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In spite of the fact that there is nothing yet to substantiate
the family rumor of a link between Margaret (Christian) Kaighin and Fletcher
Christian the celebrated mutineer, volumes have been discovered regarding her
mother’s family, her siblings and their families.
Starting with the
maternal grandparents of Margaret Christian, John Quayle of Ballanicholas,
Marown married Anne Cowle(y) 14 February 1781 in Kirk
Braddan, Isle of Man. From his
marriage record he was born about 1756 and “of Kirk Patrick”. He was buried 14 December 1847, age 90, Kirk Marown, Isle of Man. Ann Cowle(y) was born 22 December 1755 in Kirk
Michael and the daughter of William Cowle(y) and Elizabeth Crellin.
Ann was buried 7 January 1837 in Ballaugh, Isle
of Man at age 80. The
following table of the children of John Quayle and Ann Cowle(y), including
Margaret’s mother Elizabeth Patience Quayle, is taken from the IGI:
1. John Quayle - Christened
24 OCT 1784, Marown, IOM
2. Ann Quayle - Christened 09
SEP 1787, Marown, IOM
3. William Quayle -
Christened 15
NOV 1789, Marown, IOM
4. Paul Quayle - Christened 12
JUN 1791, Marown, IOM
5. Elizabeth Quayle -
Christened 15 DEC 1793,
Marown, IOM
6. Elizabeth Patience Quayle - Christened 15 DEC 1795,
Marown,
IOM
7. Margaret Quayle – Christened
29 JUN 1800, Marown, IOM
A monumental
inscription in Kirk Marown Parish shows that William and Elizabeth died
as infants, and Paul died at age 33.
To
the memory of William and Elizabeth, children of John and Ann Quayle. William
died Aug 9, 1790,
aged 9 months. Elizabeth
died June 12, 1794,
aged 6 months. Here lieth the body of Paul Quayle, son of John Quayle of
Balla[nich]olas, who died on the
1st of Nov 1823, aged 33 years.
The inscription next to the above may indicate a relation but
nothing in the IGI suggests that this is John’s father. This would more likely be his grandfather
or great uncle:
Paul
Quayle’s burial place. Here lieth the body of Paul Quayle, who departed this
life in the 3rd
Oct 1808, aged 70 years. He was buried 5 October 1808.
As a note of interest, the oldest brother of Patience, John is
the 3G Grandfather of James Danforth “Dan” Quayle, US Vice President under
President George HW Bush.
Moving forward one generation, Margaret Christian, daughter of
John Christian and Elizabeth Patience Quayle married Charles Kaighin on 23
August 1849 at Kirk Braddan, Isle of Man.
The marriage
certificate states that she resided at Great George Street, Douglas and she
was the daughter of John Christian, weaver.
Two years later, at the time of the 1851
census (2),
Charles and Margaret can be found with their first son Ebenezer, age 6 months
and born in Birkenhead, at 10 Paternoster Row in Birkenhead, Cheshire,
England. Residing with them are
visitors Elizabeth Christian, age 19, Edward Christian, age 21 and Frederick
Hampton, age 21, all born in the Isle of Man.
Charles Kaighin, Edward Christian and Frederick Hampton are all shown
as shipwrights, Margaret a dressmaker and Elizabeth a housemaid.
1851 Census, Birkenhead, Cheshire, England
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Name
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Location
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Relation
To Head
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Marital
Status
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Age
|
Occupation
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Place of
Birth
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Charles Kaighin
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10 Paternoster Row
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Head
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Married
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26
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Shipwright
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Isle of Man
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Margaret Kaighin
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Wife
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Married
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27
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Dressmaker
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Isle of Man
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Ebenezer Kaighin
|
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Son
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Unmarried
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6mos
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Cheshire, Birkenhead
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Elizabeth Christian
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Visitor
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Unmarried
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19
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Housemaid
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Isle of Man
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Frederick Hampton
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Visitor
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Unmarried
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21
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Shipwright
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Isle of Man
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Edward Christian
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Visitor
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Unmarried
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21
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Shipwright
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Isle of Man
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Elizabeth Jones
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Lodger
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Widow
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64
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Shropshire
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An effort to establish a relationship between the Christians or
Charles with Frederick Hampton via the records was attempted unsuccessfully,
so the assumption is that Frederick
was a family friend. Most likely he
was a fellow shipwright’s apprentice and all three shipwrights were
apprenticed together in the company (and maybe under the tutelage) of
Charles’ father Charles Kaighin on Queen
Street, Douglas prior to the younger Charles’
move to Birkenhead. In the Quiggin’s
Guide, Directory of Principal Tradesmen in Douglas [1852], a C. Kaighin
is listed as a ship builder and this is the most likely location of their
apprenticeship. It may then be assumed
that Charles and Margaret were introduced through Charles’ fellow apprentice
and Margaret’s brother Edward Christian.
Assuming then that the two Christian visitors in the 1851 census
are siblings of Margaret, a check of the IGI has only one family of
Christians that fit this scenario perfectly.
They are the children of John Christian and Elizabeth Patience Quayle,
married 22
October 1822, in Marown, Isle of Man.
Their children were all christened in Kirk Malew as shown in the
following table taken from the IGI:
1. Margaret Christian -
Christened 27
JUL 1823, Malew, IOM
2. Edward Christian -
Christened 31
JUL 1825, Malew, IOM
3. Edward Christian -
Christened 01
FEB 1829, Malew, IOM
4. Elizabeth Christian -
Christened 03
SEP 1831, Malew, IOM
5. Stephen Christian -
Christened 29 DEC 1833,
Malew, IOM
A Burial
record of Edward Christian, infant, in Kirk Malew on 16 March 1828 accounts for the
second Edward, leaving four siblings who lived to adulthood. The 1851 Birkenhead
census record accounts for Margaret, Edward and Elizabeth. So then where is Stephen Christian in
1851? In the 1851
Isle of Man Census, Douglas, District 6, Schedule 226, #5 Fancy Street shows Elizabeth
Christian, head, widow, age 55, born Marown living with son Stephen
Christian, son, unmarried, age 17, apprentice tailor, born Kirk Malew. Therefore father John Christian had died
sometime prior to 1851. To narrow this
down, the family can be found in the 1841 Isle of Man
census in Kirk Malew, District 4, page 16, schedule 73 as follows:
John Christian, age 53
Patience Christian, age 45
Edward Christian, age 12
Elizabeth Christian, age 9
Stephen Christian, age 7
Margaret is evidently already off on her own by this time at the
age of 17 or 18. Father John’s age of
53 would put his birth around 1787-8.
A burial
record of a John Christian, age 57 can be found in the registers of Kirk
Malew parish dated 22 July
1844. This indicates that
the family resided in Kirk Malew until at least John’s death. So Patience moved to Douglas
sometime between 1844 and the census in 1851.
She can be found at Hope
Street, Douglas in the 1861 Isle of Man Census living with son
Edward. She is shown as a widow, age
65, house proprietor, and born Marown.
Edward is age 30, unmarried, ship carpenter, born Kirk Malew. Patience died in 1863 and was buried 5 May 1863 in Kirk
Malew. A corresponding will can be
found in Kirk Braddan Ecclesiastical Wills, 1863, Ref 117, LDS film 0106464.
This was not the only family of John Christian however. Prior to his marriage to Patience, he had
four children by Margaret Waterson.
All children were christened in Kirk Malew as these records from the
IGI show:
1. Catherine Christian - Christened
09 FEB 1816, Malew, IOM
2. Charlotte Christian -
Christened 14
SEP 1817, Malew, IOM
3. Robert Christian - Christened 21
JAN 1819, Malew, IOM
4. John Christian -
Christened 05
JUN 1822, Malew, IOM
John Christian’s marriage to Margaret Watterson
cannot be found in the record; however we know they were married as John’s Last
Will and Testament specifies his marriage to Patience Quayle as his second
marriage. There is no record of a
burial of a Margaret Christian between the birth of John Jr. in June of 1822,
and John’s second marriage that same October.
However, there is a record for a Margaret Waterson recorded in Kirk Malew 13 Jun 1822
. Her death was most likely due to
complications from childbirth. A burial
record of John Thomas Christian, infant, Kirk Malew 23 January 1824 may
explain what happened to him.
A final piece of the puzzle that ties this family
together is the Joint Last
Will and Testament of John and Patience Christian which can be found on LDS
film 0106444,
Kirk Malew Ecclesiastical Wills, Ref 2, 1844. Patience was sworn in as executrix of this
will on the 29th of October 1844. Several of the children from both marriages were
mentioned; specifically:
1. Robert "our eldest son and heir and said
Patience Christian's Step-Son" who was left the parcels of
Croit-y-Crommell and Croit-y-Cuddhair, part of the quarterland of Clogh Chor
in Kirk Malew.
2. Edward and
Stephen "our two sons" – who were left a house and garden in the
town of Peel “to
share and share alike.”
3. Catherine
Cottier and Charlotte Faraker "our two eldest daughters ... the
step-daughters of said Patience Christian" who were left five shillings.
4. Margaret
and Elizabeth Christian "our two youngest daughters" who were left
fifteen pounds British Currency to be given severally “when they arrive at
the age of twenty-four.”
As previously mentioned Margaret married Charles Kaighin in
August of 1849 and removed with him to Birkenhead. From her son Ebenezer Kaighin’s
naturalization record in 1891, he was born there November
7, 1850. His birth is also
recorded in the 1850 BMD index
for Wirral, Birkenhead. Charles’
father Charles Kaighin remained in Douglas
until at least 1852 when he can be found in the above mentioned
directory. A monumental inscription in
Kirk Braddan’s Old Yard (#23) states “In
memory of Charles Kaighin who died at Brooklyn
America
8th Aug 1855
aged 77 years.” So Charles emigrated
with his son Charles, Margaret and grandson Ebenezer since he died in Brooklyn, but he did not go with his son for the two
years in England. A 1910
US Census record in Cleveland,
Ohio shows Ebenezer as having
immigrated as an infant with his family in 1852. The lure of employment as a ship’s
carpenter at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard probably spurred the immigration of either Charles or his
father and an invitation was extended to the other. The family moved to Cleveland, Ohio
between the birth of their youngest son Charles Wesley Kaighin on 6 February 1863 and their
purchase of a property at Schott Street in Cleveland in 1870. Margaret died
in 1904 in Cleveland
at the age of 81.
Edward Christian, the next oldest sibling, as mentioned was
living with his mother in 1861 in Douglas as
a ship’s carpenter. No Edward
Christian can be found in any burial index in the Isle
of Man that would fit his profile. And after the
1861 census, he cannot be located in any census record in the Isle of Man or elsewhere.
Except the 1841 Isle of Man
census and the 1851 Birkenhead census
records, Elizabeth Christian has been too elusive to find. She had a very common name which makes it
very difficult to narrow down possibilities.
As an example, there are 25 marriages in the Isle
of Man listed in the IGI for those with the name Elizabeth
Christian between the years 1851-1871, assuming she was married there. So until a will or monumental inscription
or other specific record can be located which shows what happened to her, she
shall remain elusive.
In addition to the 1851 Isle of Man
census record in Douglas, the youngest
sibling, Stephen Christian is well represented in recorded documents. He married firstly Margaret Ellen Kelly 15
April 1857 in Kirk Braddan (Douglas), Isle of Man. Margaret was the daughter of Thomas and
Mary Kelly and from her marriage certificate was born about 1830 in Kirk
Malew. This marriage produced two
children, Stephen Alfred Christian and Elizabeth Jane Kelly Christian. Stephen Alfred Christian was christened
16 Sep 1858, at Saint Barnabas, Douglas and Elizabeth Jane Kelly
Christian was christened
25 April 1861 also at Saint Barnabas, Douglas. Margaret died at age 32 and was buried at Douglas, St. George 19
September 1863. Her death left
Stephen with at least one young child to care for and he soon found another
wife. He remarried to Mary Ralph 14
September 1865 in Kirk Braddan (Douglas).
He next shows up with his family in the 1871
census in Manchester, England. His
occupation is tailor, employing four men.
His wife Mary was born in Shropshire,
England. Absent from this record is daughter
Elizabeth Jane Kelly Christian. She
may have died as an infant as there is a burial record for Eliza Jane
Christian, age 1 year, 6 months, 22 February 1863 in
Kirk Patrick, Isle of Man. Also
residing with this family is Sage Faraker, shown as a niece, unmarried, age
31.
Sage Ann Elizabeth Faraker (or Fargher or Faragher) was the only
child of Robert Fargher and Anne Radcliffe who were married
15 Nov 1838, in Kirk Patrick.
Sage was christened 13
March 1840 in Kirk German, Isle of Man.
Ann (Radcliffe) Fargher died in 1841 and Robert
remarried to Charlotte Christian 9
February 1843 in Kirk Braddan. So
Sage was Charlotte’s
step-daughter, and Charlotte
was Stephen’s half-sister.
In the 1881 census at Moss
Side, Lancashire, England, Stephen, wife Mary and son Stephen Alfred can
be found residing with two of Mary’s siblings and their families. Her sister Martha Chalmers is shown as a
widow and mother of five young children.
Her brother Adam Ralph also has two children. Stephen is shown as a Master Tailor, age
47. His son Stephen Alfred is
unmarried, age 22, and a warehouseman.
The moved often and can next be found in the 1891 Census in Didsbury
in Lancashire, England. His
occupation is a retired woolen draper.
He is residing with wife Mary, niece Margaret Chalmers and nephew
Frances Chalmers. Steven’s death is
recorded in the BMD index in Chorlton in the March quarter of 1892.
In 1885, Stephen’s son Stephen Alfred Christian married Sophia
Margaret Kewin. Their marriage is
recorded in the September quarter of 1885 in the BMD
index at Chorlton. Their daughter Ada was born in June of
1886 and they immigrated in December of 1888 to Cleveland, Ohio
where they can be found in the 1900
US census. It is unknown if they
moved to Cleveland
to be near his Aunt Margaret Kaighin or Uncle Robert Christian. Since he was born in 1858 and Margaret and
Robert were already in the US,
they likely may never have met prior to his arrival in Cleveland.
Living with this family is Ellen N. Kneen, cousin, age 30, born Isle
of Man. A close examination of later
census records reveals who Ellen was and how she was a cousin to Sophia. In the 1920 and 1930 census she is shown
living with Walter and Florence Wood, the sister of Sophia. Sophia’s cousin was Sophia Jane Quayle who
married Hugh Kneen in 1866 and Eleanor was their oldest child. Florence
was the youngest child of this marriage.
1900 US
Census, Cleveland, Ohio.
#80 Beechwood St.
(Renamed E86th St.
in 1905/6)
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Name
|
Relation
To Head
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Age
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Date of
Birth
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Place
Of Birth
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Immigrated
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Occupation
|
Other
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Christian, Stephen F.
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Head
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40
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April 1860
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Isle of Man
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12/1888
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Salesman, Drygoods
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Renting House
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Christian, Sophia M.
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Wife
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37
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Sep 1862
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Isle of Man
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12/1888
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|
|
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Christian, Ada
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Daughter
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13
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Jun 1886
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England
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12/1888
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At School
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|
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Christian, Howard
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Son
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6
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May 1894
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Ohio
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|
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Kneen, Ellen N.
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Cousin
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30
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Feb 1870
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Isle of Man
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07/1893
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Dressmaker
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1920 US
Census, Cleveland, Ohio, 1882 E69th Street
Wood, Walter K., 30, Head b. Ohio
Wood, Florence
K., 31, Wife b. IOM
Kneen, Eleanor J. S-I-L, 53, Single b. IOM, Dressmaker
1930 US
Census, Cleveland, Ohio 1882, E69th Street
Wood, Walter K., 41, Head b. Ohio
Wood, Florence K., 43, Wife b. IOM, immig 1900
Kneen, Eleanor J. S-I-L, 63, Single b. IOM, immig 1893,
Dressmaker
In the 1920
US Census Steven A., Sophie M., and Ada Christian can be found at 1625 Carlyon Road, Cleveland. This record shows that Sophia and Ada immigrated in 1889
and all were naturalized in 1891. Ada is a teacher in an
elementary school. Son Howard Stephen
was born in May of 1894 and according to the Cleveland
Necrology File (ID 0054366)
died
“suddenly” at Put-in-Bay,
Ohio at age 16 on 19 August 1910. The family residence was at 2228 E. 86th Street. Also from the Cleveland Necrology File,
Stephen A. Christian (ID 0054393)
died 9 September 1922.
(Cuyahoga County Death Certificate
#47437) Their residence at the time was 1625 Carlyon Road, East Cleveland.
In the 1930 US Census Ada and Sophia are now living
in the residence of George B(ridson) Christian at 3018 Scarborough Road, Cleveland
Heights, Ohio. George was the son of Robert Christian who
was the half-brother of Stephen and Margaret Christian. George and his father Robert can be found
living in Cleveland
as early as the 1860 US
census (2).
As mentioned Robert Christian was the son of John
Christian and the half-brother of Margaret Christian. Robert married Elizabeth
Bridson, 12 August 1845, Kirk Braddan, IOM. They had the following children:
1. Robert Alfred Christian
- Christened 08 JUL 1846, Saint Mathews, Douglas, IOM
2. George Bridson Christian
- Christened 08 JUL 1846, Saint Mathews, Douglas, IOM
3. Elizabeth Christian -
Christened 29
OCT 1848, Saint Mathews,
Douglas, IOM
Robert Alfred Christian died as an infant and his burial was
recorded in Kirk Malew
15 Sep 1846. The 1900
US Census shows that the family immigrated in 1850. They first show up in census records in Cleveland
in 1860 (2),
and again in the 1870
US Census. We know that Charles
Kaighin and Margaret did not arrive in Cleveland
until after the birth of their youngest child Charles Wesley Kaighin in 1863
in Brooklyn, New York.
A deed
dated 20 August 1870 in Cuyahoga
County shows that they
were in Cleveland
by then. In 1875
Robert Christian purchased a plot on that same property owned by Charles and
Margaret Kaighin for $1000. “Lot at
Southeast corner of Gordon and Schott sold by Charles and Margaret Kaighin
(grantors) to Robert Christian (grantee).”
Robert resold that same plot in 1892
to Ebenezer Kaighin, Charles’ son.
Robert Christian died June 7, 1900 at age 82, his wife Elizabeth died Sept. 27, 1884
From the Cleveland Necrology File:
Elizabeth Christian- At 12:45 Saturday, September 27, Elizabeth B.,
wife of Robert Christian, at the family residence, 69 Cedar ave., aged 70
years. The funeral will be held Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 2:30 p.m
Robert Christian, on Thursday, June 7, at 4:10 a. m., in his 82d year. Funeral at his
late residence, No. 1641 Euclid
ave., Saturday, June 9, at 2 p. m. standard. Friends invited. Burial private.
Robert’s children Elizabeth and George resided
together for the remainder of their lives.
Elizabeth
died February 1, 1923 and George died May 31 1935.
George is listed in the Cuyahoga County Veterans Grave Sites
database. He fought in the US Civil
War as a private in Company F, 150th Regiment, Ohio Volunteer
Infantry. He was buried at Lake View
Cemetery.
Miss Elizabeth Christian, beloved sister of George B.
Christian, and aunt of Elizabeth B. Christian, at her residence, 3018
Scarborough road, Cleveland Heights. Funeral Saturday, Feb. 3, at 2:30 p. m.
George B. Christian, beloved father of Elizabeth B., born June 23, 1846, at
Douglas, Isle of Man, passed peacefully away May 31, at his late residence,
3018 Scarborough Rd. Funeral services Monday, 2 p. m., June 3, from Wade
Memorial. Grand Army services at cemetery.
The following are census records showing this family
from 1900-1930 in Cleveland
1900
US Census, Cleveland, Ohio
1601
Euclid Avenue
Christian, George B., Head, 59, born Oct 1841 IOM,
married 10 years, immig 1850
Christian, Eliza J. Wife, 50, born Mar 1850, Rhode Island, one
child
Christian, Bessie, Daughter, 8, born Jan 1892, Ohio
Christian, Robert, Father, 81, born Jan 1819 IOM,
widower, immig 1850
Christian, Elizabeth, Sister, 51, born Sep 1848 IOM,
single, immig 1850
1910
US Census, Cleveland, Ohio
9501
Euclid Avenue, Cleveland,
Ohio
Christian, George B., 63, Widower, born 1847 IOM,
Treasurer, ? Company, immig 1850
Christian, Elizabeth,
61, Sister, Single, born 1849 IOM, immig 1850
Christian, Elizabeth B., 18, Daughter, single, born
1892 Ohio,
mother born Rhode Island
Egermayer, May, Servant, 22
1920
US Census, Cleveland, Ohio
3018
Scarborough Road, Cleveland
Heights Village, Ohio
Christian, George B., 70, Widower, born abt 1849, England, immig
1850, naturalized 1855, retired
Christian, Elizabeth,
69, Sister, born about 1850, England,
immig 1850, naturalized
Christian, Elizabeth,
25, daughter, born about 1895, Ohio,
mother born Connecticut
1930
US Census, Cleveland, Ohio
3018
Scarborough Road, Cleveland Heights,
Ohio
Christian, George B, Head, 84, born 1846 IOM, widower, immig
1850
Christian, Sophia, Cousin, 68 born 1862 IOM, widow, immig, 1890
Christian, Elizabeth, Daughter, 38, born 1892 Ohio, single
Christian, Ada,
Cousin, 40, born 1890 England,
single, immig 1890
The last Christian from this family to survive in Cleveland was Ada
Christian, daughter of Stephen Alfred Christian. She died in Cleveland unmarried on 30 May 1966 at age 79.
Miss Ada
Christian at the A. M. McGregor Home, 14900 Terrage Rd., May 30, 1966. Services at
Brown-Fogward. Shaker Home, 17022
Chagrin Blvd., Wednesday, June 1, at 11 a.m. Interment Lake
View Cemetery.
The first child of John
Christian and Elizabeth Patience Quayle, Catherine married Robert Cottier 13
June 1837 in Kirk Braddan. They
had two children Frances
Jane christened 25 December 1839 and Robert
christened 17 June 1838, both in Marown. Frances
married Edward Clucas 2
September 1862 at St. Thomas, Douglas.
The last sibling of Margaret Christian to note is
her half-sister Charlotte, daughter of John Christian and Margaret
Waterson. Charlotte was christened 14
Sep 1817 in Kirk Malew. As previously
mentioned she was the second wife of Robert Faraker of Kirk German. Her marriage with Robert produced nine
children and twenty-one grandchildren all having the Faraker surname. After Robert died prior to 1871, Charlotte and most of
her surviving children moved to London,
where she died in 1885. Click here
to see selected records for this family.
Special thanks to Frances
Coakley (www.manxnotebook.com), Nigel Crowe, Donna Douglas (for the Kirk
Braddan monumental inscription and the Dan Quayle information), and Chris and
Eileen (for the 1851 Birkenhead census
image.)
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