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Where did the Scottish Currie family come from? What is the Scottish Currie family crest and coat of arms? When did the Currie family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Currie family history?
The roots of the name Currie are found among the Strathclyde-Briton people of the ancient Scottish/English Borderlands. Currie was originally found the place named Currie, derived from Gaelic curraigh, in Midlothian, on record since 1230. Some instances of this name in Scotland are also known to have derived the place name Corrie in Dumfriesshire.
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It is only in the last few hundred years that rules have developed and the process of spelling according to sound has been abandoned. Scottish names from before that time tend to appear under many different spelling variations. Currie has been spelled Currie, Curry, Currey and others.First found in Midlothian, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Currie research. Another 219 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1179, 1291, and 1570 are included under the topic Early Currie History in all our PDF Extended History products.
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Some of the Currie family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 282 words(20 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.
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This is a small excerpt from our full listing of settlers for the name Currie. Our PDF Extended History provide the complete listing from our dbase of over 500,000 settlers!
Unwelcome in their beloved homeland, many Scots sailed for the colonies of North America. There, they found land and freedom, and even the opportunity to make a new nation in the American War of Independence. These Scottish settlers played essential roles in the founding of the United States, and the shaping of contemporary North America. Among them:
Currie Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- James Currie, who landed in America in 1750
- Catharine Currie, who arrived in Wilmington, NC in 1774
Currie Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- James, Currie Jr., who landed in America in 1811
- Josias Currie, who landed in New York, NY in 1811
- Thomas Currie, aged 28, arrived in New York in 1812
- Angus Currie, aged 42, arrived in North Carolina in 1812
- Bernard Currie, aged 27, landed in New York in 1812
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- Ken Currie (b. 1960), Scottish painter
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- Gilbert A Currie (1882-1960), U.S. politician, U.S. Representative from Michigan (1917-1921)
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- Major David Vivian Currie (1912-1986), Canadian soldier awarded the Victoria Cross during WWII
- Sir Arthur William Currie (1875-1933), Canadian, soldier, World War I brigade and division commander, made Canada's first full general in 1919
- Richard James Currie (b. 1937), Canadian businessman, Officer of the Order of Canada
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- Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
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