Looking for family member of Gladys Currie (m.s.Wright) bn 1914 Stirlingshire. Scotland

Comment by Margaret Wise on September 3, 2018 at 20:27

Sorry, I made a mistake on my Aunt's birth year. Gladys Currie (m.s Wright) born 1914.

I hope that someone will be kind enough to find these relatives of mine. 

Unfortunately I don't know which state they settled in.

Margaret Wise (neice) England

Comment by Elizabeth Allen on September 5, 2018 at 17:40

Margaret,  The above family arrived in Australia on the Asturias in 1947 and went to Fremantle, Western Australia

There is a Robert Graham CURRIE who showed up in electoral rolls in the Northern Territory and later in Victoria which might be the son

I will see if I can find anything for you in Western Australia

Elizabeth

Comment by Elizabeth Allen on September 5, 2018 at 18:12

Margaret,  This appears to be the death of the son in South Australia but I will do some more checks to make sure it is him

Robert Graham Currie

Find A Grave Index

Name	Robert Graham Currie
Event Type	Burial
Event Date	2007
Event Place	Pasadena, Mitcham City, South Australia, Australia
Photograph Included	N
Death Date	04 Apr 2007
Affiliate Record Identifier	151929873
Cemetery	Centennial Park Cemetery

Citing this Record

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29R-QRL7 : 15 March 2016), Robert Graham Currie, 2007; Burial, Pasadena, Mitcham City, South Australia, Australia, Centennial Park Cemetery; citing record ID 151929873, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Comment by Sylvia on September 6, 2018 at 5:13

The passenger lists mentions the family twice. Page 20 mentions their arrival at Fremantle on 9 Dec 1947 (http://soda.naa.gov.au/record/10157768/20 ) and page 141 mentions that the Curries are going to Morphet Vale, Adelaide (http://soda.naa.gov.au/record/10157768/141 ).

 

The News (Adelaide, SA) 10 Dec 1947 contains an article re the new migrants on the Asturia and Robert Currie of Falkirk tells that he is going to live with his brother Archibald in “Morphettville”: https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/127018916

 

Dec 1948 - James Graham Currie of Morphett Vale breaks either his hip or his leg in Dec 1948

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43796359

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/55896664

 

Nov 1952 – Now In Walkervile SA

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131196259

 

Jan 1953 – Bowls ??

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130919045

 

Oct 1954 – Articles re daughter Gladys, but they also contain a lot of family background information.

4 Oct - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131211237  and https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131211237/11196509

5 Oct - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131210609 and https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/131210609/11196563

23 Oct - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58100741

30 Oct - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/58098373

1 Nov - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130976492 (contains a picture of the 2 Gladys!!)

22 Nov - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47618154

(This story seems to have been quite big as there are many more of these articles Australia wide .. And I’ve found it mentioned in American papers as well.)

 

The Savill Index of The Advertiser Funeral Notices (South Australia) mentions 2 Robert Grahams (1984 and 2007) and 1 Gladys (1997): http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/fh/savill/savill-C.html

 

Comment by Sylvia on September 6, 2018 at 6:20

I can see that RG Currie was living in Medindie from (at least) 1959-1973, so I assume that this might be Gladys:

Gladys Currie

Born on 28 June 1914
Passed away on 25 August 2012
Late of MEDINDIE
Aged 98 years

(https://www.heavenaddress.com/simplicityfunerals/Gladys-Currie/418533/ )

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