Currie, between the ages of 30 and 35, who is a bricklayer (?). The 1841 census does not specify relations between members of the household, so we are left to assume that this is her sister.
She had another son, John, in 1846.
By 1851, she was widowed or otherwise living without a husband. She worked on woolen garments for a living, as did her two adult daughters and older son. She was living with:
- Her sister Mary, age 24
- Her daughter Irene, age 18
- Her son Walter, at age 13 already working as a wool assistant
- Her son John, age 5.
- A boarder called James Irving
Later life
She does not appear in the 1861 UK census, so she may have died early, before the age of 48, leaving her children orphans.
In 1865, her son John married, and in 1883, moved to Almonte, Canada.
Sources
1841 UK census [1], 799/12/7
1851 UK census [2], 775/00 003/00 004