There is more on his life and work at www.questroyalfineart.com/artist/george-henry-durrie
The DFA is aware of possible connections for the Durie family to the early Durries in the USA. The late Jerry Durrie of Alberqueque researched his family and these are currently being explored. If you have any information to help us, such as history of the Durrie antecedents please make contact. Also if you know more about George Henry Durrie. If you do please contact us by e-mail: secretary@duriefamily.co.uk
George Henry
Durrie 1820-1863
George
Henry Durrie 1820-1863
Father: John Durrie 1792-1857 b. 29 May 1792 Hartford, Conn. D. 04 Dec 1857 New Haven, Connecticut,
Mother: Clarissa Clark 1795-1887 b. 01 Dec 1795 Hartford, Connecticut d. 30 Aug 1887 Connecticut
Brothers: John Durrie 1818-; William Augustus Durrie 1822-1903; Austin Gordon Durrie 1833-
Sisters: Jane Elizabeth Durrie 1825- ; Martha Clark Durrie 1828-
Wife: Sarah Perkins 1841-
Grandfather
John Durrie, b. 1760 Stony Stratford, Buckinghamshire, England d. 17 Jun 1833, Hartford, Connecticut.
Two of George Henry's paintings:
Left: Going to Church Right: Red School House, Winter
Connecticut, USA, From the Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934 for John Durrie, George Henry's Grandfather
Name: John Durrie
Birth Date: abt 1760
Age at Death: 73
Death Date: 17 Jun 1833
Death Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Spouse: Mary
FHL Film Number: 3337
We know nothing about this family further back. However, there are individuals named Dury (but not Durie or Durrie) in Buckinghamshire in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
Research by Dr Bruce Durie. gen@brucedurie.co.uk