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From: paul c <>
Subject: Re: Fasti Ecclisiae Scotianae - Rev. James Christie
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 01:02:19 GMT
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wrote:
> Also........I ran some searches on Ancestry and at least three of the
> kids were born in eastern Ontario - and for each of the births James
> Sr. is listed as being a teacher or school principal, and mother is
> listed as Isabelle Creighton or Crichton.
>
> Isabella Ramsay Crichton Christie was born Aug 18 1869 in Smith's
> Falls, which is Lanark County, and at the time James was a teacher.
>
> James Jr. was born Aug 28 1871 in Richmond, Carleton County and father
> James Sr. is listed as the principal of the Richmond High School
>
> Caroline Crichton (can't read her second middle name...Leviton??) was
> born in Leeds Grenville Oct 9 1873 when the family was living in
> Kemtville and again, James, Sr. is given as a high school principal.
>
> So....he may well have been a Rev. but he veered into other work as
> well.
>
> M.
>
Caroline's full name was Caroline Crighton Christie. Her mother was
Isabella Crighton, even though it seems many public servants would copy
it down as Creighton. However, one of Caroline's sisters did marry a
real Creighton!
I suspect it was quite common for Church of Scotland clergy to teach
school, more common than for Church of England. A couple of James'
brothers were listed as schoolmasters in various records I found. In
the 19th century, schools were often physicall attached to parish
buildings. My theory is that the collection plates amongst Scottish
congregations are a little 'light', so to speak, driving their clergy to
various sidelines on the off days.
When it comes to Census records, some people give whimsical answers and
the census takers often compound the errors even today when they 'phone
back to collect missing answers.
p
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