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William James Curtis 1873 – 1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 May 1873

Birth Location: Portarlington, Laois, Ireland

Death Date: 5 Feb 1950

Death Location: Mountmellick, Laois (Queen's) & Offaly (King's), Ireland, Laois (Queen's), Offaly (King's)

Father: James Curtis

Mother: Mary Hanley

Spouse(s): Mary Gannon

Children(s): James Curtis, Mary Curtis, William Curtis, Lizzie Curtis, Laurence Curtis, Luesia Curtis

According to available records, William James Curtis was born in 1873 in Portarlington, Laois, Ireland, the child of James Curtis and Mary Hanley. Following those early years, William James Curtis married Mary Kate Gannon, and their family grew to include James Curtis, Mary Curtis, William Curtis, Lizzie Curtis, Laurence Curtis and Luesia Curtis. In the later years of life, William James Curtis died in 1950 in Mountmellick, Laois (Queen's) & Offaly (King's), Ireland, Laois (Queen's), Offaly (King's).

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Parents

James Curtis
1852 – 1923
Birth Location: Kingston, Cambridge, England
JC
Mary Hanley
1856 – 1919
Birth Location: Portarlington, Kings county Ireland
MH

Spouses(s)

Mary Gannon
1876 – 1950
Birth Location: Edenderry, County Offaly, Ireland
MG

Children(s)

James Curtis
1896 –
Birth Location: Queens Co
JC
Mary Curtis
1898 –
Birth Location: Queens Co
MC
William Curtis
1900 –
Birth Location: Queens Co
WC
Lizzie Curtis
1904 –
Birth Location: Queens Co
LC
Laurence Curtis
1906 –
Birth Location: Queens Co
LC
Luesia Curtis
1909 –
Birth Location: Queens Co
LC

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 29 May 1873
    Event Place: Portarlington, Laois, Ireland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, Web: UK, Royal Marines Registers of Service Index, 1842-1925, Ancestry Family Tree, The National Archives of Ireland; Year: 1911; Census Place: Portarlington South, Queen's Co., Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 2 Apr 1911
    Event Place: Church Street, Portarlington South, Queen's Co., Ireland
    Record Source: Web: Ireland, Census, 1911, The National Archives of Ireland; Year: 1911; Census Place: Portarlington South, Queen's Co., Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1915
    Event Place: Portarlington Rules
    Record Source: UK, British Army World War I Pension Records 1914-1920, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; War Office: Soldiers' Documents from Pension Claims, First World War (Microfilm Copies and Medical Cards); Reference: WO364; Piece: 912

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Droughill Portarlington
    Record Source: Ireland, Petty Session Court Registers, 1818-1919, The National Archives of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; CSPS 1/6921-6968

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 Feb 1950
    Event Place: Mountmellick, Laois (Queen's) & Offaly (King's), Ireland, Laois (Queen's), Offaly (King's)
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree

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