Peerage Record – 15552

     Lt.-Gen. Count William Frederick Bylandt was born on 5 June 1771 at The Hague, The Netherlands^G.¹ He married Mary Christian, daughter of Admiral Sir Hugh Cloberry Christian and Anne Leigh, on 20 June 1802 at Isle of Wight, England^G.¹ He died on 25 October 1855 at age 84 at Mastland, Prinzenhager, Breda, The Netherlands^G.¹
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Dutch Footguards.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel in the British Army.¹ He was awarded the Commander, Order of Guelph.¹ He was awarded the Knight, Order of Militaire Willemsorde.¹ He held the office of Military Commissioner of Brussels in 1830.¹ He was awarded the Grand Cross, Crown Order of Bavaria.¹ He gained the rank of Lieutenant-General in 1843 in the Dutch Army.¹

     Frederick Hugh Alexander Bylandt was born on 14 July 1804 at The Hague, The Netherlands^G.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Count William Frederick Bylandt and Mary Christian.¹ He died on 6 February 1847 at age 42 at Wierden, The Netherlands^G.¹

     Major Edward Henri Elphinstone Bylandt was born on 24 June 1806 at The Hague, The Netherlands^G.¹ He was the son of Lt.-Gen. Count William Frederick Bylandt and Mary Christian.¹ He married Jeanne Margareta W. Baronin Schonchaert von Schauberg on 27 May 1852.¹ He died on 20 June 1869 at age 62 at The Hague, The Netherlands^G.¹
     He held the office of Cavalry Major and Court Marshal to Prince Henry.¹

     Joanna Christian was born at Hook Norton, Oxfordshire, England^G.¹ She is the daughter of Admiral Sir Hugh Cloberry Christian and Anne Leigh.¹ She married Reverend W. Robinson.²
     Her married name became Robinson.²

     Reverend W. Robinson married Joanna Christian, daughter of Admiral Sir Hugh Cloberry Christian and Anne Leigh.²
     He was Canon of York Minster. He was the Vicar at Bolton Abbey^G. He was the Principal at Training College, York, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Reverend Hugh George Robinson was the son of Reverend W. Robinson and Joanna Christian.¹
     He was Canon of York Minster.¹

     Emily Clementina Robinson was the daughter of Reverend W. Robinson and Joanna Christian.¹ She died at York, Yorkshire, England^G.¹

     Captain Edward Christian was born in 1590 at The Flatt, Maughold, Isle of Man^G.² He was the son of Reverend John Christian.² He married Elizabeth Maycott, daughter of Sir Cavalier Maycott, on 19 January 1625/26 at St. Mary’s, London, England^G.² He died on 2 January 1659/60 at Peel Castle, Peel, Isle of Man^G, in prison.² He was buried at Kirk Maughold, Isle of Man^G.²
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Navy.² He held the office of Governor of the Isle of Man between 1628 and 1639.¹ Edward, of Ballakilley and Loughmola, went to sea at an early age in the service of “the East Indy Co”. Was next in Court in the suite of the Duke of Buckingham, and accompanied him and Prince Charles to Spain on their romantic journey thither, to woo the Infanta in 1623. After that was appointed to “the Bonaventura”, frigate of 37 guns. On returning to the Island, he was appointed Governor of the Island and Commandant of the Manx forces. After some years he fell into disfavour with the Earl of Derby by espousing the cause of the much oppressed people, and was imprisoned for life for “tumultuously and seditiously behaving himself”, and was also fined 1000 Marks.
[CR][TAB]Edward was one of the staunchest patriots the Island has ever had, and what he fought for was achieved in 1704, years after his death, with the passing of the Act of Settlement, often referred to as the Manx Magna Carta.
[CR][TAB]He was buried at Maughold, his birthplace, where his son erected a granite sun-dial to his memory, which is still to be seen in front of the church.
[CR][TAB]His descendants owned the Ballakilley Estate until the beginning of the 20th century.²

     Annie Elizabeth Helen Christian was born on 10 March 1858 at Nynee Tal, India.¹ She was the daughter of Major Hugh Henry Christian and Annie Newton.¹ She married Hugh Malcolm Robinson, son of Reverend Hugh George Robinson, in 1884.¹ She died before 1926.¹
     From 1884, her married name became Robinson.¹

     William Christian was born at Old Grange, County Waterford, Ireland^G.¹ He was the son of Patricius Christian and Mary Nettles.¹ He died at Old Grange, County Waterford, Ireland^G.¹