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      • Today, just a few dozen live on Pitcairn Island, and all but a handful are descendants of the Bounty mutineers. About a thousand residents of Norfolk Island (half its population) trace their lineage from Fletcher Christian and the eight other British sailors.
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  2. Thomas Colman Christian (1 November 1935 – 7 July 2013) known as the "Voice of Pitcairn" for his nearly lifelong role in keeping the island connected to the world via ham radio, died at age 77 on the island where he was born. He was a great-great-great-grandson of Fletcher Christian.

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  3. Besides Thursday October, Fletcher Christian also had a younger son named Charles Christian (born 1792) and a daughter Mary Ann Christian (born 1793). Thursday and Charles are the ancestors of almost everybody with the surname Christian on Pitcairn and Norfolk Islands, as well as the many descendants who have moved to Australia, New Zealand and ...

  4. Aug 5, 2020 · The Bounty, Pitcairn Island, and Fletcher Christian's Descendants. Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff. April 28 marks the anniversary of the world's most famous mutiny. by Borgna Brunner. It is not surprising that the most famous of all mutinies, that of the British HMS Bounty, has become ideal fodder for popular history and legend.

  5. Mar 5, 2022 · And while there are two major families currently living on the island — the descendants of mutinous leader Fletcher Christian and the progeny of a seafarer named Warren — the two ignore...

  6. Besides Thursday October, Fletcher Christian also had a younger son named Charles Christian (born 1792) and a daughter Mary Ann Christian (born 1793). Thursday and Charles are the ancestors of almost everybody with the surname Christian on Pitcairn and Norfolk Islands, as well as the many descendants who have moved to Australia, New Zealand and ...

  7. Jan 31, 2024 · [1] Early Life. Fletcher Christian was the sixth son of Charles Christian and his wife Ann, nee Dixon. He was born at 'Moorland Close', [2] a farm near Cockermouth in Cumberland, and baptised nearby at Brigham, Cumberland on 25 September 1764. [3] Fletcher came from a well-to-do family descended from an Isle of Man family.

  8. Sep 26, 2023 · Fletcher's father, Charles Christian, was descended from a long line of Manx gentry, his paternal grandparents were John Christian (14 May 1688 – 20 September 1745) and Bridget Senhouse (c. 1693 – 27 September 1749).

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