Peerage Record – 15545

     Major unknown Gordon married Mary Isabella Christian, daughter of Rear-Admiral Hood Hanway Christian and Harriet Shute.²

     unknown daughter Gordon is the daughter of Major unknown Gordon and Mary Isabella Christian.¹

     Harriet Margaret Anne Christian was born circa 1816.² She was the daughter of Rear-Admiral Hood Hanway Christian and Harriet Shute.¹ She married Arthur Traherne, son of Morgan Traherne.² She died on 7 June 1913 at Crickhowell, Cornwall, England^G, without issue.^1,2
     Her married name became Traherne.²

     Arthur Traherne was born at Coytrahen, Glamorgan, Wales^G.¹ He is the son of Morgan Traherne.¹ He married Harriet Margaret Anne Christian, daughter of Rear-Admiral Hood Hanway Christian and Harriet Shute.²

     Morgan Traherne lived at Coytrahen, Glamorgan, Wales^G.²

     Hugh George Christian was born on 23 November 1787 at Newport, Isle of Wight, England^G.¹ He was the son of Admiral Sir Hugh Cloberry Christian and Anne Leigh.¹ He married Anne Fisher, daughter of Samuel Fisher, in 1822.² He died on 28 February 1861 at age 73 at Fyshe Hall, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He was buried in 1861 at Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England^G.¹
     He was educated at Eton College, Windsor, Berkshire, England^G.¹ He was removed from Eton to Mrs Delafosse’s at the express desire of HRH The Duke of Clarence, later King William IV, who had befriended his father. He now took a fatherly interest in the talented boy, and frequently had him to Bushey for his holidays.¹ He was in the Indian Civil Service.¹
     At 16 years of age, Hugh had a Writership in the Indian Civil Service offered to him, which he accepted, proceeding to Calcutta to continue his studies at Fort William College. A student of brilliant ability, he left there with honours never before surpassed: 7 Gold Medals, 4,000 Rupees, and a Degree of Honour for Highest Attainment in Sanskrit, Persian and Bengalee. Entered the Bengal Civil Service, 1802. Appointed to the Settlement Office, Furrackabad, 1808; Collector, 1814; Senior Special Commissioner in N.W.Provinces, 1821; Retired, 1829. Was offered a Directorship on the East India Company. He was invited to represent Knaresborough in Parliament, and King William, whose friendship he enjoyed down to the time of His Majesty’s death, offered him a post in his household, but he declined these offers, desiring only rest and leisure after many arduous years in India. Hencesforth he devoted all his time to charitable work round about his home near Knaresborough.¹

     Anne Fisher was born at London, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Fisher.¹ She married Hugh George Christian, son of Admiral Sir Hugh Cloberry Christian and Anne Leigh, in 1822.² She died after 1861 at Fyshe Hall, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England^G.¹
     From 1822, her married name became Christian.²

     Samuel Christian was born on 18 January 1830 at Bilton Hall, Yorkshire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Hugh George Christian and Anne Fisher.¹ He married Frances Emily Mellor, daughter of Colonel Thomas Mellor and Florence Hope, in April 1852 in a Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England marriage.¹ He died on 11 December 1862 at age 32 at Australia^G.¹
     He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)² He gained the rank of officer in the 17th Bombay Native Infantry, Indian Army.² He lived at Fyshe Hall, Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England^G.²

     Frances Emily Mellor was born at Derby, Derbyshire, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Mellor and Florence Hope.^1,2 She was baptised on 27 March 1830 at St. Alkmund’s Church, Derby, Derbyshire, England.² She married Samuel Christian, son of Hugh George Christian and Anne Fisher, in April 1852 in a Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England marriage.¹ She died on 25 December 1916.¹
     From April 1852, her married name became Christian.¹

     Colonel Thomas Mellor and Florence Hope obtained a marriage license on 26 July 1816.² He married Florence Hope, daughter of Reverend Charles Hope, on 3 August 1816.² He died in 1835.²
     He lived at Derbyshire, England^G.³