Alan Cameron, do you have Duncan (b.1763) Currie’s siblings? My 3x great grandfather was Gilbert Currie (1769-1828). Gilbert married Margaret McArthur (1773-1861) from Kilchoman. Their son, Neil

If it helps, I have some details of my Currie family. They were from Cairnduncan or CairnDonnachie which is in the Gruinard area of Islay. My grandmother was Anne Curie (1873-1954) She married John

Jan - if you'd like some help with the Currie family, please contact me directly. You should be able to e-mail me directly. If not, do let me know here.

Have you an original official source for this assumption . I have come across so many Ancestry trees which have just copied unsubstantiated information without going back to original records for

My husband has done his DNA (he is a Currie thru his grandmother) and I’ve put it up on GEDmatch (its free)where comparisons can be made.

Hi Anne - yes, he has done Ancestry's DNA test. I am really struggling with the Curries - FAR too many of them with the same name for my liking, lol. Thus far I have 8 Mary's in the tree & 7

Hi Janice: Has Wayne done his DNA test yet? I'm always looking for my connection to Curries. My ggg grandmother was Mary Currie (1794-1877) and her brother Donald Currie ( 1806-1877). Still looking

Janice, if you look up Clan currie online, you can find out lots of info about the clan's origins. Sharee

Thank you, Sharee! The article Glynn shared mentions the anglicization of Scottish surnames in the 18th century. With Donald born abt 1760 that is a perfect fit. And thank you, Glynn, for the link to

Hi Janice, The link below will take you to an Electric Scotland article which talks about the Currie family and the origin of the Currie name. You might find it interesting. My only caveat is that

Thanks Toni. Sent from my Galaxy

I don't know that I can help with your ancestry, but I do know that McVurrich was the original name of the Currie clan and was anglicized to Currie, but don't know what year that happened. Sharee

Hi All - Wayne's 4x ggf is Donald Currie 1760-1840, Bowmore. Ancestry says that Donald's father was Ivar Currie McVurich, based on info from 17 family trees but few records. I have yet to add Ivar to

Hello Glynn, If it helps at all - in the 1828 Black Book (List of Tenants on the Estate of Islay), I see a listing for "Neil McDearmid's heirs" in Bowmore. No specific address back then. I typed up

Thanks to John Klemplen's help I was able to find the valuation rolls for my great grandfather, Archibald McDiarmid, in Bowmore, Islay. It affirms that he lived on Shore Street which is the street

There is a free virtual "Robert Burns Celebration" coming up - Presented by ScotFestBC and SFU's Centre for Scottish Studies. Sat, January 23, 2021 6:30 PM – 11:30

Hi John, I am at home on the computer this evening. Earlier I was reading email on my phone. Now I am able to open your map and am quite excited. There is a great deal of detail there. At some point

I can certainly do that. Glynn Sent from my Galaxy

Thanks again John. I did try Scotlands People and nothing came up at all. I will certainly try again. Glynn Sent from my Galaxy

PS There is an Archibald McDermid living in a house in the right parish, but the place just says "House", not Bowmore or Shore Street. You would probably have to buy some credits to see if