Tenth Generation  

68. John Anthony Logan CURRIE [3527] (Margaret ULPH-SMITH⁴⁸, Arthur Ulph SMITH²⁶, John Stanger SMITH¹⁵, Mary Dent STANGER¹¹, Mary DENT⁷, Joseph⁶, David⁴, Joseph², Richard¹) was born on 07 Dec 1921 in Woodseals Sheffield Yorkshire England and died on 19 Oct 1996 in Easingwold, Yorkshire, U.K. at age 74.

General Notes: Squadron Leader Pilot 'C' for Charlie 626 Sqdrn. Lancaster Bombers 1939-45 War. Awarded DFC 1944. Author 'Lancaster Target' (1977), 'Mosquito Victory' (1983), 'The Augsburg Raid' (1987), 'Wings Over Georgia' (1988) Educated Lower School of John Lyon, Harrow. ARP driver 1940, RAF 1941-1964, Civil Defence Officer Notts 1965-1969, Tutor Civil Defence College 1975-1986. H.U.Smith. August 1987. Received from Jack Csssidy, Tony's Navigator during most of WW2, a Copy of Tony's Book, Lancaster Target. - May 2001.

John married Irene Ninette GRACIE [3531] [MRIN: 2206], daughter of GRACIE [4307] and Unknown, on 26 Oct 1944 in Church on the Hill St Mary's C of E Harrow Middlesex England. The marriage ended in divorce. Irene was born on 14 Nov 1921 in Stockport Cheshire England.

Marriage Notes: See Margaret Currie's Letter of Dec.9, 1944 with details.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 76 F    i. Gail Janine CURRIE [3536] was born on 30 Mar 1947 in Exeter Devon England.

   77 M    ii. John Jeremy Nigel Ulph CURRIE [3534] was born on 12 Apr 1949 in Harrogate Yorkshire England.

General Notes: BA, Southampton University. 1st Contact by eMail, received April 18, 2001.

+ 78 F    iii. Alison Josephine Margaret CURRIE [3540] was born on 12 Jun 1951.

John next married Kathleen BRAYSHAW(ASH) [3543] [MRIN: 2207], daughter of Unknown and Unknown, on 05 Jul 1975 in Chichester Sussex England. Kathleen was born on 13 Apr 1940 in India.

69. Elizabeth Mary CURRIE [3528] (Margaret ULPH-SMITH⁴⁸, Arthur Ulph SMITH²⁶, John Stanger SMITH¹⁵, Mary Dent STANGER¹¹, Mary DENT⁷, Joseph⁶, David⁴, Joseph², Richard¹) was born on 25 May 1927 in Sheffield Yorkshire England and died on 27 Apr 1989 at age 61. Another name for Elizabeth was Betty.

Elizabeth married Frank James Osborne SPENDER [3533] [MRIN: 2208], son of Unknown and Unknown, on 10 Nov 1953 in Harrow Middlesex England. Frank was born on 04 May 1917 in Hereford Herefordshire England.

The child from this marriage was:

   79 M    i. Michael James Osborne SPENDER [3535] was born on 22 Jun 1955 in Women's Hospital Nottingham Nottinghamshire England.

70. Howard Ulph SMITH [3514] (Arthur John Ulph SMITH⁵⁰, Arthur Ulph SMITH²⁶, John Stanger SMITH¹⁵, Mary Dent STANGER¹¹, Mary DENT⁷, Joseph⁶, David⁴, Joseph², Richard¹) was born on 19 Jan 1932 in Wattlebrae Hospital Kalinga Brisbane Queensland Australia.

General Notes: A very uneventful (except for numerous illnesses) childhood saw him attend Virginia Primary School and Church of England Grammar School, E. Brisbane.
On leaving School he spent a brief period in an Engineering Apprenticeship, and an even briefer period helping his Parents on their Pineapple farm at Montville, North of Brisbane. Youthful restlessness caused him to obtain employment in the Northern Territory of Australia, firstly on Soudan Station as a Storeman/Book-keeper, thence for the next three years he was employed in a number of positions in Tenant Creek in the N.T. His range of employment included P.M.G. Linesman, Assistant Assayer and Assayer in a couple of Gold Mines, Enterprise & Nobles Knob. He was also employed as a Crane Driver at Peko and as a "Grease Monkey" in one of the local garages. On his return to Q'land he continued to follow the Motor trade in Palmwoods [his first Son was Born in Nambour] and Brisbane; and for a Year in Barcaldine, where his younger Son Gregory was born. Also when he and his Family moved on to Sydney in N.S.W in 1959, he continued to work in the Motor and Engineering trades. After operating a number of businesses the Family returned to Brisbane, shortly before the death of Howard's Father. In 1969 they travelled to England where they stayed for 4 years. In England he worked as a Purchasing Officer for two firms, in one of which he was responsible for Stores and Materials Control. The Family returned to Sydney, Australia in 1973. Howard was then employed as Purchasing Officer for Plessey Australia, and subsequently as Production "Trouble Shooter" for four years. During this time, he and his Wife, Margaret had been building up a Portfolio of Residential Properties until in 1977 they were both able to retire from their respective Employers and work full time in their own business. About this time they founded Howmeg Investments Pty. Limited, a Property Investment business. About the same time, Howard became a Licenced Builder. From that time onward their Efforts were directed into making the Business successful. Their younger Son Gregory and his Wife Fiona became a part of the Business in about 1980. The Business has provided for both Families since that time.

Howard married GREER [3513] [MRIN: 2193], daughter of GREER [3729] and WHITWORTH [3730], on 29 Oct 1953 in Tenant Creek Northern Territory of Australia.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 80 M    i. Michael Howard Ulph SMITH [3517] was born on 20 Sep 1954 in Nambour General Hospital Nambour QLD Australia.

+ 81 M    ii. Gregory John SMITH [3518] was born on 20 Jun 1958 in Barcaldine Hospital Barcaldine Queensland Australia.

71. John Paul MORRISON [38262] (Barbara Stanger MACKENZIE-SMITH⁵⁴, John Hubert Stanger SMITH³¹, John Stanger SMITH¹⁵, Mary Dent STANGER¹¹, Mary DENT⁷, Joseph⁶, David⁴, Joseph², Richard¹) was born on 30 Jul 1937 in London England. Another name for John is John Paul MORRISON.

General Notes: Re my last name, my late step-father (my mum's second marriage), who was Edward A. Morrison III, changed my surname by means of a weird British process called a deed poll - see <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deed_poll> - without ever bothering to adopt me. When I became an adult (supposedly), it just seemed like too much trouble to bother changing it back!

John married Brenda Marilyn SMITH [38268] [MRIN: 13987], daughter of Alvin SMITH [38269] and Hilda FRENCH [38270], on 27 Jul 1963 in Trinidad. Brenda was born on 19 Jun 1941 in Tunapuna Trinidad.

Children from this marriage were:

   82 M    i. Joseph Derek MORRISON [38271] was born on 29 May 1964 in Poughkeepsie Dutchess Co. New York USA.

Joseph married Kim Elizabeth KLAUDI [38462] [MRIN: 14066]. Kim was born on 27 Oct 1962 in Ontario Canada.

+ 83 F    ii. Sandra Elizabeth MORRISON [38272] was born on 19 Nov 1965.