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Donald Currie, did not work for a shipping owner in Greenock,his first job was with his uncle John Martin"s company Hoyle&Martin Limited, sugar refineries,in 1839 age 14 years. John Martin was his mother"s brother, Elizabeth (martin)Currie. Iam a distant relative of these families. Helen (currie)Martin my great grand-mother,was Sir Donald Currie, youngest sister the Currie"s an the Martin families disowned both her and my great-grand-father Gavin Martin, both of them were full cousin"s they eloped and were married in Edinburgh 1852.Both settled in Dundee with the help of Sir Donald"s brother Alexander Martin Currie, who owned a sugar refinery in Dundee,he was also a partner in the Hoyle& Martin Ltd, Sugar-house-Lane, Greenock, until the year he died,1886 in Jersey. I have given you good people a small peep into the family past. I am in possession of birth certificates, marriage-lines and Death certificates. I also have three files of printed documents covering our family history from 1679 up to this day. James Currie and Elizabeth (martin)Currie were my great-great-grand-parents my own parents are now deceased, George Morgan Martin and Elizabeth (mcGann)Martin both were born in the year 1899. Feb an May.I am of the same name as my father in full.still live in Dundee, aged 71 years this coming Decemeber 8th 1938.Grand-father name Thomas Farquarson Martin born 1858 died age 72 1932, conformation of our relationship can be found in the week-end local paper " The People"s Journal " 16th August 1932, in the Obituary column.His middle name is mispelt as "FERGUSSON" this was done by his eldest son Andrew Martin a World-war one hero, who lived up to a goodly age of 80years 1970.His only daughter lives in Canada London Ontario, in her eighties, Joan (martin) MacLean. I could go on for ever but starts to bore,here is a couple of name"s related to Sir Donald whom you may have missed Sir John Molteno,P.M of the cape colony"s. The Merrilees Russian store People who were great friends of the Fabulous Faberges! jewllers to the czars,here I must end, Ive spoken by mobil to a few, but never personally met them but whats in a name.still researching and fnding little snippets of life. 2

My Grand Father Commador- Captain Samuel Currie told me before he died I was related to Sir Donald Currie - some how his father was the black sheep of the family and went to Ireland where he had a plumbing bussiness - also put some of the plumming into the Titanic. Maybe you someone has information on this side of the family - I am the last Currie in this line and would like to pass on the family history to my Children .

I am replying to the last paragraph concerning Capt Samuel Currie. He was my great Uncle & my grandmother was his sister Jane Currie. I have been researching my family tree & Uncle Sam wrote to me about our connection with Donald Currie. Perhaps the person who wrote would get in touch as he must be the son of Clifford or Max Currie.

Question? Is this the same Currie family that purchased the estate of Clatto Fife which was previously owned by Sir John Low? From the book 'Fifty Years with John Company', a biography by Ursula Low, it is documented that General Sir John Low, was a soldier and diplomat of the East India Company He was closely associated with two Governors General, Lord Dalhousie and Lord Canning, The Lows were also connected through marriage to William Shakespeare and William Makepeace Thackeray. The estate is documented to have been sold to "the Curries the shipping people" but no further explanation is given.

I recently met a Dirk Currie who now resides in Adelaide Australia. He claims to be a distant relative of the Currie family of Currie Cup fame. Was originally from Swaziland , Johannesburg , Cape Town. Peter Wright

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