Jane Maria Alexandrina Stevenson

Photos taken my Crowe & Rodgers, Stirling in August 1877.

It was obvious these were the same two wee boys in both photos, on the back of the 'boys' it has ? Christie aged 3½

 and (me or W G) Christie 1 year. From this I could say who was in the photos. Jane Stevenson Christie and her two sons, Andrew and William. The photo was obviously taken for the first birthday of William. the older woman I think will be Jane's own mother, Jane Maria Blair Stevenson.

Photos kindly sent to me by Susan Ferguson.

Jane Maria Alexandrina Stevenson was born 14 November 1845 and christened on 3 December 1845 in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, and died 21 March 1934 in Minden, Peebles. She married William Christie on 31 December 1872 in Stirling, son of Andrew Christie and Mary Stevenson. He was christened 12 May 1845 in Dunfermline, Fife, and died 5 April 1923 in 17 Ainslie Place, Edinburgh. Christie Family

Jane had Pernicious Anaemia for 2 years and died from Acute Lobar Pneumonia after 5 days. She is buried at Peebles Cemetery Lair No. 2167. In 1851 she lived at Park Farm, Clackmannan and then in 1861 25 Broad Street, Alloa. In 1872 she lived at Shire House, Stirling with her maternal grand father John Blair.

William and family lived at 11 Abercromby Place, Stirling in 1881. He was a timber merchant and importer between 1872 and 1911. He lived at 6 Queen Street, Perth and between 1875 and 1885 they lived at 2 Great Winchester Street, London. They lived, at about 1884, in Glasgow. In 1911 they had moved to West Point, Saltcoats and by 1923 Mindon Peebles. On the 26 February 1868, William brought an action against Robert, his father-in-law. William died form an acute intestinal obstruction which he had for for 4 days.

On the 1891 census, the family are at Carrick House, Steatham, London. Their son Andrew is not there. In 1901 they are still living at this address but William, together with his son William and daughter Jane, are not in residence. The son Andrew is there and is a Railway Sleeper Importer (employer). It looks as if the father may be in Scotland with his son and daughter for a visit.

The following children have been found:-

Andrew Charles Christie was born 22 February 1874, 6 Queen Street, Perth. In 1928 he lived at 5 Royal Crescent, Brighton.

William Grant Christie was born 1 July 1876, Manville, Bellfield, Stirling.

Elison Maude Mary Christie was born 24 October 1877 at 5 Viewfield Place, Stirling.

Jane Helena Christie was born 28 December 1879, 11 Abercrombie Place, Stirling and died12 January 1912, Royal Infirmary, Dumfries from cardiac failure after two days. She had suffered from epilepsy for 16 years. In 1912 she lived at West Point, Saltcoats.

Winnifred Christie was born 26 February 1882, 11 Abercromby Place, Stirling, died 1965. Her residence in 1921 was West Point, Saltcoats. She was a pianist and married Emanuel Moór. He was a Hungarian Composer. For more information Click Here

Ethelmay Christie was born about 1887 and died after 1941. She married James Hogarth Pringle 30 April 1917, St Mary's Cathedral, Glasgow. He was born about 1863 at Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia and died 24 April 1941, Whiteflat, Killearn.

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Ethelmay lived at West Point, Saltcoats on the 30 April 1917. James lived at Cleithaugh, Southdean, Roxburgh in 1881 whilst he was a medical student. James was educated at Berlin, Vienna and Heidelberg and Edinburgh, Glasgow and London. He graduated from Edinburgh University in 1885. In 1910 he published 'Fractures and their Treatment' He was a surgeon in 1917 and lived at 172 Bath Street, Glasgow In 1899 he was a Fellow of the Royal Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and between 1896 and 1923 he was appointed surgeon to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He lived at Hyndlee, Peebles in 1930. James had Pernicious Anaemia for several years and died from Basal Pneumonia.

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