Richard Watson CHRISTY

1840 - 1903  (63 years)

• Name	Richard Watson CHRISTY
  Birth	May 1840	England
  	probably in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	12 Jun 1840	Weston, Hertfordshire, England
  Death	6 May 1903	Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Burial	10 May 1903	Lakewood Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	Section 15, Lot 413, Grave 1
  Notes	From 1868 until his departure for the U.S., Richard ran the Lannock Mill in Weston, North Hertfordshire, that had been built by his father in 1860. This five-storey tower windmill ground corn and had four pairs of millstones. The mill tower still stands but without its wind engine or any of its other machinery. It was last used as a production mill in the 1920s. In 1882, Richard sold the mill to Thomas Sanderson. He and his family arrived in the U.S. in New York City on 20 February 1882 aboard the SS City of Montreal. The family traveled in a cabin, not in steerage. The family consisted of: Richard Christy, 39, Sarah Christy, 36, Susan Christy, 74, Susan Christy, 16, Lottie Christy, 15, Charles Christy, 14, Glyn Christy, 12, Florence Christy, 11, Alma Christy, 10, Ernest Christy, 9, Eleanor Christy, 8, Bernard Christy, 6, Ethel Christy, 4, and George Christy, 2. In the 1885 Minnesota census, the Christys (indexed as Christa) were living in Minneapolis. Richard’s mother Sara, age 76, is living with them. In the 1895 Minnesota census, he and his family were living in Worthington, Minnesota, where he was a baker. Still at home with him and Emma were Ernest, 20, Bernard, 16, Ethel, 14, and George, 13. In the 1900 census, he was a salesman living in Minneapolis with his wife, son, and granddaughter. The household consisted of Richard, Emma, Bernard B., and granddaughter Fannie Simpson born in April of 1892 in Minnesota with an Irish father.
  Person ID	I4076	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Richard CHRISTY
  Mother	Susan
  Family ID	F11878	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emma C CRAFT,   b. Jul 1841, England d. 9 Nov 1922, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1865
  Children	1. Susan CHRISTY,   b. 24 May 1866, England d. 14 Aug 1942, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 76 years)   2. Charlotte CHRISTY,   b. Jun 1867, England d. 30 Jun 1927, Cook County, Illinois (Age 60 years)   3. Charles CHRISTY,   b. Abt 1868, England d. 28 Apr 1899 (Age 31 years)   4. Eliza Annie CHRISTY,   b. 1870, Hertfordshire, England d. 18 Oct 1951, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 81 years)   5. Florence Lillian (Emma) CHRISTY,   b. 21 Nov 1872, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, England d. 11 Jan 1937, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 64 years)   6. Alice Maud Selina CHRISTY,   b. 9 Jan 1874, Hertfordshire, England d. 24 Sep 1939, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 65 years)   7. Ethelred/Ethelbert CHRISTY,   b. 1874, Hertfordshire, England d. Bef 1882, England (Age < 7 years)   8. William Ernest CHRISTY,   b. 1875, Hertfordshire, England d. Bef 1910 (Age < 34 years)   9. Helena (Eleanor) Rosa Matilda CHRISTY,   b. 17 Feb 1877, Hertfordshire, England d. 21 Oct 1943, Los Angeles County, California (Age 66 years)   10. Bernard Francis Richard CHRISTY,   b. 26 Jun 1879, Hertfordshire, England d. 22 Sep 1959, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 80 years)   11. Ethel CHRISTY,   b. 19 Jul 1880, Hertfordshire, England d. 31 May 1963, Ramsey County, Minnesota (Age 82 years)   12. Arthur George CHRISTY,   b. 24 Oct 1881, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, England d. 24 Jan 1941, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 59 years)
  Family ID	F3260	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Feb 2009