William Currie - Laird of Brydekirk
Biography
Birth: n/a
Death: dsp. 1775
A writer in Edinburgh. Married to Elizabeth Hunter (d. 1788). He had at least one daughter, Mary, who married (1783) Richard Campbell, also a writer. The marriage registration lists Mary as daughter of deceased William Currie of Bridekirk, so he died at some time prior to September 6, 1783.1 A James Currie, probably William's brother, was a close friend of John Johnston.2
Also known as
- Laird of Brydekirk
Life with James Boswell
Currie acted as Boswell's guide from Annan to Springkell on October 7, 1762. Boswell described him as "a genteel, obliging young man".
Notes
Note 1: Correspondence of James Boswell and John Johnston, p. 41n3 says 1775.
Note 2: ibid.
Mentioned in
William Currie is mentioned in:
- Journal of my Jaunt, Harvest 1762
