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meandcupcake
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Any suggestions on how I can locate any information on my grandmother's brother who lived in Moffat. His name was George Melville Currie, born 1879 at Raeknowes, Johnstone Par. and married in Moffat 1915 to Bella Main. They had 4 sons, Norman, Melville, Ronald and Thomas.
I have tried to locate records online and have found nothing for Moffat. Any help would be appreciated. Lynne
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Smith, Webster, Cruickshank of Aberdeenshire
Smith, Legg of Banffshire
Smith, Corrie, Thomson, Lockerby of Dumfriesshire
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Subaru
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Welcome to Rootschat Lynne 
You could try http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
They hold a lot of records but I think you have to pay per view. Worth a look though.
There is a transport firm called Curries (haulage lorries) that the firm I worked for used, I'm sure they were in Dumfries.
Have you tried IGI (family search)? or do you have access to Ancestry? They have Scotland's censuses. I have access if haven't already done a search on there. Let me know
Rosemary
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GROGGINS, GLASSON, FARRELLY, PYE, CAMPBELL, HENVY, GLAVE - Ireland, Whitehaven (Cumberland)
BEARDEN, BOWMAN - Whitehaven/Beckermet Cumberland
ROONEY, WARD, MALONE - Ireland, Cleator Moor (Cumberland)
MAIN, CUTTER, CLAYTON, PRYKE - Thetford, Swaffham (Norfolk)
FORD/E - Ireland, Warwickshire England
COULTHARD - Whitehaven/Workington (Cumberland)
DWAN - Ireland
LAWSON - Isle of Man, Whitehaven
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longshanks
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I think you have to be cautious with the Moffat marriage. Moffat is a small town where the marriage might have taken place, 20th century being less need to marry in home parish. Might have been in one of the minority churches, or might have had relatives there who suggested it. Johnstone Parish is down the Annan from Moffat around Johnstonebridge, which is pretty small, half way between Lockerbie and Moffat, and that could be widened to include St Annes to west or Wamphray parish between Johnstone and Moffat. Raeknowes comprises quite common elements and could be hard to place.
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Gadget
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Hi Lynne
The marriage should be on Scotland' People - they go up to 1931 but is it the details of the children that you require?
Gadget
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specialkg
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I had a quick look in the newspaper indexes today and came across the following under deaths of Dumfries and Galloway Standard dated 28th December 1912 page 5 column G.
CURRIE - on the 20th inst. at Moffat Cottage Hospital Agnes Johnstone, wife of George Melville Currie aged 34 years. Deeply regretted.
Betty
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I have just been on Scotland's People and found a marriage in 1904 for George Melville Currie to Agnes Johnstone and one in 1915 to Isabella Main. The second one was Moffat. The first one was Dumfries but I don't know what area of Dumfries. You can obtain all that with a matter of elimination and it does not use up your credits but if you want to view extracts then it will cost you some credits.
Betty
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Gadget
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Lynne
I think the Ewart in Dumfries has one. It might also be worth phoning D & G Family History Society.
However, I think Betty is on the spot and will have probably scoured the local info.
Gadget 
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specialkg
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I didn't manage to check the later newspapers yesterday but I had a look on Scotland's People this morning and there is a George Melville Currie who died in Moffat in 1956. Could this be your guy? Or do you know he was living after this year?
Betty
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