ALL SPELLINGS CORRIE, CURRIE, CORRY, CURRY ARE FROM THE SAME SOURCE IN SCOTLAND.
JOHN CORRIE
Ex. Provost of Dumfries died circa 1685 came to Ards 1639 to the Tullynagardy area of Newtown in the Ards he was appointed a freeman of Belfast in 1654.and it also appears he bought Castlecoole Co. Fermanagh in 1665.
James Corry circa 1634 -1718 M.P. married Sarah ? and inherited Castlecoole.
Son John Corry MP 1666-1726
family
Martha,1709-59 Sarah 1709 -79 m Galbraith Lowry-Corry son Armar MP created Barron Belmore 1781 Vicount 1789 Earl of Belmore 1797 d 1802
Son Somerset Lowery Corry died 1841 2nd Earl Governor of Jamica
Son Armar b 1848 3rd Earl m Emily Louise Shepherd son Somerset Richard b 1835 4th Earl m Ann Gladstone Governor of New South Wales Australia.
William Corry rented premises in Newtownards in 1713 and grazing on Commons in 1715. Could have been a brother to John and James.
Above John Corry provost of Ards. circa. 1639:-
Son Robert Corry Will proved 1715
Robert above his son Robert Corry farmer born 1700 died 1775 married Margaret?
Robert and Margaret's. Family:-
Mary born 1723 died before 1752
Thomas Corry born 1725 died before 1804 Thomas born 1750 described as a Smith
Robert Corry born 1740 died 1828 married Mary Porter's lived at Tullynagardy their son
John Corry born 1771 died 1851 farmer married Susan White. They farmed at the Concord Farm Tullynagardy built about 1800 but beside ruins of about 300 yrs. Later in life he started a timber business in Belfast called Corry and Montgomery in 1814 and it was the foundation of the James P Corry & Company in 1814. John moved to Ballyalton House beneath Scrabo Hill after he gave the Tullynagardy farm to his daughter Mary born 1794 m 1815 Gentleman James Milliken b1793 they called it Concord Farm. John Corry and his wife Susan had 8 Children.
Mary b 1794 m James Milliken
Sarah b 1796 m J Brown
Jane b 1798 -1826 m R Patton
Robert b 1800-1826 m Jane Porter b 1796 -1850 no known connection to Mary Porter (his grandmother) He had a son John b 1831 -1908 who married Marg. Galloway This is where Lucy 1864-1944 fits as their daughter. (not my Lucy) This line started the Corry's Star Shipping line. They owned Scrabo Quarries and helped to build early Belfast. One of their ships was named the Jane Porter. Robert Corry is remembered as having introduced Scrabo Stone to Ireland as a building material. He started the firm off as building contractors. He became a great timber merchant and he founded a major shipping line. Four careers in the space of 69 years. The pioneer of the house of Corry, Robert, was buried beside his father in Movilla Graveyard Newtownards.
TAKEN FROM THE BOOK "SEIZE THEN THE HOUR" BY JOHN CAUGHEY
ABOVE CORRY'S ARE BURIED IN MOVILLA GRAVEYARD NEWTOWNARDS.
D/PATRICK & SAUL PARISH CHURCH MARRIAGES 1714-1716
9TH FEB. 1714 WILLIAM CURRY MARGARET McCREA
Record Type Civil Marriage
Date of Marriage 9 Nov 1857
Groom Name Andrew COFFEY
Bride Name Susanna CURRY
Church Downpatrick Civil Registrars Office
Parish Down
Civil District Downpatrick
County Down
1911 census Downpatrick
61 SCOTCH ST DOWNPATRICK
Corry William 49 Male DRAPER SINGLE
Corry Bernard 48 Male BROTHER MARRIED
name: William Curry
registration district: Downpatrick
event type: MARRIAGES
registration quarter and year: 1849
volume number: 4
page number: 733
digital folder number: 4195888
name: Margaret Corrie
registration district: Newtownards
event type: MARRIAGES
registration quarter and year: 1849
volume number: 9
page number: 148
digital folder number: 4195888
groom's name: William Corry
bride's name: Ann Jane Hughes
marriage date: 26 Jul 1860
marriage place: Ballyculter, Down, Ire
groom's father's name: William Corry
bride's father's name: Bernard Hughes
indexing project (batch) number: M70222-4
system origin: Ireland-VR
source film number: 101415
NOT SURE IF THIS FITS HERE
groom's name William Curry
bride's name Martha McMaster
marriage date 27 Apr 1847
marriage place Civil Marriage Records Misc Ireland
groom's father's name William Curry
bride's father's name Hugh McMaster
indexing project (batch) number M70195-3
system origin Ireland-VR
source film number 101284
Residents of a house 31 in Fairview Street (Court Ward, Antrim) 1901
Curry William 82 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Canada Retired Gardener Read and write Married
Curry Martha 74 Female Wife Presbyterian Co Tyrone Read Married
FAMILY SEARCH
Marriage:
07 AUG 1806
Presbyterian, Kircubbin, Down ,WILLIAM CURRY Ireland [BORN C 1785]
Wife
MARY CRICKET
GLASTRY PRES. CHURCH
Ist JAN 1844 WILLIAM CORRY PORTAVOGIE MARRIED MARY REID
WITNESSES JAMES McCAPPIN & WM. ADAIR
Marriage
14 Nov 1867
Robert Gee Father's name: Robert Gee
Lucy Curry Father's name: William Curry (Corry) LUCY B 1848
Ardkeen Church of Ireland
Newtownards Civil Dist
Co. Down
Lucy Gee nee Curry remarried in 1872
Name:
Robert Gee
Estimated Birth Year abt 1845
Date of Registration: 1870
Death Age 25
Registration district
Newtownards
Death Country
Ireland
Volume 11
Page 514
FHL Film Number
101585
Marriage
20/02/1872 YOUNG DAVID Widower FATHER Capt David Young TO GEE LUCY FATHER WILLIAM CORRY SAILOR ARDS Ardkeen C O I
1901 CENSUS
Residents of a house 17 in Ratallagh (Ardkeen, Down)
Young Lucy 24 Female Daughter Church of Ireland Co Down Seamstress Read only Not Married M TOMAS LOVE
Young Mary 18 Female Daughter Church of Ireland Co Down Seamstress Read only Not Married M JOHN McQUILLEN
Young David 62 Male Head of Family Church of Ireland Co Down Fisherman Read only Married
Young Henry 15 Male Son Church of Ireland Co Down Agr. Labourer Read only Not Married DID NOT MARRY
Young William 13 Male Son Church of Ireland Co Down Scholar Read and write Not Married DID NOT MARRY
Young Alexander 26 Male Son Church of Ireland Co Down Fisherman Read only Not Married M JANE McMASTER
Young David 26 Male Son Church of Ireland Co Down Fisherman Read only Not Married
Young Francis 6 Male Son Church of Ireland Co Down Scholar Cannot Read Not Married M 1ST ESTHER PALMER 2ND MARY BARNES
Young John 22 Male Son Church of Ireland Co Down Fisherman Read only Not Married M 1ST .ELIZABETH THOMPSON 2ND JANE WHITE
Young Lucy 53 Female Wife Church of Ireland Co Down Read only Married
Young Isabella age 22 m George Donnan 9th Nov. 1900 in AYR SCOTLAND.
LUCY NEE CORRY YOUNG WAS MY G GRANDMOTHER.
http://www.worldfamilies.net/forum/index.php?topic=8740.0marriage of Lucy's sister Anne/Nancy Curry to MICHAEL Kelly. Research is showing that it was Michael Kelly and not James who married Nancy Currie, although the original marriage cert, which I have, says James.
Date Of Marriage 09/10/1867
Husband Firstname JAMES (should be MICHAEL)
Husband Surname KELLY
Husband Townland / Street RATALLAGH
Husband Occupation SERVANT
Husband Age 19
Husband Denomination Church of Ireland
Husband Marital Status Bachelor
Husband Father Firstname JAMES
Husband Father Surname KELLY
Husband Father Occupation SERVANT
Husband Mother Firstname
Husband Mother Surname
Husband Witness Firstname JAMES
Husband Witness Surname POLLY
Wife Firstname ANNE
Wife Surname CURRY
Wife Townland / Street PORTAVAGUE
Wife Occupation SEAMSTRESS
Wife Age 18
Wife Denomination Church of Ireland
Wife Marital Status Spinster
Wife Father Firstname WILLIAM
Wife Father Surname CURRY
Wife Father Occupation SAILOR
Wife Mother Firstname
Wife Mother Surname
Wife Witness Firstname WILLIAM
Wife Witness Surname COULTER
Denomination
Comment BY LICENCE RE A BULLICK.
ARDKEEN Church of Ireland
Children of Michael Kelly & Nancy Currie/Corry
1. Record Type Civil Birth
Date of Birth 10 Aug 1868
Name James Alexander KELLY
Gender M
Fathers Name Michael KELLY
Mothers Name Nancy CURRIE
Civil District Downpatrick
Sub District Portaferry
County Down
Record Type Wills Calendars
Date of Death 19 Mar 1913
Year of Probate 1917
Name James Alexander Kelly
County Antrim/Down
Residence Alverna Ardenlee Avenue Belfast
2. Record Type Civil Birth
Date of Birth 02 May 1871
Name Eliza KELLY
Gender F
Fathers Name Michael KELLY
Mothers Name Nancy CORRY
Civil District Downpatrick
Sub District Portaferry
County Down
Marriage at Cloughey Pres 1st Jan 1892 Arthur Reid, widower gamekeeper of Portaferry to Elizabeth Kelly daughter of Michael Kelly farmer
Residents of a house 6 in Ballymurphy (Ards Upper, Down) 1901
Reid Arthur 37 Male Head of Family Presbyterian County Down Game Keeper Read and write Married
Reid William 7 Male Son Presbyterian County Down Scholar Read Not Married
Reid David 5 Male Son Presbyterian County Down Scholar Read Not Married
Reid Lizzie 28 Female Wife Presbyterian County Down Read and write Married
Residents of a house 3 in Ballymurphy (Portaferry, Down) 1911
Reid Arthur 47 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Church County Down Gamekeeper Read and write Married
Reid Elizabeth 37 Female Wife Presbyterian Co Down Read and write Married 18 8 6
Reid William 16 Male Son Presbyterian Co Down Labourer Agricultural Read and write Single
Reid Isabela 9 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Down Scholars Read and write Single
Reid Hugh 7 Male Son Presbyterian Co Down Scholar Read and write Single
Reid John 5 Male Son Presbyterian Co Down Scholar Read and write Single
Reid Barbra 3 Female Daughter Presbyterian Cannot read
2nd Marriage of Michael Kelly
Marriage Date: 31/10/1872
Location: Ardkeen C of I, Ards, Ardkeen, Down
Husband: Michael KELLY of Ratallagh, widower, servant, son of James [servant]
Wife: Elizabeth BAILIE of Ratallagh, widow, farmer, daughter of John CALDWELL [farmer]
Witnesses: George S GREER, William COULTER
Children of Michael Kelly & Elizabeth Caldwell Bailie
1. Record Type Civil Birth
Date of Birth 06 Aug 1873
Name James KELLY
Gender M
Fathers Name Michael KELLY
Mothers Name Eliza CALDWELL
Civil District Downpatrick
Sub District Portaferry
County Down
THEY ALSO HAD EMMA, SARAH ELLEN & MICHAEL KELLY
GLASTRY PRES CHURCH BIRTH RECORDS FROM PRONI
9TH APRIL 1729 WILLIAM SON TO JAMES CURRY.
1ST. OCT.1761 THOMAS SON TO JAMES CORRY
1ST. DEC. 1778 JAMES SON TO ROBERT CORRY *
BALLYHALBERT OLD GRAVEYARD
CURRY/CORRY
Here lieth the body of Robert Curry of Ballyhalbert who died 15th Sept. 1806 aged 70 yrs. [BORN 1736]
Also his son James Corry who died 21st March 1818 aged 41 yrs.[BORN 1777]*
Also Edward Curry*** of Ballyhalbert who died 16th Jan. 1897 aged 77 yrs. [BORN 1820]
NOTE THE TWO SPELLINGS OF CORRY IN THE ONE GRAVE
Residents of a house 9 in Ballyhalbut (Ballyhalbert, Down) 1901
Menown Margaret 80 Female Boarder Presbyterian Co Down, Ballyeasboro Domestic Servant Cannot read English Not Married
Curry Jane 77 NEE PARKE Female Head of Family Unaterian Co Down, Roddens Seamstress Read only English Widow BORN 1824 WIDOW OF EDWARD IN GRAVE ABOVE
EDWARD SON OF EDWARD & JANE NEE PARKE *** MARRIED TWICE
FIRST TO ELIZA McCLEMENTS WHO DIED 1883 AGED 25 YRS.
GLASTRY PRES CHURCH
25/10/1878 EDWARD CURRY FULL AGE SEAMAN B//HALBERT FATHER EDWARD CURRY HAWKER MARRIED
ELIZA McCLEMENTS FATHER HUGH MCCLEMENTS LABOURER'
WITNESSES FRANCIS CAUGHEY & ANN McMASTER
name: David Curry
gender: Male
birth date: 10 Dec 1880
birthplace: Ballyhalbert, Down, Ireland
father's name: Edward Curry
mother's name: Eliza Clements Curry
indexing project (batch) number: C01064-5
system origin: Ireland-EASy
source film number: 256064
Residents of a house 66 in Ballyhalbut (Ballyhalbert, Down) 1901
Curry Edward 43 Male Head of Family Unitarian County Down Fisherman Read and write English Married born 1858
Curry David 20 Male Son Unitarian County Down Agriculture Laboure Read and write English Not Married SON OF ELIZA MCCLEMENTS
Curry Sarah NEE DOUGLAS 50 Female Wife Unitarian County Down Hand embroider Read and write English Married
Shipping crews in KINSALE HARBOUR CORK 1901 CENSUS
Palmer John 42 Male Captain Presbyterian Co Down Fisherman Read and write Married
Palmer Samuel 34 Male Sailor Presbyterian Co Down Fisherman Read and write Not Married
Curry Edward 45 Male Sailor Unitarian Co Down Fisherman Read and write Married
Gilmore John 34 Male Sailor Presbyterian Co Down Fisherman Read and write Married
Thomson Hugh 49 Male Sailor Presbyterian Co Down Fisherman Read and write Married
Robinson Samuel 30 Male Sailor Presbyterian Co Down Fisherman Read and write Not Married
Charmside James 23 Male Sailor Protestant Episcopalian Co Down Fisherman Read and write Not Married
1911 CENSUS BALLYHALBERT
SON OF EDWARD & JANE
Residents of house number 41 in Ballyhalbert Town (Ballyhalbert, Down) 1911
Curry Edward 55 Male [BORN 1856] HEAD FISHERMAN [BORN 1856]
Curry Sarah 65 Female WIFE MARRIED 25 YRS 2 CHILDREN BORN 2 ALIVE.
Civil Marriage
Date of Marriage 20 Jan 1885
Groom Name Edward CURRY
Bride Name Sarah DOUGLAS
Church Ballyhemlin Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church
Parish Ballyhalbert
Civil District Newtownards
County Down
DAUGHTER OF EDWARD CURRY & JANE PARKE CURRY BALLYHALBERT
SARAH CURRY BORN C 1855
MARRIED WILLIAM ALBERT MATTHEWS 14TH JAN. 1876 WESLEYAN PARSONAGE, BOWEN TERRACE, BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND AUSTRALIA.
DIED 8TH AUG. 1912 BURIED ROCKWOOD CEMENTRY, N.S.W. AUSTRALIA
ELIZA CURRY MAR SEEN FUNG GNOON SHE DIED IN QUEENSLAND
FAMILY
DOU DIEN LEE
JANE CIEN CURRY UBON
DAVID CURRIE SHOWING IN TROON HARBOUR ON THE 1912 COVENANT SON OF EDWARD CURRY BALLYHALBERT
SON OF EDWARD & JANE NEE PARKE
ELLIS ISLAND RECORD
Curry Alexander
DEPT. Liverpool
01/10/1902 09/10/1902
SHIP Teutonic
AGE 36
BORN Ballyhalbert
TO ILLINOIS
American Citizen
name: Alexander Curry
gender: Male
birth date: 01 Oct 1866
birthplace: Bally Halbert, Down, Ireland
father's name: Edward Curry
mother's name: Jane Parke Curry
indexing project (batch) number: I02469-9
system origin: Ireland-EASy
source film number: 101135
Residents of a house 16 in Ballyhalbert (Ballyhalbert 1901
Curry Jane 15 Female Daughter Uneterian Co Down Embroiderer Read and write Not Married
Curry Mary Jane NEE LEE 39 Female Head of Family Wife Uneterian Co Down Embroiderer Read not write Married
Curry Samuel** 12 Male Son Uneterian Co Down Scholar Read and write Not Married
Record Type Civil Marriage
Date of Marriage 7 Jan 1885
Groom Name Samuel CURRY*
Bride Name Mary Jane LEE
Church Ballyhemlin Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church
Parish Ballyhalbert
Civil District Newtownards
County Down
Residents of house 77 in Ballyhalbert Town (Ballyhalbert, Down) 1911
Curry Mary Jane NEE LEE 52 Female SEAMSTRESS WIDOW OF SAMUEL CURRY*
Lee Eliza 82 Female MOTHER WIDOW [BORN 1829]
Curry Lilian Jane 3 Female ADOPTED
Eliza Lee was the widow of Samuel Lee and mother of Mary Jane NEE LEE CURRY and Annie nee Lee Young.
SON
Record Type Civil Marriage
Date of Marriage 21 Feb 1918
Groom Name Samuel CURRY**
Bride Name Mary Agnes GAW
Church Ballyhemlin Non Subscribing Presbyterian Church
Parish Ballyhalbert
Civil District Newtownards
County Down
BALLYHALBERT OLD GRAVEYARD
LEE
[WHITE MARBLE STONE IN A LOW RAILED ENCLOSURE]
Erect. by Eliza Lee, Ballyhalbert, in memory of her husband Samuel Lee, born at Wilcove, County Cornwall, England, 9th Feb. 1822, died 22nd March 1861.
Inscribed by Samuel CURRY in mem. of his daughter Jane Curry who died 16th June 1908 aged 22 yrs.
Also the above Samuel Curry who died 23rd. Dec 1909 aged 46 yrs
Also the above named Eliza Lee who died 20th March 1913 aged 85 yrs.
Also Mary Jane NEE LEE Curry, wife of above Samuel Curry died 6th Jan 1927 aged 68 yrs.
MARTIN
[With a mordern Bailie stone]
Erect. by Gervis Martin of Ballyhalbert for son John Martin who died 15th Sept. 1839 aged 9 mths.
Also Jane McTeer alias CURRY [grandmother to said John Martin] died 17th March 1845 aged 64 yrs. BORN 1781
Also his son Gervis Martin who died at sea on board the ship COLNIS 14th July 1848 aged 17 yrs.
Also the above named Gervis Martin who died 7th Nov.1863 aged 64 yrs B 1799
Also daughter Mary Martin died 14th Feb. 1868 aged 21 yrs.
Also Jane Martin alias JOHNSTON who died 1st april 1871 aged 33 yrs.
Also his son Gervis who died 14th Sept. 1873 aged 21 yrs.
Also his daughter Eliza Martin who died 4th March 1878 aged 38 yrs.
Also his wife Marg. Martin who died 11th March 1886 aged 82 yrs. B 1804 NEE CURRY
Also his daughter Ann Martin, wife of Capt. David BAILIE, who died 22nd May 1898 aged 55 yrs.
BALLYPHILLIP GRAVEYARD PORTAFERRY
CURRY
Here lie the remains of James Curry of Ballytrustan who died 2th May 1772 age 66 yrs. [BORN 1706]
Also his daughter Sarah MARTIN who died 12th Oct. 1811 aged 57 yrs. B 1754
Also his wife Ann Curry who died 6th Dec. 1815 aged 87 yrs. [BORN 1728]
Also his son Robert Curry who died 25th March 1824 aged 64 yrs.
James CORRY . Ballytrustan husband of Rachel; letters to Crosgrove realives 1850; for full transcript see
http://freepagesgenealogyrootsweb.com/taughannock/crosmatr/index.htm delete spaces .
1881 CARLISLE CENSUS
15 Bank St. Carlisle
Edward Corry, Boarder, single, age 36, Butler, dom. servant, born Ireland in 1845.
Residents of a house 10 in Grey Abbey (Greyabby, Down) 1901
Cromie Maggie 20 Female Boarder Presbyterian Co Monaghan Post Office Assistant Read and write English Not Married
Corry Mary Jane 9 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Down Scholar Read and write English Not Married
Corry Anna Alice 7 Female Daughter Presbyterian Co Down Scholar Read and write English Not Married
Corry William 45 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Down Postmaster Read and write English Married
Corry John B 11 Male Son Presbyterian Co Down Scholar Read and write English Not Married
Corry William Alexander 5 Male Son Presbyterian Co Down Scholar Read and write English Not Married
Corry Ellen 35 Female Wife Presbyterian Co Monaghan P.O. Assistant Read and write English Married
1911 CENSUS GREYABBEY
Residents of house number 99 in Grey Abbey Town (Grey Abbey, Down)
Surname Forename Age
Corry William 56 Male HEAD POSTMASTER
Corry Eleanor 45 Female WIFE MARRIED 22 YRS. 5 BORN 5 ALIVE
Corry John 21 Male SON CARPENTER
Corry May 19 Female DAUGHTER P.O. ASSISTANT
Corry Anna A 17 Female DAUGHTER P.O. ASSISTANT
Corry William A 15 Male SON
Corry Rubina A H 5 Female DAUGHTER
thanks to Sandra Sawatzky for the marriage records
FROM ROS DAVIES SITE
David CORRY . Newtownards son of Samuel; married Ann Lindsay 10 Jul 1848; father of Samuel b. 16 Mar 1868 BVR; CR
Edmund Leslie CORRY . Newtownards member of Parliament for Newtownards; died 30 Nov 1764 WMO
Miss Elizabeth CORRY . Newtownards wife of James Stannage ; mother of George b. 1869 & Edward b. 1874 CR
RESEARCHED EDITED AND POSTED BY
LENA MCVEA CO. ADMIN.
THANKS TO MARGARET HOPE AUSTRALIA, FOR THE INFORMATION ON SARAH CURRY MATTHEWS.
AND LINDSAY YOUNG FOR THE ARMY RECORD.
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