CURRAN; ON,CAN; 1827-1872 Robert Curran left Ballyhalbert, Co Down, Ireland and settled on Amherst Island in 1827. He returned to Ballyhemlin, Co. Down and married Jane Reid and remained there from 1834-1858. They appear in the 1861 Amherst Island census and in the 1871 Amherst census Jane and her children appear but Robert is not listed even though it states that Jane is married. Shortly after this the family moved to Chicago. My great grandfather James Curran and his wife Rachel Warnock and their family left Ballyhalbert in 1872 and settled in Chicago. The sons were sailors on the Great Lakes and three of them married girls from Amherst Island. I would like to find the relationship between Robert and James Curran. If any one is interested in this family please check my WebPage and contact me. Martha Parker "Martha Parker" <mmparker@ix.netcom.com>