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William Currie 1520–1561 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1520

Birth Location: Kincardineshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1561

Death Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Father: Thomas deKelwood

Mother: Jane Cory

Spouse(s): Margaret Hadden

Children(s): Janet Currie, Janet Currie

William Currie was born in 1520 in Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Corry Dekelwood And Jane Roll Cory. William Currie married Margaret Hadden, and had children including Janet Burn Currie, Janet Joanit Burn Currie. William Currie passed away in 1561 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Currie was born in 1520 in Kincardineshire, Scotland, the child of Thomas Corry Dekelwood And Jane Roll Cory.
  • William Currie married Margaret Hadden, and had children including Janet Burn Currie, Janet Joanit Burn Currie.
  • William Currie passed away in 1561 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

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William Currie's Ancestors

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William Currie
1520–1561
Birth Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland
Parents
Thomas Corry deKelwood
1489–1547
Kincardineshire, Scotland
Jane (Roll) Cory
1490–1530
Kelwood, Ayr, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Currie's Descendants

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William Currie (1520–1561) m. Margaret Hadden (1525–circa)
  1. 1. Janet (Joanit Burn) Currie 1542–1612 m. Patrick Chalmers 1540–
    1. 1. James Chalmers 1566–1630 m. Margaret SANDERIS 1569–1630
      1. 1. Rev (Alexander) CHALMERS 1614–1655 m. Katherine Walker 1616–1655
        1. 1. John Chalmers 1639–1707 m. Katherine Balfour 1639–1707 m. Katherine Balfour 1639–1707
  2. 2. Janet (Burn) Currie 1542–1612 m. Patrick Chalmers 1540–

William Currie's Timeline

3 Records

1520
1520
Birth of William Currie in Kincardineshire, Scotland
Kincardineshire, Scotland
1561
1561
Age 41
Death of William Currie in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1610
05 Jul 1610
Age 90
William Currie was married
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1520
    Event Place: Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 05 Jul 1610

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Crumbie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Crumbie, Perth, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Midlothan: Edinburgh - Register of Marriages, 1595-1700

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1561
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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