The Christians of Milntown, Isle of Man

and Ewanrigg Hall, Cumberland, England

Christian family chart drawn exclusively from A.W. Moore’s Manx Families, “Christian’s of Milntown, Isle of Man and Ewanrigg Hall, Cumberland

http://www.isle-of-man.com/manxnotebook/famhist/families/awm1889/chrstn_m.htm

Special thanks to Frances Coakley for transcribing

John MacChristin – Deemster 1408, Tynwald 1422

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John

Of Altadale, Lezayre

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John

Deemster 1500-1510

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John Daniel (sister)

Deemster 1511-1535 Ancestors of the Christians of Married Garrett of Ballabrooie

Acquired land adjacent to Baldroma, Maughold

Altadale and called the whole Milntown

First to put Manx laws into writing

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William (eldest daughter) John

Deemster with father Married Samsbury of Ronaldsway (second son)

Succeeded to the estate Water-Bailiff

of Milntown in 1535 but

died in 1539

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(eldest son) Robert (2^nd son)

Deemster

Christians of Lewaigue

in Maughold

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(UNKNOWN)

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(UNKNOWN)

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Ewan

Changed name from

MacChristen to Christian

Succeeded to the property

Of Milntown in 1593

Made deemster in 1605

At the age of 26 and held

Office 51 years

Deputy Governor of Peel Castle

His sister Jane’s property passed to

his third son the famous “Iliam Dhone”

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John (eldest son) Mabel (second wife) -------John Curghey of Ballakillingan------ (first wife) Margaret

Assistant Deemster born 1599 | born 1617

| Ewan-----------------| (marriage)

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Edward

Succeeded grandfather Ewan

To the property of Milntown

Deemster.

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Ewan Margaret-----Thomas Wattlesworth of Peel Thomas (fifth son)

Purchased property of | Vicar of Crosthwaite, Cumberland

Ewanrigg Hall, Cumberland (c.1680) |------------------------------------------| -------------------|-----------

Also succeeded to the property of Elizabeth Margaret------ Joseph (married cousin)

Milntown on father’s death in 1693 Archdeacon Moore’s |

| and W.F Moore’s grandmother Decendants:

--|------------------------------- Ewan and Joseph Henry Christain (architects)

John--------Bridget Senhouse Henry Baily, mbr of Council of Cape of Good Hope

| Daughter of Humphrey Henry Christain, admiral & Chief Constable of

| Senhouse of Netherhall Gloucestershire

| Humphrey a lineal descent Alfred, George and William Christian, merchants

| of King Edward I Mrs W.F. Moore of Cronkbourne

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John ----- Jane Curwen Fletcher Christian -------------(Tahitian wife) Charles----Ann Dixon

| Daughter of Eldred Curwen of Workington Hall, Cumberland (second son) | daughter of

| He was High Sheriff for Cumberland in 1766. died 1767 HMS Bounty mutineer | Jacob Dixon of

| ---------------|-------- Moreland Close

----------------|------ Thursday October Christian

Isabella-------John-----------Margaret Taubman (first wife) died 1778

m. 1782 Succeeded | Daughter of John Taubman of Castletown

heiress of his father | John had married Esther Christian, daughter

Hen Curwen at age 12 | of Deemster Nicholas Christian of Ballastole

| distant connection of the Milntown Christians.

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John Christian

Deemster, succeeded to the

Christian properties of Milntown and

Ewanrigg Hall, Cumberland

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William Bell Christian

Receiver General, M.C., M.A., J.P.,

19^th in decent of John MacChristen

Held estates in 1889

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Ewan John Christian

Commissioner of Police, Kimberly, South Africa 1889

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