William CURRIE {M} [P454] = Elizabeth REID {F} [P455]

Married EST 1765, Ayr Ayrs?

William CURRIE:

Born EST 1745, Ayr Ayrshire Scotland
OCCUPATION: wright (details-Agnes D.Cert.)


Elizabeth REID:

Alias Elizabeth CURRIE (EST 1765)
Born EST 1745, Ayrshire Scotland
Poss ELIZABETH RIED Christening: 19 AUG 1746 Tarbolton, Ayr, Scotland Father: WILLIAM RIED Source information: Batch Number: 7619016

Poss Elizabeth Reed born 20 Feb 1743 Riccarton Ayrs. Parents John Reed/Jean Ferguson IGI. C116112

AGNES CURRIE {F} [P440] = WILLIAM GREGG {M} [P439] > Family [F143]

Married Friday 26 September 1788, Ochiltree Ayrshire Scotland IGI M116092

AGNES CURRIE:

Alias AGNES GREIG (Friday 26 September 1788)
Alias AGNES GREGG (Friday 26 September 1788)
Born 1766, St Quivox Ayrshire Scotland
Died Tuesday 2 October 1855, Failford Ayrshire Scotland
Buried 1855, Tarbolton Church Yard - Ayrshire Scotland
OCCUPATION: Weaver
SOURCE: OPR/IGI/CERTS & SENSUS
Many family details have been confirmed from Agnes' Death certificate[1855] giving information for husband,children and names of her parents. It also confirmed her own birth place to have been St. Quivox Ayrs. Agnes and William lived the latter years of their lives at Failford Alms Houses where Agnes outlived William by 10 years, and died of 'Natural Decay' aged 90 - 2 October 1855. Informant - Son William
1841 and 1851 census at Failford Hospital shows Agnes as being Dancing Teachers widow age 75 and 84* respectively.
According to details on her Death Cert.(1855 ) Agnes was born in St Quivox(1766). Parents William Currie(wright) and Elizabeth Reid. Details of a Margaret also born in St Quivox(1774) to William Currie/Elizabeth Reid suggests she was most likely sister to Agnes.

1841 CENSUS Piece: SCT1841/619 Place: Tarbolton-Ayrshire Enumeration District: 4
Civil Parish: Tarbolton Ecclesiastical Parish, Village or Island: -
Folio: 0 Page: 9
Address: Coopers Hospital
Surname First name(s) Sex Age Occupation Where Born Remarks
HUMPHREY James M 83 Inmate Ayrshire
GREGG Agnes F 75 Inmate Ayrshire (M/S Currie)
CREE Barbara F 47 Ayrshire
PEDEN Alexr. M 74 Inmate Ayrshire
MCGILBREY Daniel M 70 Outside Census County (1841)
MCGILBREY Agnes F 68 Ayrshire
HILLHOUSE Elisabeth F 89 Inmate Ayrshire
GUTHRIE James M 30 Agricultural Labourer Ayrshire
GUTHRIE Sarah F 30 Ayrshire
GUTHRIE Jean F 7 Ayrshire
GUTHRIE Margaret F 4 Ayrshire
GUTHRIE Janet F 2 Ayrshire
AULD Thomas M 25 Tile Mounter Ayrshire



WILLIAM GREGG:

Born Monday 28 April 1766, Ayr Ayrshire Scotland
Christened Tuesday 29 April 1766, Ayr [SCR FR446]
Died May 1841, Failford Ayrshire Scotland
Buried Wednesday 19 May 1841, Tarbolton Ayrshire Scotland
OCCUPATION: Mason/DanceMaster/Master of Manners
SOURCE: OPR/IGI/SENSUS/IGI C115787
OPR AYR: 'William Greg lawful son to James Greg Master of Manners and Janet Henderson his spouse born 20th April 1766 and baptised 29th April'.
It is believed that our William is the son of James Greg. They are both known to have been 'Dancing Masters' and 'Master of Manners'. It is William who is credited as being the Dance Master to ROBERT BURNS at the Bachelors Club Tarbolton in the late 1770's. A fiddle said to be the one used by William at the time was presented to the Scottish National Trust in 1997 by a Major John Weir who acquired the fiddle from a local source in Tarbolton.
We have an OPR death record of a William Greg of this period who died as a boy, AYR :'William Greg son of James Greg aged 10 yrs and 3 months died of fever buried 1 December 1776'. This is about 4 months younger than the William in question and may have been son to another James Greg.?
OPR TARBOLTON: 'William Gregg from Failford Hospital was interred at Tarbolton 19th May 1841'. First census in Scotland JUNE 1841 just too late.
William's age would have been 75 when he died (assuming the birth details/parents accredited to him are correct[1997ADG]).
William's name was spelled 'Gregg' when he died.

William's son John[P457] inherited the 'Gregg Fiddle'

Margaret CURRIE {F} [P456]

Born Sunday 17 April 1774, St. Quivox and Newton Ayrshire Sc. IGI-C116122

Connection? JEAN CURRIE Christening: 16 MAY 1764 Ochiltree, Ayr, Scotland Father: WILLIAM CURRIE C116092