Thursday October Christian II, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Thursday October Christian II

Pitcairn Islands political leader

Date of Birth: 01-Oct-1820

Place of Birth: Pitcairn Islands, British Overseas Territories, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 27-May-1911

Profession: politician

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Thursday October Christian II

  • Thursday October Christian, Jr.
  • (1 October 1820 – 27 May 1911) was a Pitcairn Islands political leader.
  • He was the grandson of Fletcher Christian and son of Thursday October Christian (14 October 1790 – 21 April 1831), and mother, Teraura (c.1775 - 15 July 1850).
  • 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. He was the fifth Magistrate of the Pitcairn Islands, holding the office in 1844, 1851, 1864, 1867, 1873–1874, 1880, and 1882.
  • Everyone named Christian on Pitcairn is descended from him; a number of family branches, however, left Pitcairn permanently and settled on Norfolk Island. He married Mary Young, granddaughter of Ned Young, on 24 March 1839.
  • They had 17 children, none of them named as a month name or week day.
  • Seven died as children and three lived past the age of 73.

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