Corrie

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In Godwin's 1796 list for 1778, in 1794 version added in small letters along with Lister 

Richard Corrie Esq of Ware Hertfordshire subscribed to dissenting publications in 1774, 1777 & 1779. Godwin's first attempt at ministry was at Ware in 1778. Richard Corrie of Hertford Esq subscribed to Wakefield's New Testament 1791 and he was probably the Richard Corrie of Islington from 1799 who died there 1807 in his 82nd year, will PCC 1807, his widow died 1824 Islington age 90. He is distinct from Richard Corrie of Wellingborough, Northants, on committee against Test & Corporation Acts 3.12.1789, his will PCC 1793, lace merchant with his father-in-law William Corrie,

Or James Corrie MD (Glasgow 1791) whose work On the Vitality of the Blood was dedicated to John Hunter and published in 1791 the title page called him a Member of the London Corporation of Surgeons and the preface is signed James Corrie, London 25.5.1791. A Mr James Corrie of Hackney subscribed to Geddes 1790. James Corrie was president of Physico-Chirurgical Society, Edinburgh 1789-90. James Corrie, Ayr,  April 1790 became Extraordinary member of Hibernian Medical Society (M.D. written in ink after his name in Gale Databases copy). Mr James Corrie, surgeon subscribed 1791 to work by Samuel Davidson, surgeon. James Corrie M D Madras subscribed 1793 to Account of Veterinary College, London. Not found record of his birth or death or trace of him outside 1789-93, he may have been the father of James Corrie 1792-1855 MRCS, MD Edin, of Finchley will PCC 1855 according to 1841 and 1851 censuses born in Scotland, in which case likeliest Scottish baptism was James Currie 28.3.1792 Glasgow son of James Currie & Elisabeth Steven who married 24.7.1791 Glasgow. Found several cases of same person having been spelt Corrie and Currie (but there was also another Dr James Currie, reputed author of Jasper Wison's letter, DNB 1756-1805 who according to the DNB landed at Deptford from the West Indies in May 1777 and then went to Edinburgh).

There was also the Rev Josiah Corrie, dissenting minister at Kenilworth 1755-1800, will PCC 1800, father of Rev John Corrie 1769-1839 schoolmaster of Birch's Green Birmingham who studied at Hackney from 1788 see Surman Index and John Kentish DNB 1788-1853. And John and James Corrie, timber merchants of Vauxhall in 1780s and 1790s, and Edgar Corrie, merchant of Liverpool author of books about taxes c. 1791, and John Corrie, Church of England vicar and father of Daniel Corrie DNB 1777-1837 bishop of Madras.

Godwin used the form Corry in his 1796 list for 1797 and this spelling of the name was generally used in Ireland rather than Scotland.