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Fletcher Christian was born on 25 September 1764, at his family home of Moorland Close, Eaglesfield, near Cockermouth in Cumberland, England.His father's side of the family had originated from the Isle of Man and most of Fletcher's paternal great-grandfathers were historic Deemsters, their original family surname being McCrystyn.
Thursday October Christian (14 October 1790 – 21 April 1831) was the first son of Fletcher Christian (leader of the historical mutiny on the Bounty) and his Tahitian wife Mauatua. [1] He was the first child born on the Pitcairn Islands after the mutineers took refuge on the island.
Fletcher Christian's illness and death 24 March, 5 April 1852 are described, Information transferred from Manuscripts Leaf Catalogue No. 1 (6-63A), State Library of New South Wales B 667 Glynn Christian research papers relating to Fragile Paradise, ca. 1790-1986 , purchased from Glynn Christian, September 1999, State Library of New South Wales ...
Ethnic group Descendants of the Bounty mutineers Descendants of the mutineers John Adams and Matthew Quintal on Norfolk Island, 1862 Total population ~1,000 worldwide Regions with significant populations Pitcairn Islands ~45 (2021) Norfolk Island ~450 (2016) Australia ~250 (2016) New Zealand ~45 (2018) [6] Languages English Pitkern Religion Seventh-day Adventist Church Related ethnic groups ...
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Fletcher Christian and the mutineers set Lieutenant William Bligh and 18 others adrift, depicted in a 1790 aquatint by Robert Dodd. The mutiny on the Royal Navy vessel HMS Bounty occurred in the South Pacific Ocean on 28 April 1789.
Fletcher Christian II (1812 – 5 April 1852) served as magistrate of the British Overseas Territory of Pitcairn Island in 1842. Christian was the grandson of Fletcher Christian, the Bounty mutineer, through his son Charles Christian. He was the cousin of Thursday October Christian II. Like Thursday, Christian was of Polynesian descent from 3 ...
Thursday October Christian II was a Pitcairn Islands political leader. He was the grandson of Fletcher Christian and son of Thursday October Christian, and mother, Teraura. 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.