Australian Royalty: Genealogy of the colony of NSW

Thomas Christie, 1797–1862 (aged 65 years)

Name
Thomas /Christie/
Given names
Thomas
Surname
Christie
Birth
about 1797
Norway
Immigration
between 1820 and 1830 (aged 33 years)
Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Note: J.T. Christy, a grandson of Thomas Christie, was a prolific writer on the subject of the early history, the following article appeared in his column 'A Bit of River History' by Chris, in the Herald in 1905.

J.T. Christy, a grandson of Thomas Christie, was a prolific writer on the subject of the early history, the following article appeared in his column 'A Bit of River History' by Chris, in the Herald in 1905.

'Captain Thomas Christty was a native of Norway, and came to Australia in the early twenties. He was at sea from boyhood, and sailed to Sydney as a mate on a sailing vessel by the name of the Royal Oak. While at Sydney, the vessel's deck required caulking, and the whipwright who came on board to perform the work was a Mr George Peat. A warm friendship sprang up between the two, and during a conversation Peat incuced Christie to remain and try his luck in this country...

After due consideration of the matter Captain Christie made up his mind he would stay, and Peat took him to where he could purchase a small vessel to start the trade with at once. This boat was named the Mary Ann, and on her maiden trip up the , Captain Peat, with his wife and family, were passengers for Lower Portland...'
Marriage
Mary Lamb — View this family
September 23, 1833 (aged 36 years)
Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Address: Scots Church, Elizabeth Street
Note: The house in which they lived and in which Thomas ended his days was built some time in the 1830s. It was originally intended for a pub, and was conducted as such under the name of the 'Currency Lad' for a number of years.
Census
1841 (aged 44 years)
Lower Portland Head, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death
April 4, 1862 (aged 65 years)
Cause of death: Disease of the heart
Note: Thomas was recorded on his death certificate as having been in the colony for 35 years.
Burial
April 7, 1862 (3 days after death)
Sackville Reach, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Cemetery: St Thomas Cemetery
Christie, Thomas (1797-1862) - gravestone
Christie, Thomas (1797-1862) - gravestone
Family with Mary Lamb
himself
Birth: about 1797 — Norway
Immigration: between 1820 and 1830 — Sydney Cove, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: September 23, 1833 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: 1841 — Lower Portland Head, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: April 4, 1862
Burial: April 7, 1862 — Sackville Reach, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Lamb Susanna Christie Ellen Christie Eliza Christie Thomas John Christie James Christie John Christie Michael Christie Alice Christie Isaac Christie Jacob Ely Christie
Thomas Christie
1797–1862
Birth: about 1797 — Norway
Death: April 4, 1862
wife
Birth: 1818 46 32
Baptism: January 11, 1821 49 35 — Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Census: November 1828 — Lower Portland, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: September 23, 1833 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1889
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Thomas Christie Susanna Christie Ellen Christie Eliza Christie Thomas John Christie James Christie John Christie Michael Christie Alice Christie Isaac Christie Jacob Ely Christie
Mary Lamb
1818–1889
Birth: 1818 46 32
Death: 1889
Marriage — September 23, 1833 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
daughter
Birth: October 27, 1836 39 18
Death: April 19, 1906
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Susanna Christie
1836–1906
Birth: October 27, 1836 39 18
Death: April 19, 1906
20 months
daughter
Christie, Ellen (1838-1932)
Birth: June 11, 1838 41 20 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: 1861 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1932 — North Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: Field of Mars, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Gosper Christie James Gosper Thomas Humphrey Gosper Beatrice Alberta Gosper Ephraim Levi Gosper Christian Edwin Sydney Gosper Michael James Gosper Ada Alice Gosper Frederick William Gosper Edith Mary Gosper
Ellen Christie
1838–1932
Birth: June 11, 1838 41 20 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: 1932 — North Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
daughter
Birth: January 21, 1841 44 23
Death: November 5, 1846
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Eliza Christie
1841–1846
Birth: January 21, 1841 44 23
Death: November 5, 1846
3 years
son
Birth: October 27, 1843 46 25 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: July 21, 1873 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 1, 1897 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: March 3, 1897 — Sackville Reach, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Mary Ann Moffitt William H. Christie Lindsay Moffitt Christie Albert Leslie Christie Frank Christie Bently John Christie John Thomas Christie Elsie Regina Christie Lilian E. Christie Frederick Vincent Christie Florence M. Christie Thomas Jersey Christie
Thomas John Christie
1843–1897
Birth: October 27, 1843 46 25 — Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: March 1, 1897 — Windsor, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
son
Birth: January 23, 1846 49 28 — Hawkesbury River, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: October 23, 1872 — Tenterfield, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 6, 1914 — Tenterfield, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: July 7, 1914 — Tenterfield, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Jane Ferguson Frank Christie Albert Edward Christie Alice Beatrice Ann Christie Thomas James Christie Ellen V. Christie Emma M. Christie Elsie Jane Christie Emily A. Christie
James Christie
1846–1914
Birth: January 23, 1846 49 28 — Hawkesbury River, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: July 6, 1914 — Tenterfield, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
son
Birth: June 11, 1848 51 30 — Hawkesbury River, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: June 6, 1888 — Tenterfield, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Death: January 24, 1915 — Tenterfield, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: January 26, 1915 — Tenterfield, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Margaret Ferguson Emma F. Christie Emily Ada Christie Angelina Helen Christie Thomas F. Christie
John Christie
1848–1915
Birth: June 11, 1848 51 30 — Hawkesbury River, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: January 24, 1915 — Tenterfield, Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
son
Birth: September 22, 1850 53 32
Death: September 15, 1937
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships
Michael Christie
1850–1937
Birth: September 22, 1850 53 32
Death: September 15, 1937
4 years
daughter
Birth: May 16, 1854 57 36 — Hawkesbury River, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: June 27, 1870 — Wilberforce, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: June 11, 1931 — North Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: North Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Christian Edwards Kohlhoff Christian Thomas Kohlhoff Regina Hessing Kohlhoff John Samuel Kohlhoff Alice Beatrice Kohlhoff
Alice Christie
1854–1931
Birth: May 16, 1854 57 36 — Hawkesbury River, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: June 11, 1931 — North Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
2 years
son
Birth: July 24, 1856 59 38 — Portland Head, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: September 29, 1892 — Lower Portland Head, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation: Company Manager
Death: February 10, 1941 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: North Ryde, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Phoebe Lowe Emily Australia Christie Hilda Ann Christie Victoria Alice Christie Ethel Aleathea Christie
Isaac Christie
1856–1941
Birth: July 24, 1856 59 38 — Portland Head, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: February 10, 1941 — Sydney City, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
3 years
son
Birth: August 31, 1859 62 41 — Lower Portland Head, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Marriage: October 9, 1883 — St Leonards, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Divorce: October 19, 1908
Death: January 11, 1943 — Annandale, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Burial: January 12, 1943 — Rookwood, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Ann Gosper Ethel G. Christie Jacob Christie Ann Christie Ellen M. Christie Albert L. Christie Ida A. Christie Rhene Louise Christie Eunice Amy Christie Hilda Ann Christie Ivy Muriel Gosper Christie
Jacob Ely Christie
1859–1943
Birth: August 31, 1859 62 41 — Lower Portland Head, Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
Death: January 11, 1943 — Annandale, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Immigration

J.T. Christy, a grandson of Thomas Christie, was a prolific writer on the subject of the early history, the following article appeared in his column 'A Bit of River History' by Chris, in the Herald in 1905.

'Captain Thomas Christty was a native of Norway, and came to Australia in the early twenties. He was at sea from boyhood, and sailed to Sydney as a mate on a sailing vessel by the name of the Royal Oak. While at Sydney, the vessel's deck required caulking, and the whipwright who came on board to perform the work was a Mr George Peat. A warm friendship sprang up between the two, and during a conversation Peat incuced Christie to remain and try his luck in this country...

After due consideration of the matter Captain Christie made up his mind he would stay, and Peat took him to where he could purchase a small vessel to start the trade with at once. This boat was named the Mary Ann, and on her maiden trip up the , Captain Peat, with his wife and family, were passengers for Lower Portland...'
Marriage

The house in which they lived and in which Thomas ended his days was built some time in the 1830s. It was originally intended for a pub, and was conducted as such under the name of the 'Currency Lad' for a number of years.
Death

Thomas was recorded on his death certificate as having been in the colony for 35 years.