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JOHN FRANCIS McCURDY 1829–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 OCT 1829

Birth Location: Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Ireland

Death Date: 3 OCT 1881

Death Location: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Father:

Mother: Mrs McCURDY

Spouse(s): ELIZABETH DRIFFIELD

Children(s): CHRISTINA McCURDY, Angus McCURDY, Bernardus McCurdy, Archibald McCurdy, Malcolm McCurdy, Teresa McCurdy, Rosa McCurdy, Gertrude McCurdy, Margaret McCurdy, Adela McCurdy, Francis McCurdy

The story of JOHN FRANCIS McCURDY began in 1829 in Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Ireland. JOHN FRANCIS McCURDY married Elizabeth Martha Driffield, and had children including Adela Winifred Mccurdy, Angus John Thomas Mccurdy, Archibald Driffield Mccurdy, Bernardus Neil Patricius Mccurdy, Christina Agnes Mccurdy, Francis Dennis Mccurdy, Gertrude Mary Mccurdy, Malcolm Kenneth Mccurdy, Margaret Ann Maggie Mccurdy, Rosa Mary Mccurdy, Teresa Elizabeth Maria Mccurdy. JOHN FRANCIS McCURDY passed away in 1881 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of JOHN FRANCIS McCURDY began in 1829 in Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Ireland.
  • JOHN FRANCIS McCURDY married Elizabeth Martha Driffield, and had children including Adela Winifred Mccurdy, Angus John Thomas Mccurdy, Archibald Driffield Mccurdy, Bernardus Neil Patricius Mccurdy, Christina Agnes Mccurdy, Francis Dennis Mccurdy, Gertrude Mary Mccurdy, Malcolm Kenneth Mccurdy, Margaret Ann Maggie Mccurdy, Rosa Mary Mccurdy, Teresa Elizabeth Maria Mccurdy.
  • JOHN FRANCIS McCURDY passed away in 1881 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

JOHN McCURDY's Ancestors

Self
JOHN McCURDY
1829–1881
Birth Place: Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Ireland
Parents
Mrs (Mary McLaughlin) McCURDY
1805–1860
of, Layd, Antrim, Ireland
Grandparents
BRYAN McCURDY
1766–1843
of, Faughill, Layd, Antrim, Ireland
NANCY McLAUGHLIN
–1862
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

JOHN McCURDY's Descendants

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JOHN (FRANCIS) McCURDY (11 OCT 1829–3 OCT 1881) m. ELIZABETH (MARTHA) DRIFFIELD (20 AUG 1837–1925)
  1. 1. CHRISTINA (AGNES) McCURDY 1867–1956 m. JOHN (ALFRED) LAMBERT 1868–1947
    1. 1. ALLISON (JOHN) LAMBERT 1902–1971
      1. 1. Brian (Donn) Lambert 1932–1963
  2. 2. Angus (John Thomas) McCURDY 1860–1941
  3. 3. Bernardus (Neil Patricius) McCurdy 1861–1907 m. Charlotte (Marie) Avery –1927
  4. 4. Archibald (Driffield) McCurdy 1865–1895
  5. 5. Malcolm (Kenneth) McCurdy 1878–1878
  6. 6. Teresa (Elizabeth Maria) McCurdy 1863–1941
  7. 7. Rosa (Mary) McCurdy 1869–1925
  8. 8. Gertrude (Mary) McCurdy 1870–1942
  9. 9. Margaret (Ann (Maggie)) McCurdy 1871–1917 m. Thomas King 1872–1950
    1. 1. Christina (Phyllis) King 1898–1980 m. CLAUDE (GRAINGER) SURREY 1895–1974
    2. 2. Margaret (Elizabeth Winifred) King 1901–1986 m. HERBERT (NICHOLAS) MURRAY 1899–1974
      1. 1. RONALD (DAWSON) MURRAY 1933–2000
    3. 3. Sadie (Eileen) King 1902–1997 m. T (H C (Dick)) Linn 1903–1985
    4. 4. Alfred (Thomas) King 1904–1959
    5. 5. Adela (Marjorie) King 1906–1906
    6. 6. Dorothy (May) King 1908–1994 m. REGINALD (KEITH) LINN 1905–1981
    7. 7. Edna (Ruth) King 1911–1987 m. RALPH (HERBERT) BARKER 1922–1986
    8. 8. John (McCurdy) King 1914–1994
  10. 10. Adela (Winifred) McCurdy 1873–1962 m. Alfred (James) Pilkington 1871–1946
    1. 1. Francis (Canning) Pilkington 1903–1990
    2. 2. Roderick (Alfred) Pilkington 1907–1978
    3. 3. Marjorie (Isa) Pilkington 1911–1990
  11. 11. Francis (Dennis) McCurdy 1875–1943

JOHN McCURDY's Timeline

2 Records

1829
11 OCT 1829
Birth of JOHN FRANCIS McCURDY in Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Ireland
Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Ireland
1881
3 OCT 1881
Age 52
Death of JOHN FRANCIS McCURDY in Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Port Chalmers, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 OCT 1829
    Event Place: Cushendall, Antrim, Northern Ireland, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 OCT 1881
    Event Place: Port Chalmers, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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