Peerage Record – 16779

     Rita Lawrence Taylor was born on 30 November 1899 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.^1,2 She married Cornelius Stephen Holder Christian, son of Holder Brownell Christian and Mary Quintal, on 25 September 1915 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.^1,3 She died on 16 April 1983 at age 83.² She was buried at Norfolk Island Cemetery, Kingston, Norfolk Island.²
     (5’1′ tall, very light skin, straight fine blond hair, dark brown eyes, high
convex nose, high forhead, thin lips, lightest skin and narrowest nose of
Norfolk women.)¹ From 25 September 1915, her married name became Christian.¹

     Stephen John Christian was born circa 1915 at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹ He was the son of Cornelius Stephen Holder Christian and Rita Lawrence Taylor.¹ He married Lorna Amelia (?) in 1942 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ He died in 1983.¹
     Stephen John Christian also went by the nick-name of Nig.² He gained the rank of Private.¹ He fought in the Second World War.¹

     Lorna Amelia (?) married Stephen John Christian, son of Cornelius Stephen Holder Christian and Rita Lawrence Taylor, in 1942 at Norfolk Island^G.¹
     From 1942, her married name became Christian.¹

     Flora Christian is the daughter of Stephen John Christian and Lorna Amelia (?)¹

     Janice Lyn Miller married Kevin Walter Christian, son of Stephen John Christian and Lorna Amelia (?).²
     Her married name became Christian.²

     Scott Christian was born on 14 September 1975 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ He was the son of Kevin Walter Christian and Janice Lyn Miller.¹ He died in 1987.¹

     Holder Stanley Christian was born on 17 August 1920 at Norfolk Island^G.¹ He was the son of Cornelius Stephen Holder Christian and Rita Lawrence Taylor.¹ He married, firstly, Muriel Kathleen Glennon on 22 April 1948 at Norfolk Island.² He married, secondly, Agnes MacDonald Crago on 18 August 1973.² He died on 23 July 1996 at age 75 at Norfolk Island^G.¹
     Holder Stanley Christian also went by the nick-name of Hodder. He gained the rank of Private in the 2nd Advanced Ordnance Workshop, 77 Australian LAD, and 127th Australian General Transport Company. He fought in the Second World War. He held the office of Magistrate of Norfolk Island between 1977 and 1990. Before the war, he had been a mechanic in Maher’s Garage. After the war, he worked as a whaler for many years. Then he joined the staff of the Paradise Hotel, then Burns-Philp, then the Customs Department where he worked until he retired. He also was active for 26 years with the Returned Servicemens League.¹

     Agnes MacDonald Crago was born on 17 January 1937.² She married Holder Stanley Christian, son of Cornelius Stephen Holder Christian and Rita Lawrence Taylor, on 18 August 1973.¹ She died on 24 December 2000 at age 63 at Norfolk Island.²
     From 18 August 1973, her married name became Christian.¹

     Denis Harold Christian was born in 1950.² He is the son of Holder Stanley Christian and Muriel Kathleen Glennon.^1,2 He married, secondly, Anna Ines Taylor.² He married, firstly, Noela Marion Black.²

     Anna Ines Taylor was born on 30 March 1948 at Buenos Aires, Argentina.² She married Denis Harold Christian, son of Holder Stanley Christian and Muriel Kathleen Glennon.²
     Her married name became Christian.²