Michael Curry 1830–1916 – Genealogical Records

Sources

Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 5 MAY 1830
Event Place: Wapping, West Rainton, Co. Durham
Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Baptism
Event Date: 29 AUG 1830
Event Place: St. Mary and St. Cuthbert, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham
Record Source: - the family lived at Old Lambton.

Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 6 JUN 1841
Event Place: Nag's Head, West Rainton, Co. Durham
Record Source: living with his parents - he was a Labourer.
Age:
11y

Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 30 MAR 1851
Event Place: the "Nag's Head", West Rainton, Co. Durham
Record Source: living with eight siblings and their parents - Michael was a Coal Miner.
Age:
20y

Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: ABT 1871
Record Source: the CURRYs gave up running the "Nag's Head". It had been in the occupancy of the CURRY family for about 40 years (although Michael's great grand-daughter, Mildred CHAPMAN, who was a strict abstainer, only ever mentioned Michael CURRY, and said that he only ran the "Nag's Head" for a short time !).

Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Occupation
Event Date: 20 JUL 1882
Record Source: possibly living at Southend, Durham.

Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 5 JAN 1909
Record Source: his wife Elizabeth died

Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 2 APR 1911
Event Place: Rainton Gate, Leamside, Co. Durham
Record Source: a widower, living with his brother-in-law William RICHARDSON in a five-roomed house. He was stated to have been married 55 years, and to have had 11 children, of whom 8 were still alive
Age:
80y

Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Will
Event Date: 27 MAY 1912
Record Source: - he was a Retired Miner, living at Rainton Gate

Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Custom Event
Event Date: 16 NOV 1915
Record Source: in a Codicil to his Will, the appointment of his son John as an Executor was revoked, and he was replaced by daughter Elizabeth COWELL, while son Michael CURRY remained as the other Executor.

Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 13 MAR 1916
Event Place: Rainton Gate, Leamside, Co. Durham
Record Source:
[1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
[2] Age:
85y

Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Burial
Event Date: 16 MAR 1916
Event Place: St. Mary's, West Rainton, Co. Durham
Record Source:
[1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
[2] where a Memorial Inscription reads :-
"Elizabeth CURRY, beloved wife of Michael CURRY, Rainton Gate, died Jan. 5 1909, aged 77 years.
Also Michael CURRY, husband of above, March 13, 1916, age 85 years.
Also Joseph, Jane and Margaret, children of the same who died in infancy".
Age:
85y

Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Probate
Event Date: 9 MAY 1916
Record Source:
[1] Michael CURRY, Will, probated 9 May 1916
[2] - the Executors were his son Michael CURRY and daughter Elizabeth COWELL (who replaced brother John in a Codicil dated 16 Nov. 1915). He bequeathed £10 to son Michael, together with the "old eight-day clock originally belonging to John RICHARDSON", daughter Mary HEATLEY was left his own eight-day clock and grand-daughter Elizabeth WHEATLEY was bequeathed £20. All of his furniture, china, pictures and other household effects, and the rest of his real estate was left to his Executors to sell - the proceeds to be 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 other children. The value of his Estate was £901.