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From the archive of Rowan J. Flack,
Former Clinical Nurse Officer, Rushden Hospital, 1966-1990.
Transcribed, Extracted and Adapted, by Greville Watson, November 2009.

From Burke’s Landed Gentry, Vol.1, 1894 Edition, and “Armorial Families”, Fifth Edition
Currie of Rushden House
Currie Coat of Arms

Currie, Henry William, Esquire, J.P., for county NorthamptonBorn 1828, being the eldest son of the late Henry Currie, Esq., M.P. for Guildford, by his wife Emma, daughter of Col. Thomas Knox.  Armorial bearings – Gules, a saltire couped argent, in the centre chief point a rose of the last, barbed and seeded proper.  Crest – On a wreath of the colours, a cock proper, resting the foot on a rose argent, barbed and seeded proper.  Married, December 13, 1859, Flora Caroline, daughter of the Hon. and Ven. Henry Reginald Yorke, M.A., brother of Charles Philip, Earl of Hardwicke; and has had Issue – William Reginald Currie, Gentleman, born September 14, 1860, died July 13, 1900, late Lieut. 18th Hussars [married, 1887, Muriel Eve Alexandra, daughter of Thomas Barnard of Cople House, county Bedford].  Seat – Rushden House, Higham Ferrers.


23 September 1871 - Northampton Mercury

Sale—On Saturday, Sept. 30th, 1871, at Twelve o'clock prompt, THE following HORSES, the property of H. W. Currie, Esq., of Rushden House: Lot 1. Sylph, a neat Hack, and fast. 2. Woldsman, 3. Rupert, Fast and good fencers. 4. Streatham, Lots 2, 3, ….


Wellingborough News, 6th May 1887

FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE—A marriage has been arranged, and will take place in June, between Mr. W. R. Currie, late 18th Hussars, only son of Mr. Henry Currie, Rushden House, and Muriel Eve Alexandra, second daughter of Mr. Thos. Barnard, Cople House, Bedfordshire.


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