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John Christie (1778-1877)

John Christie (1803-1852)

 

Family Links Spouses/Children: 1. Mary McDonall John Christie+ Mary Jane Christie John Christie 2 Born: Aug 24, 1803, Ramoan Parish, Co. Antrim, Ireland 3 4 Marriage (1): Mary McDonall before 1831 in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland 1 Died: Oct 10, 1852, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand at age 49 2 3   Some of his life's milestones were: There is conflicting birth information of 1806 and Ramoan Parish, Co. Antrim, Ireland. 2 He was serving in the 91st Foot Soldiers, 1st Battalion enlisting on Jul 11, 1825 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. 5 He served 15yrs 287days including Ionian Island 2yrs 317day, St Helena 3yrs I49days and Cape of Good Hope 88days. He was honourably discharged on April 24, 1841 He received a pension starting on Aug 8, 1843. 6 Pension Admission or Examination Age: 40 Birth Year: abt 1803 Birth Place: Ramone, Ramone, Antrium Pension Admission or Examination Date: 8 Aug 1843 Regiment: 91st Foot L. Genl GH. Gordon Rank: Private He was serving in the colony malita "The Fencibles" from Jan 1848 when he and his family sailed from London aboard the "Ann" until his death in October 1852 in Auckland, New Zealand.¹ He arrived with 77 others of the Royal New Zealand Fencible Corps. He immigrated from London with his family arriving on the barque "Ann" to Auckland, Waikato, New Zealand on May 16, 1848 John married Mary McDonall before 1831 in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland.1 (Mary McDonall was born in 1806 in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland,7 died on Apr 17, 1889 in Auckland, Waikato, New Zealand 7 8 and was buried in Auckland, Waikato, New Zealand 8.)   Marriage Notes: Their marriage was presumably before the birth of their first child in 1831

1 Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, UT, USA. database and images, <i>Ancestry Family Trees</i> (https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/ : accessed Jan 12, 2020); John Christie's obituary image; MacKenney Family Tree by yennekcam1943.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Dec 10, 2018), entry for John Christie, person ID KLGL-414.

3 Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, UT, USA. database and images, <i>Ancestry Family Trees</i> (https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/ : accessed Jan 12, 2020); John Christie 1803-1852; Lidgarg Family Tree by Chris Lidgard.

4 Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, UT, USA. database and images, <i>Ancestry Family Trees</i> (https://www.ancestry.com.au/family-tree/ : accessed Jan 12, 2020); John Christie 1803-1852; Lyttelton Family Tree.

5 The National Archives of the UK - PRO ref WO 25/526, "Canada, British Regimental Registers of Service, 1756-1900," database(https://search.ancestry.com.au : accessed Jan 12, 2020), John Christie; 1819-1831, Page 48 Line 2 (Image 95 of 240) Reg # 1931.

6 Royal Hospital, Chelsea, "Royal Hospital Chelsea Pensioner Admissions and Discharges, 1715-1925," database(https://search.ancestry.co.uk : accessed Jan 12, 2020), John Christie; b. C 1803, Admission: Aug 8, 1843, Reg: 91st Foot L. Genl GH. Gordon.

7 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> (http://www.familysearch.org : accessed Dec 10, 2018), entry for Mary McDonnallChristie, person ID KCHF-MZZ.

8 "Death Notice," <i>Auckland Star</i>, 17/4/1889, online archives (accessed Jan 23, 2020), p. 8, col. Noonan, Mary.