Welcome!
The purpose of this website is to record and share the family history of Archibald Currie of Lismore NSW (1827-1916). Archibald arrived in Australia on 26th July 1853 aboard the Earl of Elgin. He was the first member of this family to arrive in Australia so it is fitting this site is named after him.
The site will hopefully be of use to his descendants wishing to learn more about the family and of historical interest generally. To navigate this site, click on the various names and their descendants pages will appear. Please feel free to make any contributions or comments in the 'contact' box, or email me on cathandsteve@comcen.com.au directly.
Photograph courtesy Richmond River Historical Society
Archibald Currie, Alderman of Lismore
Photo courtesy of Richmond River Historical Society
The schooner Garfield loading timber at Dorrough's sawmill, North Lismore circa 1880's with Archibald Curries store visible on the right hand side of the picture.
photograph courtesy Richmond River Historical Society
Below is a chart of Archibalds family tree showing my own branch and where I fit in (Cathy Jensen). I will expand on other branches of the tree on the relevant pages of this site.
My son Jack and I.
Archibald Currie was Jacks Great Great Great Grandfather!
Information on this site has been obtained from various sources including:
Richmond River Historical Society
Aldine Centennial History of New South Wales, 1888
"Men and a River" Louise Tiffany Daley
"Education in Lismore" Ray Bass
NSW Dept Births, Deaths and Marriages
The Dunoon Story
Dunoon Public School Centenary Book
Denis Matthews - Dunoon Historian
The Lismore Northern Star newspaper
NSW Dept Births Deaths Marriages
Scotlands People (website)
Government Archives
Australian Jewish Historical Society
recollections and photographs from family members including:
Margaret Saul
Peter Riddell
Peter Fitness
Meg Young
Richard Roberts
Margaret Parker
Joe Hayden
Links:
The site below has an excellent account of conditions on an emigrant ship to Australia in the 1850's:
http://www.keithdash.net/Macdonald.html
The site below has a few thousand excellent photographs of Dundee in the late 19th century.
http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/photodb/page50.htm
A photograph of the R.M.S John Elder at Port Melbourne in March 1884. Joseph Cohen was on board its next trip to Port Melbourne in November 1884.
http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/pictoria/b/0/8/doc/b08136.shtml