Thursday October Christian II
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Thursday October Christian, Jr. (October 1820 – 27 May 1911)
was a Pitcairn Islands
political leader. He was the grandson of Fletcher Christian
and son of Thursday October Christian
(14 October 1790 - 21 April 1831), and mother, Teraura (c.1775 - 15 July 1850). He was also known as "Doctor", "Duddie" or "Doodie". He spent several years on Norfolk Island
but returned to Pitcairn in 1864. Christian was three quarters Polynesian
.
He was the fifth Magistrate of the Pitcairn Islands, holding the office in 1844, 1851, 1864, 1867, 1873–1874, 1880, and 1882. Everyone named Christian on Pitcairn is descended from him; a number of family branches, however, left Pitcairn permanently and settled on Norfolk Island. One of these was his niece, Rebecca "Pot" Christian.
Thursday October Christian II married Mary Young
granddaughter of Ned Young
on 24 March 1839 they had 17 children, none of them named as a month name or week day, and most of them died as children; although 3 lived past the age of 73, into the 1930s.
's 1879 story "The Great Revolution in Pitcairn."
was a Pitcairn Islands
Pitcairn Islands
The Pitcairn Islands , officially named the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, form a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. The islands are a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Pacific...
political leader. He was the grandson of Fletcher Christian
Fletcher Christian
Fletcher Christian was a master's mate on board the Bounty during William Bligh's fateful voyage to Tahiti for breadfruit plants...
and son of Thursday October Christian
Thursday October Christian I
Thursday October Christian was the first son of Fletcher Christian and his Tahitian wife Mauatua. He was conceived on Tahiti, and was the first child born on the Pitcairn Islands after the mutineers took refuge on the island...
(14 October 1790 - 21 April 1831), and mother, Teraura (c.1775 - 15 July 1850). He was also known as "Doctor", "Duddie" or "Doodie". He spent several years on Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island is a small island in the Pacific Ocean located between Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia. The island is part of the Commonwealth of Australia, but it enjoys a large degree of self-governance...
but returned to Pitcairn in 1864. Christian was three quarters Polynesian
Polynesians
The Polynesian peoples is a grouping of various ethnic groups that speak Polynesian languages, a branch of the Oceanic languages within the Austronesian languages, and inhabit Polynesia. They number approximately 1,500,000 people...
.
He was the fifth Magistrate of the Pitcairn Islands, holding the office in 1844, 1851, 1864, 1867, 1873–1874, 1880, and 1882. Everyone named Christian on Pitcairn is descended from him; a number of family branches, however, left Pitcairn permanently and settled on Norfolk Island. One of these was his niece, Rebecca "Pot" Christian.
Thursday October Christian II married Mary Young
Mary Young
Mary Young was a Pitcairn Island-born granddaughter of Mutiny on the Bounty survivor Edward "Ned" Young and his Tahitian wife Toofaiti...
granddaughter of Ned Young
Ned Young
Edward "Ned" Young , was a British sailor, mutineer from the famous HMS Bounty incident, and co-founder of the mutineers' Pitcairn Island settlement. He was noted for his ability to sleep through important events....
on 24 March 1839 they had 17 children, none of them named as a month name or week day, and most of them died as children; although 3 lived past the age of 73, into the 1930s.
Children and Ancestors
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julia Christian | 23 July 1840 | 15 June 1850 | |
| Agnes Christian | 6 October 1841 | 6 April 1911 | Married Samuel Russell Warren, a whaler from Rhode Island. She is the ancestor of all the Warrens on the island. |
| Albert Christian | 31 March 1843 | 19 January 1861 | |
| Elias Christian | 7 January 1845 | 7 October 1893 | Married Mary Young. Ancestor of Jay Warren Jay Warren Jay Calvin Warren is a political figure from the Pacific territory of the Pitcairn Islands.-Political roles:Jay Warren was elected Mayor of the last remaining British dependency in Oceania in the general election held on 15 December 2004, defeating Brenda Christian, who had held the Mayoralty in... and Mike Warren Mike Warren (mayor of Pitcairn) Michael Calvert Warren is the current mayor of Adamstown, the capital city and sole settlement of Pacific territory Pitcairn Islands.... |
| Alphonso Driver Christian | 3 August 1846 | 14 June 1921 | Married Sarah McCoy. Father of Gerard Christian Gerard Bromley Robert Christian Gerard Bromley Robert Christian served as Magistrate of the British Overseas Territory of Pitcairn Island from 1910 to 1919. As is commonly the case with the small population of Pitcairn, he was closely related to several other island leaders, notably cousins Edgar Allen Christian, Frederick... , grandfather of John Lorenzo Christian John Lorenzo Christian John Lorenzo Christian served as Chief Magistrate of the British Overseas Territory of Pitcairn Island, twice, in 1952-54 and 1961-66. He was the son of Gerard Bromley Robert Christian. He married Bernice Young. In 1980, he and his wife were the oldest couple on Pitcairn.- References :... |
| Anna Rose Christian | 31 July 1848 | 30 March 1851 | |
| Julia Anna Rose Christian | 9 November 1851 | 30 August 1864 | |
| Ernest Heywood Christian | 5 October 1853 | December 1926 | |
| Daniel Christian | 27 July 1855 | March 1904 | Married Harriet McCoy. Father of Edgar Allen Christian Edgar Allen Christian Edgar Allen Christian was a politician from Pitcairn. He was the Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn Island on several occasions between 1923 and 1939... and Frederick Martin Christian Frederick Martin Christian Frederick Martin Christian was a politician from Pitcairn. The was the Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn Island on three occasions between 1921 and 1943... |
| Elizabeth Saidley A. Christian | 27 April 1857 | 1863 | |
| Francis Hickson Christian | 18 February 1859 | 3 January 1938 | Married Eunice Young. Father of Charles Richard Parkin Christian Charles Richard Parkin Christian Charles Richard Parkin Christian was a long-serving politician from Pitcairn. The was the Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn Island for eleven years at various times between 1920 and 1957... , ancestor of Ivan Christian Ivan Christian Ivan Roa Christian is a former politician from Pitcairn. He was the Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn Island from 1976 to 1984. As his surname suggests, he is descended from the original mutineers who settled the island, led by Fletcher Christian... and Steve Christian Steve Christian Steven Raymond Christian is a political figure from the Pacific territory of the Pitcairn Islands.-Mayor:... |
| William Henry Gordon Christian | 1 September 1860 | 22 January 1934 | |
| Albert Swain Christian | 8 May 1862 | 9 May 1862 | |
| Harriet Christian | 22 August 1863 | 1864 | |
| Harriet Christian | 23 August 1864 | 19 August 1937 | Married Matthew Edmond McCoy Matthew Edmond McCoy Matthew Edmond McCoy served as Magistrate of the British Overseas Territory of Pitcairn Island in 1909. He was the son of James Russell McCoy and Eliza Coffin Palmer Young, and was the grandson of Matthew McCoy... |
| Charles Benjamin Christian | 1 August 1865 | July 1885 | |
| Mary Elizabeth Saidley Christian | April 1868 | 1 June 1868 |
Literary reference
Thursday October Christian II appears in Mark TwainMark Twain
Samuel Langhorne Clemens , better known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist...
's 1879 story "The Great Revolution in Pitcairn."