Peerage Record – 16639

     Richard Holmes Christian was born on 12 October 1902 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ He is the son of Mercy Christian.¹

     Eliza Christian was born on 22 February 1879 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Richard Holmes Christian and Mary Isabella Adams.¹ She died on 25 March 1895 at age 16 at Norfolk Island^G.¹

     Emily Adeline Christian was born on 22 February 1879 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Richard Holmes Christian and Mary Isabella Adams.¹

     Kate Christian was born on 9 December 1881 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ She was the daughter of Charles Richard Holmes Christian and Mary Isabella Adams.¹ She was baptised on 25 December 1881 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ She married Douglas William Edward at New Zealand^G.¹ She died on 18 January 1930 at age 48.^1,2
     Her married name became Edward.¹ She and Douglas William Edward emigrated along with their children to Norfolk Island arriving on 1927.³

     Douglas William Edward was born on 23 July 1884 at Cardiff, Glamorgan, Wales.² He married Kate Christian, daughter of Charles Richard Holmes Christian and Mary Isabella Adams, at New Zealand^G.¹ He died on 15 December 1976 at age 92 at Auckland, New Zealand.² He was buried at Hillsborough Cemetery, Mt. Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand.²
     He went to sea at the age of 12 with the Royal Navy, and rose to the position of ship’s commander. By 1927, he was a tramway officer in Auckland, New Zealand, and it was at that point the family moved to Norfolk.¹ He and Kate Christian emigrated along with their children to Norfolk Island arriving on 1927.³

     Ruth Edward was born at New Zealand^G.¹ She was the daughter of Douglas William Edward and Kate Christian.¹ She died on 7 August 1998, unmarried.² She was buried at Hillsborough Cemetery, Mt. Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand.²
     She emigrated with his parents to Norfolk Island arriving on 1927.³ She was a stenographer and secretary.²

     Augusta Ross Adams was born on 27 January 1853 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ She was the daughter of Jonathan Adams and Phoebe Quintal.¹ She married George Henry Parkin Christian, son of Isaac Christian and Miriam Young, on 3 March 1874 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ She died on 21 August 1899 at age 46 at Norfolk Island^G.¹
     Augusta Ross Adams usually went by her middle name of Ross.² From 3 March 1874, her married name became Christian.¹

     George Henry Parkin Christian was born on 16 October 1853 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ He was the son of Isaac Christian and Miriam Young.¹ He married Augusta Ross Adams, daughter of Jonathan Adams and Phoebe Quintal, on 3 March 1874 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ He died on 28 August 1940 at age 86 at Norfolk Island^G.¹
     He was a whaleman and farmer.¹

     George Grisley F. Christian was born on 3 January 1875 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ He was the son of George Henry Parkin Christian and Augusta Ross Adams.¹

     Albert Victor Alexander Christian was born on 27 August 1876 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ He was the son of George Henry Parkin Christian and Augusta Ross Adams.¹ He died on 6 July 1896 at age 19 at Norfolk Island^G.¹