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Isabella Curry 1859 – 1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 MAR 1859

Birth Location: Belmont Colliery, Pittington, Co. Durham

Death Date: 13 FEB 1939

Death Location: "Pretoria House", Westerton, near Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham

Father: Michael Curry

Mother: Elizabeth Richardson

Spouse(s): William Wheatley

Children(s): Sydney Wheatley, Elizabeth Wheatley, Mildred Wheatley, Hilda Wheatley, George Wheatley, Margaret Wheatley

The story of Isabella Curry began in 1859 in Belmont Colliery, Pittington, Co. Durham. In 1861, Isabella Curry was recorded in the census in the "Nag's Head Inn", West Rainton, Co. Durham. Isabella Curry married William Wheatley, and had children including Sydney William (Willie) Wheatley, Elizabeth Beatrice (Lizzie) Wheatley, Mildred Edith Nellie Wheatley, Hilda Annie Wheatley, George Talbot Wheatley, Margaret Isabella (Maggie) Wheatley. Isabella Curry passed away in 1939 in "Pretoria House", Westerton, near Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham.

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Biography

  • The story of Isabella Curry began in 1859 in Belmont Colliery, Pittington, Co. Durham.
  • In 1861, Isabella Curry was recorded in the census in the "Nag's Head Inn", West Rainton, Co. Durham.
  • Isabella Curry married William Wheatley, and had children including Sydney William (Willie) Wheatley, Elizabeth Beatrice (Lizzie) Wheatley, Mildred Edith Nellie Wheatley, Hilda Annie Wheatley, George Talbot Wheatley, Margaret Isabella (Maggie) Wheatley.
  • Isabella Curry passed away in 1939 in "Pretoria House", Westerton, near Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Curry
1830 – 1916
Birth Location: Wapping, West Rainton, Co. Durham
MC
Elizabeth Richardson
1831 – 1909
Birth Location: Newbottle, Co. Durham
ER

Spouses(s)

William Wheatley
1858 – 1937
Birth Location: Morton Hill, Morton Grange, Co. Durham
WW

Children(s)

Sydney Wheatley
1883 – 1912
Birth Location: 2 Tenter Terrace, Durham City
SW
Elizabeth Wheatley
1885 – 1936
Birth Location: 9 Lambton Street, Durham City
EW
Mildred Wheatley
1889 – 1961
Birth Location: 7 Lambton Street, Durham City
MW
Hilda Wheatley
1890 – 1967
Birth Location: 7 Lambton Street, Durham City
HW
George Wheatley
1893 – 1974
Birth Location: 7 Lambton Street, Durham City
GW
Margaret Wheatley
1894 – 1987
Birth Location: 5 Foster's Terrace, Sunderland Bridge, Co. Durham
MW

Isabella Curry's Ancestors

Self
Isabella Curry
1859 – 1939
Birth Place: Belmont Colliery, Pittington, Co. Durham
Parents
Michael Curry
1830 – 1916
Wapping, West Rainton, Co. Durham
Elizabeth ((Bessie)) Richardson
1831 – 1909
Newbottle, Co. Durham
Grandparents
Michael Curry
1802 – 1868
Burnmoor / Penshaw, Co. Durham
Elizabeth (Jane) Robson
1804 – 1853
Shiney Row / Newbottle, Co. Durham
John Richardson
1803 – 1882
Twizell, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham
Mary Wetherby
1804 – 1876
Ouston, Co. Durham
Great-Grandparents
John Curry
1777 –
Mary Moffett
1780 –
Joseph Robson
Isabella Chisholm
1772 –
George Richardson
Dorothy Hutchinson
George Weatherley
Elizabeth Burrow
1775 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Curry
1754 –
Elizabeth Bell
William Moffat
Elizabeth
George Chisman
1745 –
Isabell Westgarth
1736 – 1810
Edward Burrow
Ann Younghusband

Isabella Curry's Descendants

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Isabella Curry (24 MAR 1859 – 13 FEB 1939) m. William Wheatley (30 JUN 1858 – 6 FEB 1937)
  1. 1. Sydney (William (Willie)) Wheatley (11 NOV 1883 – 24 JAN 1912) m. Elizabeth Thubron (ABT 1887 – )
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Beatrice (Lizzie)) Wheatley (27 MAR 1885 – 18 MAY 1936)
  3. 3. Mildred (Edith Nellie) Wheatley (11 JUN 1889 – 31 DEC 1961) m. John ((Jack)) Chapman (9 DEC 1885 – 15 NOV 1971)
    1. 1. Sydney (William) Chapman (12 APR 1912 – 5 SEP 1999) m. Kathleen Porter (7 MAY 1920 – 25 DEC 1988) m. Janet (Marian) Holmes (22 SEP 1942 – )
    2. 2. Mildred (Isabella) Chapman (29 AUG 1913 – 25 OCT 2003) m. John (Henry Simpson) GOUNDRY (29 AUG 1904 – 1 AUG 1985)
      1. 1. Michael ((Mike) John) GOUNDRY* (6 JUN 1942 – ) m. Isabel Tait (15 JAN 1941 – )
        1. 1. Simon (Michael) Goundry (18 FEB 1973 – ) m. Louise Greenwell m. Victoria (Nicola (Vicki)) Mowat
        2. 2. Helen (Mary) Goundry (13 JAN 1975 – ) m. Mark Bristow
      2. 2. Andrew ((Andy)) Goundry (28 MAR 1949 – ) m. Cecilia (Mary) Mason (ABT AUG 1949 – )
        1. 1. Lindsay (Clare) Goundry (8 APR 1977 – ) m. Christopher (Bryan) Heeley (7 JUN 1981 – )
        2. 2. Nicholas (James) Goundry (21 APR 1979 – ) m. Lucy Wickens (19 MAY 1982 – )
  4. 4. Hilda (Annie) Wheatley (29 DEC 1890 – 3 FEB 1967) m. Isaac ((Ike)) Hanson ( – 8 MAY 1969)
    1. 1. Raymond Hanson (7 MAY 1922 – OCT 2000)
    2. 2. William (A.) Hanson (4 JUN 1924 – )
    3. 3. Maud Hanson (JUN 1927 – 30 JUN 2018) m. Leslie (McIntosh) Robinson (20 SEP 1927 – 9 MAR 1996)
      1. 1. Alan Robinson (ABT 1950 – ) m. Susan
      2. 2. Michael Robinson (ABT 1953 – )
      3. 3. Andrew Robinson (ABT 1961 – )
      4. 4. Julie (Patrice) Robinson (ABT 1964 – ) m. David (John) McLelland (ABT 1957 – )
        1. 1. William (Leslie) McLelland (20 OCT 1996 – )
  5. 5. George (Talbot) Wheatley (11 MAY 1893 – 17 AUG 1974) m. Hannah Bourne
  6. 6. Margaret (Isabella (Maggie)) Wheatley (9 OCT 1894 – 15 APR 1987) m. Thomas (William (Willie)) Booth (10 AUG 1897 – 16 DEC 1980)
    1. 1. Gladys (Margaret) Booth (20 SEP 1921 – 1993) m. James (E.) Archer
    2. 2. William Booth (17 AUG 1927 – )
    3. 3. Irene ((Rene)) Booth (ABT JUL 1930 – ) m. Dennis (Robert) Steventon (17 FEB 1921 – 28 DEC 1971)
      1. 1. Mark Steventon* (NOV 1960 – ) m. Beverley
      2. 2. Nigel Steventon (ABT JAN 1964 – ) m. Sharon

Isabella Curry's Timeline

7 Records

1859
24 MAR 1859
Birth of Isabella Curry in Belmont Colliery, Pittington, Co. Durham
Belmont Colliery, Pittington, Co. Durham
1861
7 APR 1861
Age 2
Isabella Curry appeared in census in the "Nag's Head Inn", West Rainton, Co. Durham
the "Nag's Head Inn", West Rainton, Co. Durham
1863
18 MAR 1863
Age 4
Isabella Curry was baptized in West Rainton, Co. Durham
West Rainton, Co. Durham
1871
2 APR 1871
Age 12
Isabella Curry appeared in census in Nag's Head Houses, West Rainton, Co. Durham
Nag's Head Houses, West Rainton, Co. Durham
1881
3 APR 1881
Age 22
Isabella Curry appeared in census in Rose Cottage, West Rainton, Co. Durham
Rose Cottage, West Rainton, Co. Durham
1939
13 FEB 1939
Age 80
Death of Isabella Curry in "Pretoria House", Westerton, near Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham
"Pretoria House", Westerton, near Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham
1939
18 FEB 1939
Age 80
Burial of Isabella Curry in Binchester Churchyard, Co. Durham
Binchester Churchyard, Co. Durham

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 MAR 1859
    Event Place: Belmont Colliery, Pittington, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 MAR 1863
    Event Place: West Rainton, Co. Durham
    Record Source: her brother Joseph was baptised at the same time.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 7 APR 1861
    Event Place: the "Nag's Head Inn", West Rainton, Co. Durham
    Record Source: living with her parents
    Age:
    2y

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 2 APR 1871
    Event Place: Nag's Head Houses, West Rainton, Co. Durham
    Record Source: living with her parents
    Age:
    12y

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET DEC 1871 AND APR 1872
    Record Source: three of her siblings died in a smallpox epidemic

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 3 APR 1881
    Event Place: Rose Cottage, West Rainton, Co. Durham
    Record Source: living with her parents.
    Age:
    22y

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 MAY 1916
    Record Source: her father's Will was probated - after some other bequests, all of his furniture, china, pictures and other household effects, and the rest of his real estate was to be sold and the proceeds divided between his children Elizabeth COWELL, Mary HEATLEY, Isabella WHEATLEY, Ann HENDERSON, Michael CURRY and Margaret Jane SMITH, in such shares that daughters Isabella and Ann were to each have £10 less than the his other children - the value of his Estate was £901.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 OCT 1937
    Record Source: a letter from a friend to their daughter Nellie mentioned that Isabella was blind.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 FEB 1939
    Event Place: "Pretoria House", Westerton, near Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 FEB 1939
    Event Place: Binchester Churchyard, Co. Durham
    Record Source: where a Memorial Inscription reads :-
    "In loving memory of William, the devoted husband of Isabella WHEATLEY died Feb. 6 1937 aged 78 years. Also Isabella WHEATLEY, wife, Psalm 37 Verse 18 Feb. 13 1939 - 79 years. Cissie died May 18 1936".
    Age:
    79y
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