| [Index] |
| James Primrose CHRISTIE (1862 - 1924) |
| Children | Self + Spouses | Parents | Grandparents | Greatgrandparents |
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James (Jim) CHRISTIE (1886 - 1968) John Milne CHRISTIE (1888 - 1964) Gladys CHRISTIE (1890 - 1971) Alexander Cyril CHRISTIE (1892 - 1967) Charles Ernest CHRISTIE (1894 - 1956) Ivy Ruth CHRISTIE (1896 - 1965) Grace Janet CHRISTIE (1898 - 1984) Ethel Annie CHRISTIE (1901 - ) Enid CHRISTIE (1903 - 1974) Nita CHRISTIE (1906 - 2001) |
James Primrose CHRISTIE (1862 - 1924) + Janet MILNE (1867 - 1955) |
John CHRISTIE (1821 - 1906) | Alexander CHRISTIE | |
| Margaret MURRAY | ||||
| Ann RIDDOCH (1823 - 1905) | James RIDDOCH | |||
| Helen BARRON | ||||
| b. 1862 at Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| m. 1886 Janet MILNE (1867 - 1955) |
| d. 1924 at Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia aged 62 |
| Near Relatives of James Primrose CHRISTIE (1862 - 1924) | ||||||
| Relationship | Person | Born | Birth Place | Died | Death Place | Age |
| Grandfather | Alexander CHRISTIE | |||||
| Grandmother | Margaret MURRAY | |||||
| Grandfather | James RIDDOCH | |||||
| Grandmother | Helen BARRON | |||||
| Father in Law | John MILNE | 1839 | Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 1924 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 85 |
| Mother in Law | Anne DONALD | 1836 | Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 1915 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 79 |
| Father | John CHRISTIE | 1821 | Cairnie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 1906 | Milltown of Rothiemay, Moray, Scotland | 85 |
| Mother | Ann RIDDOCH | 1823 | Dufftown, Moray, Scotland | 1905 | Milltown of Rothiemay, Moray, Scotland | 82 |
| Self | James Primrose CHRISTIE | 1862 | Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 1924 | Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 62 |
| Wife | Janet MILNE | 1867 | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | 1955 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 88 |
| Son | James (Jim) CHRISTIE | 1886 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 1968 | Dalby, Queensland, Australia | 82 |
| Son | John Milne CHRISTIE | 1888 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 1964 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 76 |
| Daughter | Gladys CHRISTIE | 1890 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 1971 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 81 |
| Son | Alexander Cyril CHRISTIE | 1892 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 1967 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 75 |
| Son | Charles Ernest CHRISTIE | 1894 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 1956 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 62 |
| Daughter | Ivy Ruth CHRISTIE | 1896 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 1965 | Brisbane, Queenland, Australia | 69 |
| Daughter | Grace Janet CHRISTIE | 1898 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 1984 | Brisbane, Queenland, Australia | 86 |
| Daughter | Ethel Annie CHRISTIE | 1901 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | |||
| Daughter | Enid CHRISTIE | 1903 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 1974 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 71 |
| Daughter | Nita CHRISTIE | 1906 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 2001 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 95 |
| Sister | Jane CHRISTIE | 1855 | Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 1936 | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | 81 |
| Brother | John CHRISTIE | 1857 | Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | 1938 | Queensland, Australia | 81 |
| Daughter in Law | Ida Annie ELWORTHY | 1890 | Hughenden, Queensland, Australia | 1967 | Eight Mile Plains, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | 77 |
| Daughter in Law | Jeanie MCCULLOCH POLLOCK | |||||
| Daughter in Law | Nellie BARRIE | 1898 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 1981 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 83 |
| Son in Law | John Morgan EVANS | 1873 | Ballarat, Victoria, Australia | 1952 | Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia | 79 |
| Daughter in Law | Ruby F HINDE | 1888 | 1992 | Probably Sydney | 104 | |
| Daughter in Law | Agnes BARRIE | 1899 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 1981 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 82 |
| Son in Law | Donald Archibald Hugh MCDONALD | 1900 | Queensland, Australia | |||
| Son in Law | Alfred Ernest CROFT | 1887 | West Bromwich, England | |||
| Son in Law | James GILLAN | 1901 | Renfew, Scotland | 1967 | Brisbane, Queenland, Australia | 66 |
| Son in Law | Alan Cameron SHEPHERD | 1905 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 1987 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 82 |
| Son in Law | Alan Cameron SHEPHERD | 1905 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 1987 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 82 |
| Granddaughter | Living or Recently Deceased | |||||
| Grandson | James Christie GILLAN | 1928 | Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia | 1994 | Brisbane, Queenland, Australia | 66 |
| Grandson | Bruce Thompson GILLAN | 1929 | Rockhampton, Queenland, Australia | 1952 | South Korea | 23 |
| Niece | Annie CHRISTIE | 1877 | Rothiemay, Banffshire, Scotland | 1965 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 88 |
| Niece | Catharine Caroline HARVEY | 1886 | Queensland, Australia | 1936 | Gordonvale, Queensland, Australia | 50 |
| Nephew | William George HARVEY | 1887 | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | 1961 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 74 |
| Nephew | Robert Christie HARVEY | 1889 | Queensland, Australia | 1966 | Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia | 77 |
| Nephew | John James HARVEY | 1892 | Queensland, Australia | 1892 | Queensland, Australia | 0 |
| Nephew | John (Jack) CHRISTIE | 1887 | Queensland, Australia | 1946 | Dunwich Benevolant Aslyum | 59 |
| Nephew | Henry (Harry) CHRISTIE | 1889 | Queensland, Australia | 1967 | Queensland, Australia | 78 |
| Nephew | William George (Bill) CHRISTIE | 1891 | Queensland, Australia | 1953 | Brisbane, Queenland, Australia | 62 |
| Niece | Hilma Pansy CHRISTIE | 1893 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 1975 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 82 |
| Nephew | James Herman (Jim) CHRISTIE | 1895 | Queensland, Australia | 1921 | Queensland, Australia | 26 |
| Niece | Mona Margureta CHRISTIE | 1897 | Queensland, Australia | 1931 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 34 |
| Niece | Ruth Helen CHRISTIE | 1900 | Queensland, Australia | 1986 | Queensland, Australia | 86 |
| Niece | Jessie Catherine CHRISTIE | 1903 | Queensland, Australia | 1982 | Brisbane, Queenland, Australia | 79 |
| Nephew | Andrew Riddock (Tom) CHRISTIE | 1908 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 1960 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 52 |
| Brother in Law | James OGILVIE | 1827 | Rothiemay, Banffshire, Scotland | 1907 | Rothiemay, Banffshire, Scotland | 80 |
| Brother in Law | George Frederick HARVEY | 1856 | Scotland | 1916 | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia | 60 |
| Sister in Law | Hilma Botilda WARNEMUNDE | 1867 | Langeland Kommune, Syddanmark, Denmark | 1954 | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | 87 |
| Events in James Primrose CHRISTIE (1862 - 1924)'s life | |||||
| Date | Age | Event | Place | Notes | Src |
| 1862 | James Primrose CHRISTIE was born | Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | Burial info | ||
| 1883 | 21 | Immigration | 'Hannah Landles' from Glasgow to Mackay | Note 1 | |
| 1886 | 24 | Birth of son James (Jim) CHRISTIE | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | Note 2 | 52 |
| 1886 | 24 | Married Janet MILNE (aged 19) | Burial info | ||
| 1888 | 26 | Birth of son John Milne CHRISTIE | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | Note 3 | 52 |
| 1890 | 28 | Birth of daughter Gladys CHRISTIE | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | Note 4 | 52 |
| 1892 | 30 | Birth of son Alexander Cyril CHRISTIE | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | Note 5 | 52 |
| 1894 | 32 | Birth of son Charles Ernest CHRISTIE | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | Note 6 | 52 |
| 1896 | 34 | Birth of daughter Ivy Ruth CHRISTIE | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | Note 7 | 90 |
| 1898 | 36 | Birth of daughter Grace Janet CHRISTIE | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | Note 8 | 52 |
| 1901 | 39 | Birth of daughter Ethel Annie CHRISTIE | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | Note 9 | 52 |
| 1903 | 41 | Birth of daughter Enid CHRISTIE | Mackay, Queensland, Australia | Note 10 | 52 |
| 1905 | 43 | Death of mother Ann RIDDOCH (aged 82) | Milltown of Rothiemay, Moray, Scotland | Burial info | |
| 1906 | 44 | Birth of daughter Nita CHRISTIE | Mackay, Queenland, Australia | Note 11 | 52 |
| 1906 | 44 | Death of father John CHRISTIE (aged 85) | Milltown of Rothiemay, Moray, Scotland | Burial info | |
| 1924 | 62 | James Primrose CHRISTIE died | Walkerston, Mackay, Queensland, Australia | Note 12 | 18, 60 |
| 1924 | 62 | Burial | Mackay City Cemetery, Mackay, Queensland | Note 13 | 90 |
| Personal Notes: |
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Find A Grave
James Christie emigrated to Australia and arrived aboard the ship "Hannah Landells" arriving in Mackay on 12th September 1883, together with his brother John and sister Jane. While on the ship the Captain recognised his capabilities and he was appointed Sergeant at Arms and so was responsible for law and order. Perhaps this experience was the precursor to his involvement in the local voluntary Militia group, which he led out to Longreach in 1891 and was credited with helping to settle the Shearer's Strike of that time. He was rewarded with an ornate gilded lock which occupied pride of place in the family home "Rothiemay", Brisbane Street, for many years, and now rests with the Museum at Barcaldine. James Christies was employed at Marsh and Webster Ltd. He was appointed to the first Board of Directors in 1900 and was with that leading emporium until is untimely death on 22nd January 1924, which occurred at Walkerston while returning from a business trip to the country. James Christie was Mayor of Mackay for 2 years in 1910 and 1911 and is credited with having a lot to do with the construction of the Town Hall, opened in 1912. He was also President of the Chamber of Commerce and President of the Traders' Association. He married Janet Milne at Mackay on 10th February 1886 and together they had a family of 10 children. Together the family became staunch, lifelong members of St. Paul's Presbyterian Church. James was an Elder of the Kirk, Janet, Church Organist and with their daughters in particular, were involved in every facet of church life. James was Captain and Instructor of the first Boy's Brigade about 1897. His Christian principles permeated his whole life. Sources: Mackay Family History Society Archives. |
| Source References: |
| 18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index |
| - Reference = (Death) |
| - Notes: James Christie
Event date: 22/01/1924 Event type: Death registration Registration details: 1924/C/653 Mother: Annie Riddock Father/parent: John Christie |
| 60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au |
| - Reference = (Death) |
| - Notes: Daily Mercury (Mackay) 23 January 1924
OBITUARY The death took place yesterday afternoon under circumstances most tragic in character of Mr. James Christie, chairman of directors of Marsh & Webster, Limited . About 11 o'clock yesterday morning Mr. Christie and Mr. Galletly one of his co-directors, had occasion to make a business visit to Mirani. The jour- ney out was somewhat unpleasant, owing to the oppressiveness of the weather and the fact that the wind was following, but lunch was taken at the hotel and afterwards some time was spent transacting business in the district. The return journey was very pleasant, as the tempera- ture had fallen and driving into the wind proved quite enjoyable. At Walkerston a visit was paid to the store of Lamberts Limited,and as the two visitors were conversing with Mr. James Lambert, Mr. Chris- tie suddenly put out his arm towards his companion and sank to the floor. He was quite conscious when he felt and remarked that he would be all right in a moment or two. A cushion was placed under his head, but he said it would be better if he were to remain flat on the ground. A moment or two later he passed quietly away. Mr.Galletly had hurried off for the Walkerston Am- bulance when he saw the nature of the attack and it was in his absence that death took place. He states that no indication whatever was given of the tragedy that was to happen. Mr. Christie was in the best of spirits throughout, enjoyed his lunch and as they were entering Walker- ston remarked that he had put in a very pleasant day. Apoplexy was probably the cause of death, aggra- vated by the intense heat of the past few days. The body was subse- quently brought to town. The deceased, who was 62 years of age, came to Mackay by the ship Hannah Landells in 1882 and in company with his brother John, who is still here, entered the employment of Messrs. Marsh & Webster in the drapery department. He remained with the firm throughout, rising to the position of managing director. When the firm was changed into a limited liability company he became a shareholder, and upon the death of Mr. Marsh was appointed a direc- tor. When the late Mr. J.V. Brown died Mr. Christie succeeded him as managing director and con- tinued to hold that position until his untimely death. Deceased was one of the most prominent of Mackay's public men he was actively asso- ciated with, the public life of the community to a degree that not many men can boast, and gave his time. ………….. He leaves a widow and family of six daughters and four sons, viz, Mrs. J. M. Evans (Rockhampton), Mrs. A.E. Croft ( Warwick), Misses Ivy, Ethel. Enid, and Nita, and Messers James and John Christie,who are in business , in Mackay: Charles (ac countant with Mr. G. E. Jones), and Alex., who is accountant in the A.B.C. Bank,- at Dunedoo, N.S.W. to whom th© district is extended-invthelr /audden and painful bereavement . /-i-Th© - funeral will -leave the' family; resi dence In Brisbane-street 'at>' 4 ' o'clock this- afternoon for'/ ''the' '' .District Cemetery. |
| 90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com |
| - Reference = (Burial) |
| - Notes: James Primrose Christie
BIRTH 16 Jan 1862 Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland DEATH 22 Jan 1924 (aged 62) Walkerston, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia BURIAL Mackay City Cemetery Mackay, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia PLOT Presbyterian Sect. 2, Row 2, Plot 25 |
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