Hi Mary,

It should be very interesting to Reg to know that you have his relatives on your Foxdale Corlett tree (I hope he is still visiting the BB!). Love the diamonds story.

This was the MI he posted:
In loving memory of / AGNES / beloved wife of ROBERT CHRISTIAN / who
died August 17th 1896 / aged 66 years / also the above / ROBERT CHRISTIAN
/ who died January 5th 1898 / aged 73 years / also / WILLIAM CHRISTIAN /
son of the above / who died at Rico, Colorado June 6th 1892 / aged 37 years /
also DAISY died August 20th / 1892 aged 4 years / also WILLIE died July 24th
1894 / aged 15 years / children of the above /

What did you think about Cecil Christian b.1895 who was recorded as son of Margaret in the 1901 census? Did Eveline or anyone else ever mention him?
1901 census [Findmypast Household transcription]
Name Relation Condition Se x Age BirthYear Occupation Where Born
CHRISTIAN, Margt Head Widow F 40 1861 House Keeper Patrick Isle of Man
CHRISTIAN, Maggie Daughter Single F 17 1884 Dress Maker Patrick
CHRISTIAN, Lottie Daughter Single F 15 1886 Miliner Patrick
CHRISTIAN, Rubie R Daughter F 8 1893 Scholar Patrick
CHRISTIAN, Cecil Son M 6 1895 Scholar Malew
RG number:RG13 Piece:5306 Folio:150 Page:8
Address:
Castletown Road, Patrick, Foxdale County:Isle of Man.

In 1911 the only Cecil C I found was aged 16, Working On Farm b.Foxdale.

The problem is that there was another Cecil Christian (David Radcliffe's interest on this thread): Cecil Arnold Christian born 7 Feb 1895 Malew whose mother died July 1895, and father in May 1895, son of CHRISTIAN, William Joseph & CORRIN, Susanna [from BL's index]. David thinks that when his parents died Cecil Arnold could have been taken in by Margaret because she would still have been breastfeeding when Cecil's mother died (2 years, 8 months after Ruby was born? - seemed unlikely to me). There were other small children in the family as well, and I can't see a relationship between them and William & Margaret.

I think Reg said somewhere that his relative was Cecil Evan, but I'll have to try and find that on this unwieldy thread.

Sue