Ancestors of Christopher John Augustine Morry

Mary Curran

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: 1903 ³⁹⁹⁴ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Martin Curran ³⁹⁹³ Mother: Margaret Rossitor ³⁹⁹⁴

Mary Curran

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:

Spouses and Children

1. *John Costello ⁴² Marriage: Children: 1. William Costello 2. Mary Ann Costello 3. Joseph Costello 4. Thomas Costello 5. Mary Ellen Costello

Mary Bridget Curran

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1940 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁶¹ ^,3995 Christening: Death: 16 Feb 2008 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( about age 68) ³⁶¹ Cremation: 20 Feb 2008 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁶¹ Cause of Death:
Events
• Census: Martin Curran family in 1945 Newfoundland Census, 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Living: 9 Apr 2000.
• Cremation: Fahey's Funeral Home, 20 Feb 2008, Fermeuse, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Parents

Father: Edward Curran ³⁶¹ Mother: Anna Sullivan ³⁶⁰ ^,361

Spouses and Children

1. *Byrne ³⁶¹ Marriage: Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living

Patricia Curran

Sex: F

Individual Information

Birth Date: Cir 1942 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁹⁹⁵ Christening: Death: Burial: Cause of Death:
Events
• Census: Martin Curran family in 1945 Newfoundland Census, 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Living: 9 Apr 2000.
• Living: 16 Feb 2008.
• Living: 7 May 2022.

Parents

Father: Edward Curran ³⁶¹ Mother: Anna Sullivan ³⁶⁰ ^,361

Spouses and Children

1. *Michael Quirke ³⁶¹ Marriage:

Patrick Curran

Sex: M
AKA: Paddy Curran ¹⁴⁹
Individual Information

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1916 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ¹⁴⁹ ^,3993 ^,3997 Christening: Death: 17 Oct 2003 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 87) ³⁹⁹⁷ ^,3998 Burial: 20 Oct 2003 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Cause of Death:
Events
• Religion: Roman Catholic.
• Occupation: Fisherman, Cod Fishery, 1935, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. No reported income (presumably share with brother(s)).
• Military: WWII veteran, Royal Navy First Draft, DJX 173 630, Between 1939 and 1945, North Atlantic Ocean. Member of the Naval Association.
• Census: Martin Curran family in 1945 Newfoundland Census, 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. (Household Member)
• Occupation: Royal Navy, 1945, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Living: 21 Mar 1997, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Living: 9 Apr 2000.
• Documentation: Paddy and Anna Curran Biography, 2019, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From "Treasured Memories - Then and Now", the Ferryland 2019 Come Home Year Book
.
• Documentation: Profiles of World War II Veterans in the 2019 Come Home Year Book, 2019, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From "Treasured Memories - Then and Now", the Ferryland 2019 Come Home Year Book
.

Parents

Father: Martin Curran ³⁹⁹³ Mother: Margaret Rossiter ³⁹⁹⁴

Spouses and Children

1. *Anna Janet Windsor ¹⁴⁹ ^,168 Marriage: 31 Jan 1953 - Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁹⁹⁹
Marriage Events
• Alt. Marriage: Bef 1953, Aquaforte, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living 4. Living 5. Living

Notes
General:

030811 from NGB website: CURRAN, Patrick. J. - Passed peacefully away October 17, 2003 at his home in Ferryland, WWII veteran, Royal Navy First Draft, DJX 173 630, member of the Naval Association, age 87 years. Predeceased by his wife Anna (1996). Leaving to mourn the loss and celebrate the joy of having loved and been loved by such a wonderful father are: his children Wilf (Gail), Janet Kenny (Rick), Chris (Debby), Heather Sullivan (Gary), John (Marlene); grandchildren, Lori, Lana, Erin, Alicia, Ciaran, Shawna, Hannah Curran, Lee, Mark, Grant Kenny, Susan, Dale and Sarah Sullivan; daughter-in-law Rosemary; brothers and sisters-in law Margaret Curran (Jerseyside), Dot Keough, Anna Windsor, Grace Stoodley, Claude Stoodley, Mercedes Windsor and Bruce (Helen) Windsor. Special friends Sylvia and Tommy and a large circle of nieces and nephews, neighbours and friends. Resting at Fahey's Funeral Home, Fermeuse, Saturday 2-10 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.. Mass of Christian burial on Monday, October 20 at 11 a.m. from Holy Trinity Church, Ferryland. Interment to follow at Holy Trinity Cemetery. Flowers gratefully accepted or donations may be made to H. Bliss Murphy Cancer Centre, St. John's or to a charity of your choice. "A Father's Love is a Blessing." October 17, 2003

Peter John Curran

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 24 Jun 1901 - Ferryland, Newfoundland, Canada ³⁹⁹⁴ Christening: Death: 12 Oct 1901 - Ferryland, Newfoundland, Canada ³⁹⁹⁴ Burial: in Ferryland, Newfoundland, Canada ³⁹⁹⁴ Cause of Death:

Parents

Father: Martin Curran ³⁹⁹³ Mother: Margaret Rossiter ³⁹⁹⁴

Raymond Patrick Curran

Sex: M

Individual Information

Birth Date: 14 Jun 1948 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁰⁰⁰ ^,4001 Christening: Death: 16 Aug 2002 - St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ( at age 54) ⁴⁰⁰⁰ ^,4002 Burial: After 16 Aug 2002 - Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ⁴⁰⁰⁰ Cause of Death: Colon Cancer
Events
• Graduation: St. Joseph's Highschool, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Hobby: Donated a huge collection on the history of the Southern Shore to the Provincial Archives, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Interesting: Appeared as James the Lesser in painting by Gerald Squires.
• Occupation: Federal Public Service; Human Resources and Development Canada, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
• Living: 9 Apr 2000.
• Alt. Death: Bef 16 Feb 2008.
• Documentation: Raymond Patrick Curran Biography, 2019, Ferryland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. From "Treasured Memories - Then and Now", the Ferryland 2019 Come Home Year Book
.

Parents

Father: Edward Curran ³⁶¹ Mother: Anna Sullivan ³⁶⁰ ^,361

Spouses and Children

1. *Cindy ³⁶⁰ Marriage: Children: 1. Living 2. Living

Notes
General:

141109: IN MEMORIAM

RAY CURRAN 1948-2002 A Major contributor of resource material for genealogy on the Southern Shore of Newfoundland, Canada

ARTICLE FROM GLOBE & MAIL Advocate for arts, social justice Career civil servant was labour activist, compiled history of Southern Shore By J.M. SULLIVAN Special to The Globe and Mail

Thursday, October 17, 2002 - Print Edition, Page R9

ST. JOHN'S, NFLD. -- Ray Curran, a career public servant, unionist, advocate of Newfoundland history and culture, and social-justice activist, has died in St. John's of colon cancer. He was 54. Mr. Curran's social and labour activism found him on the frontlines of anti-apartheid protests and national strikes, while his work as a public-sector project officer led him to visit every single community on the island of Newfoundland. His own strong interest in Newfoundland history, specifically his home turf of Newfoundland's Southern Shore, led him to research, create and donate a remarkable collection to the provincial archives.

His father, Edward, was a fisherman, and Mr. Curran was the second-youngest of seven born to him and Anna Sullivan Curran. Growing up in Ferryland, he played cowboys and Indians, with real horses, on the Ferryland Gaze. At 13, he was listening to Bob Dylan and Phil Ochs. He graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Ferryland, studied briefly at Memorial University, and worked for the provincial government. He quickly moved to the federal civil service where he spent the bulk of his career.

Mr. Curran's civil-service career was far from the rubber-stamping operation government work is sometimes perceived to be. He found vital seed money for many arts, native, francophone, youth and women's groups, including Oxfam and the newspaper La Gabateur. Much of his work was with Human Resources and Development Canada as a program consultant or program officer. As one of many examples, he was among the first HRDC officers to recognize the importance of Rising Tide Theatre's proposal for a season of plays in Trinity, an idea that has matured into an acclaimed summer season with an international profile and become an anchor of the growing tourism industry.

At least two of Mr. Curran's commitments had a national stage. He was an area joint co-ordinator in the 1991 Public Service Alliance of Canada strike, which was ended by legislation but did embed a workforce-adjustment agreement that proved to be a landmark.

And when the cod moratorium was announced in 1992, Mr. Curran was at the forefront of those designing employment and income-replacement programs for Newfoundland (which would eventually be known as TAGS). One of his major battles was fighting an entrenched, biased view that Newfoundlanders were lazy, dependent people.

"He had no hesitation in challenging the bureaucracy," said his wife, Cindy Curran. "He felt Ottawa was trying to design a program made in Ottawa, for Newfoundland that didn't fit and he was not afraid of stepping on toes." Some mandarins felt, for example, that the Newfoundland workforce should pack up and move to work in the Ontario manufacturing sector. Others denounced the alleged Newfoundland "welfare mentality."

Such misperceptions deeply bothered Mr. Curran and he would confront them, although he was not, by nature, hotheaded. "There were times Ray would be in your face," said Ms. Curran. "But he had to try to appear to be angry."

"He wasn't an angry man," said Bill Hynd of Oxfam. "He wanted to act positively. He was concerned with social justice, but he never expressed himself in an aggressive manner." Instead, he would participate in protests against the visiting apartheid-era South African ambassador and allow his picture to be taken. He assisted with an Oxfam fisheries linkage between Nicaragua and Renews.

"He was an up-front guy," said Mr. Hynd. "His concern came from the gut, and being well read and wanting to know more. He knew the hot spots and would ask, what was going on, and who was causing it, and what can we do?"

Mr. Curran served five years on the board of Oxfam, and also served with Emmanuel House, and the Brother T. I. Murphy Centre, among others.

Mr. Curran was first diagnosed in July, 2000, and learned last January that the disease was terminal. His attitude toward his illness and death was generous and unflinching. He held a living wake, inviting 200 people to his "54th and last birthday party." He posed for a series of sketches for visual artist Gerry Squires (he had earlier appeared as James the Lesser in Mr. Squires's The Last Supper) "because he said, everyone does the series of baby pictures, nobody documents the other end," said Ms. Curran. When faced once too often with the cliché that nobody knew how long they had to live, that one and all could be hit with a Mack truck tomorrow, he said he would phone Mayor Andy Wells to inquire about the prevalence of marauding, lethal Mack trucks on the streets of St. John's. He refused extreme treatment for his illness, and continued to renovate his house and pursue an anthropology degree at Memorial. And he finished compiling his extraordinary, 30-year historical record of the Southern Shore.

"Anyone who walks in from the Southern Shore will be handed this collection," said Greg Walsh, manuscript archivist with the provincial archives. "I wish I was from the Southern Shore."

Mr. Curran's donation includes 15 bound books, some 10 centimetres thick. "We have some of the original material in big ledgers, or correspondence, but he went through and noted every reference to the Southern Shore. He saved someone else hours and hours and hours and hours of time and money. It's very unusual," said Mr. Walsh.

Mr. Curran's material includes a transcribed diary of the Rev. M. D. O'Driscoll (1874-1881), decades of birth, death and marriage certificates arranged by community, every headstone inscription and other cemetery information from Cape Broyle to Renews, a 1935 district census, a thorough culling of the St. John's Basilica records for any mention of the Southern Shore and transcribed articles from St. John's newspapers such as the Royal Gazette.

"Once, he went to someone's home and transcribed the diary of Thomas McCarthy, 1927," said Mr. Walsh. "And he put it all on disc so eventually we can put it on a Web site. It's an incredible concentration."

Quick-witted, humorous, always siding with the underdog, Mr. Curran was an avid, eclectic reader. When the Globe published a list of the top 100 books, Mr. Curran had read 98.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Curran leaves daughter Marianne (in Calgary) and son Damian (Edmonton), as well as stepson Chris Morrison (Sunnyvale, Calif.) and stepdaughter Lindsay Morrison (St. John's).

Raymond Patrick Curran, public servant; born in Ferryland, Nfld., June 14, 1948; died in St. John's, Aug. 16, 2002

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Patrick Curran ³⁴ ^,3993 Mother: Anna Janet Windsor ¹⁴⁹ ^,168

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Living 3. Living

Living

Sex: F

Parents

Father: Living Mother: Living

Living

Sex: M

Parents

Father: Patrick Curran ³⁴ ^,3993 Mother: Anna Janet Windsor ¹⁴⁹ ^,168

Spouses and Children

1. Living Children: 1. Living 2. Lana Gayle Curran 2. Living

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