Peerage Record – 15542

     Euphemia Rosalie Christian was born in 1873.¹ She was the daughter of Rt. Hon. Jonathan Whitby Christian and Mary Christian Thomas.¹ She died in 1937, unmarried.²

     Elizabeth Christian was the daughter of Captain Jonathan Whitby Christian and Mary Shaw.¹ She married Thomas Christian, son of George Baker Christian and Margaret Cormack.¹

     Martha Tolhurst was born at Carlisle, Cumberland, England^G.¹ She was the daughter of Colonel Jeremiah Tolhurst.¹ She married Ewan Christian, son of William Christian and Elizabeth Cockshutt, in 1667.^1,2 She died on 9 May 1669 at Ronaldsway, Malew, Isle of Man^G.¹ She was buried on 9 May 1669 at Kirk Malew, Isle of Man^G.¹
     From 1667, her married name became Christian.^1,2

     Colonel Jeremiah Tolhurst held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹ He held the office of Governor of Carlisle.¹

     Elizabeth Christian was born in 1668.¹ She was the daughter of Ewan Christian and Martha Tolhurst.¹ She died circa May 1672.¹ She was buried on 16 May 1672 at Kirk Malew, Isle of Man^G.¹

     Mary Birch was born before 1663 at Birch Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England^G.¹ She was born before 1663. She was the daughter of Colonel Thomas Birch and Alice Brooke.¹ She married Thomas Christian, son of William Christian and Elizabeth Cockshutt.² She died circa August 1691 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.¹ She was buried on 25 August 1691 at St. Nicholas, Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.¹
     Her married name became Christian.²

     Colonel Thomas Birch was born at Birch Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He married Alice Brooke, daughter of Thomas Brooke.¹ He died at Birch Hall, Manchester, Lancashire, England^G.¹
     He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.)¹ He held the office of Governor of Liverpool, under the Commonwealth.¹

     Captain Hugh Christian was born in 1679 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England^G.¹ He was the son of Thomas Christian and Mary Birch.¹ He married Letitia Awsiter Brucer, daughter of Anthony Brucer and Mary Awsiter, on 14 June 1709 at St. James’, Clerkenwell, London, England^G.^1,2 He died in 1727, at sea en route from Jamaica.^1,3
     He was a shipowner.¹

     Letitia Awsiter Brucer was born on 14 February 1689 at St. Giles, Bloomsbury, London, England.² She was the daughter of Anthony Brucer and Mary Awsiter.^1,2 She married Captain Hugh Christian, son of Thomas Christian and Mary Birch, on 14 June 1709 at St. James’, Clerkenwell, London, England^G.^1,3 She died at Stanmore, London, England^G.¹ She died in September 1768 at age 79 at Stanmore, London, England.² She was buried at Hayes, London, England^G.¹ She was buried on 11 September 1768 at St. Mary’s Parish Church, Norwood Green, London, England.²
     From 14 June 1709, her married name became Christian.¹

     Anthony Brucer was born circa 1666 at Covent Garden, London, England.² He married Mary Awsiter, daughter of Thomas Awsiter and Susannah Taylor, on 31 August 1688 at St. Mary’s Church, Marylebone, London, England.² He died on 22 May 1754 at St. George the Martyr, London, England.²
     He lived at Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England^G.³