Dianne My 2 x great grandmother is Christina Currie - daughter of Malcolm Currie and Mary Taylor. Flora

Flora, that’s interesting that you don’t match either Lynn or I but that your husband is a match to both of us. I have forgotten which Currie is your direct relative. Dianne Taeckens

YES – our DNA matches as a 5-8th cousin!! Our shared matches include descendants of Gilbert & Margaret McArthur Currie’s son Neil b 1811. I descend from son Peter b. 1814 Lynn

Lynn, Edward Currie and Barbara McLellan are my husband Calum’s 2x great grandparents. Edward’s parents were Dugald Currie and Margaret McKay. I believe you are a dna match with Calum on

I have Duncan Currie’s wife as Margaret McCauley. She is listed on son Duncan’s (b. 1792 Kilchoman) death record 1864 Kilchoman

Alan, Where do you get your info on Mary McCauley (1767 - ?)? My GtGtGrandFather was Alexander McAulay (1782/6 - 1860) from Portnahaven. His parents were Gilbert McAulay (17?? - pre 1860) & Janet

Since we have had Curries as a subject lately - Below are the transcribed Kilchoman marriages for Currie (men). I have claimed the couples of Duncan Currie /Janet McNiven, Hugh Currie / Mary Bell,

While the topic on the Curries is hot thought I would like to put in my interest in the Curries . Dugald Currie b abt 1807 , Kildalton and wife Jane Buie b abt 1811 , Jura . Daughters Flora and

In 1905 my great grandfather was living on Shore Street in Bowmore, Islay. On the Valuation Roll for 1905 he is listed consecutively after the Temperance Hotel. Is it a reasonable hypothesis to

Hello Toni and Janet: There is a possibility that my Mary Currie born 1794 ( per tombstone) could be the Mary born 1787 above. Especially since we believe her mother was a Sinclair, and I have the dna

Hi Toni long time since I heard from you. Yes that is right, also when my Dad visited Islay over 25 years ago, someone told him that his branch of the Curries got caught in a Church, escaped and

Hello all, I hope you don't mind if I butt into this conversation. I found my record of the marriage between Donald Currie and Katherine Sinclair, Feb.1786. This is what I have for their family:

Hi Jane, It took me a little while to figure out this statement, but the way I read it is that it was Donald Currie who died on the moors in 1856 and is buried in Kilchoman graveyard, stone not

Verrrry interesting! Sent from my Galaxy

We could start a new thread - "ancestors born on Shore Street". :) Wayne's grandmother, Euphemia Ferguson McNeill was also born in a house on that street 3 Jan 1884. Jan

Re Currie: Janet Chubb does share a dna match with my first cousin and my third cousin. ( Both descended from Mary Currie 1794-1877). No birth record has been found for Mary, but she does show up on

Hi Candy - I have your Charlotte Murdoch & that family in my tree - a first! LOL. If what I have is correct, this Neil & Wayne's 4x ggf Donald are brothers. I will let you know if/when I discover more

Thanks Roger. I do not expect ever to find out. A question for you. Family lore is that my Donald Currie had a son who died in a snow storm with his cousin. Would that be the John Currie I

Thanks for the clarification, Iain. I agree completely! Jan

Hi Janet I still havnt got a father or mother for him Regards Roger