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William Currie - Laird of Brydekirk

Personal data
Name
William Currie
Date of death (prefix)
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Died 1775
Alias
Laird of Brydekirk
Biography

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 the 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

Life with Boswell

Currie acted as Boswell's guide from Annan to Springkell on October 7, 1762. Boswell described him as "a genteel, obliging young man".

    Unless otherwise noted, the source for a dated quotation of Boswell's is generally the corresponding volume of the Yale Trade Editions of Boswell's journals. 

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