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Alexander Christie
1826 - 1914

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• Birth	1826	Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 May 1914	Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
  Person ID	I043	Forsyths of Hamilton Victoria
  Last Modified	26 Feb 2022

  
  

  Family	Euphemia Forsyth,   b. 25 Mar 1853, Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 3 Jun 1935, Hamilton, Victoria, Australia
  Married	1885	Victoria Reg No 2823/1885
  Family ID	F08	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Hamilton Spectator (Vic. : 1870 - 1918) Wed 6 May 1914 Page 4 DEATH OF MR ALEXANDER CHRISTIE. The death of a very, old resident of the district in the person of Mr Alexander Christie, J.P., occurred at midnight on Monday at his residence, South Hamilton. The late Mr. Chris- tie, who had reached, the advanced age of 87 years, was a native of Garvald, East Lothian, Scotland, and arrived in Melbourne in 1852 by the sailing vessel Koh-i-nor. He fol- lowed the occupation of carpenter for some years until the passing of the first Grant Land Act, under which occupation licences were issued, when in company with his brothers John, Richard and Peter, he took up land at Byaduk. The brothers were par- ticularly successful in pastoral and agricultural pursuits, and their names have become familiar for their breed- ing of high-class sheep. The deceased also took an active interest in muni- cipal affairs, being for many years a member of the Dundas Shire Coun- cil, of which he was several times president. He retired about twenty years ago, but up to, a recent period he was an active member of the magistracy. The late Mr. Christie had been married three times, his first wife being a Miss Fortune, who had come out from Scotland, but who, unfortunately, suffered death from sunstroke. After some years he married a second time, but was again unfortunate in losing his wife. Then, about 29 years ago, he married Miss Euphemia Forsyth, sister of Mr. Wil- liam Forsyth, of Rowchester Park, and this lady survives him. He was an intelligent and great reader, but latterly the injury to his sight caus- ed by a bush fire some years ago at Byaduk, when his eyebrows and eye lashes were severely burned, preclud- ed his enjoyment of the daily paper. Out of a family of six brothers and three sisters Messrs. George Christie, of Gray-street, and John Christie, of Byaduk, and Mrs. Wm. Anderson, of Koroit, are the only surviving mem- bers. The funeral cortege will move from deceased's late residence at 2;30 o'clock this afternoon for the Hamil- ton cemetery.