Ivan Christian

Ivan Roa Christian (31 May 1919 – 1991) was a politician from Pitcairn. He was the Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn Island from 1976 to 1984.^[1] As his surname suggests, he is descended from the original mutineers who settled the island, led by Fletcher Christian. He is related to a number of other island leaders, including his father Richard Edgar Christian, his uncle Charles Richard Parkin Christian and his great-grandfather Thursday October Christian II. Through his marriage to Verna Young, he is the father of Steve Christian and Brenda Christian.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Ivan Christian

16. Thursday October Christian 8. Thursday October Christian II 17. Teraura 4. Francis Hickson Christian 18. William Young 9. Mary Young 19. Elizabeth Mills 2. Richard Edgar Christian 20. Edward Young, Jr. 10. Moses Young 21. Polly Christian 5. Eunice Jane Lawrence Young 22. Daniel McCoy (=22) 11. Albina McCoy 23. Sarah Quintal (=23) 1. Ivan Roa Christian 24. Daniel McCoy (=22) 12. Matthew McCoy 25. Sarah Quintal (=23) 6. James Russell McCoy 26. Charles Christian 13. Margaret Christian 27. Sully 3. Adelia Carrie Jordan McCoy 28. George Young 14. Simon Young 29. Hannah Adams 7. Eliza Coffin Palmer Young 30. John Buffett 15. Mary Buffett Christian 31. Mary Christian

References

1. John Carter, Pacific Islands Yearbook (1984), p. 366