Alexander MCCURRY

Male 1892 - 1942  (49 years)


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  • Name Alexander MCCURRY 
    Nickname Alex 
    Birth 31 Oct 1892  Myroe, Co. Londonderry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Emigration 1909  Ballykelly, Co. Londonderry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Occupation Dock labourer, stevedore 
    Residence 28 Aug 1919  Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    73 Govan Road 
    Residence 1920  73 Govan St, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 14 Jul 1920  Govan, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Address:
    26 Eaglesham St 
    Occupation 1925  [5
    Stevedore's foreman 
    Reference Number
    Residence 1925  12 Smith Street, Kinning Park, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Residence 21 Aug 1925  Kinning Park, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    12 Smith Street 
    Residence 1942  Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Address:
    346 Moss Road 
    _UID 307BC07A2564D511AF26F06456C10001958C 
    Burial Jan 1942  Lair E228, Craigton Cemetery, Glasgow Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 9 Jan 1942  Plantation, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Age: 49y 
    Cause: Heart Failure 
    Person ID I7  McCurrys of Myroe, County Londonderry
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2021 

    Father Robert MCCURRY,   b. 5 Jun 1864, Carryclare, Co. Londonderry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1934, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Sarah Ann RODGERS,   b. 3 Oct 1867, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Dec 1907, Ballykelly, Co. Londonderry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years) 
    Marriage 13 Jun 1890  Myroe Presbyterian Church, Co. Londonderry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 2B7BC07A2564D511AF26F06456C10001903C 
    Family ID F7  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Charlotte KING,   b. 19 Mar 1895, Glasvey, Ballykelly, Co. Londonderry, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jul 1920, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 25 years) 
    Marriage 28 Aug 1919  Glasgow Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    _UID 2F7BC07A2564D511AF26F06456C10001947C 
    Children 
    +1. Charlotte MCCURRY,   b. 14 Jul 1920, Govan, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Jun 2006, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F11  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2021 

    Family 2 Helen McChesney FORRESTER,   b. 30 Dec 1896, Kinning Park, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1978, Rutherglen, Lanark, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 21 Aug 1925  Plantation, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    _UID 317BC07A2564D511AF26F06456C10001969C 
    Children 
    +1. Leonora MCCURRY,   b. 23 Jul 1926, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 2015, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    +2. Irene Helen MCCURRY,   b. 16 Feb 1929, Glasgow, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 2015, Brechin, Angus, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Dec 2021 

  • Notes 
    • First of family to emigrate to Scotland

  • Sources 
    1. [S11] GRO Ireland, Civil Records, (https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie), 1892, 11559796 Limavady.

    2. [S45] GRONI Birth Index (Online), (geni.nidirect.gov.uk), U/1892/135/1017/9/412 Limavady.

    3. [S5] Information from John (Jackie) McCurry, (interviewed by Peter Christian, 10th April 1981).
      Alex was the first of the family to come over to Scotland, the rest arriving in 1910.

    4. [S74] Birth certificate of Charlotte McCurry, 14 July 1920.

    5. [S33] GRO Marriage Index, Scotland, (on-line), 1925, 644/20 92 Plantation.

    6. [S70] Death certificate of Alexander McCurry, 9 January 1942.

    7. [S10] GRO Death Index, Scotland, (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk), 1942, 644/17 37 Govan.

    8. [S73] Marriage certificate of Alexander McCurry and Charlotte King, 28 August 1919.