I am exploring the possibility that my GG Grandmother either joined or was joined by some of her family in America. She was born Margaret Christian in 1823 and married Charles Kaighin in 1849 at St. George, Douglas.
Her husband Charles bought property at Schott St. and Gordon Avenue upon arriving in Cleveland in 1867 after 15 years in Brooklyn, NY. In 1875, a Robert Christian bought a part of that property from Charles. In 1892 there were a series of land transactions by Robert Christian that were witnessed by a George B. Christian, including one in which Robert re-sold the property bought from Charles Kaighin in 1875 to Charles' son Ebenezer Kaighin.
I suspect that this Robert Christian was Margaret's brother, but haven't been able to prove it yet. Can someone please check for me and see if a Robert Christian can be found with a sister named Margaret. Robert would have been born about 1818 possibly in Douglas, and Margaret was born in 1823 in Douglas. Please see the below amplifying information:
1880 US Census, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, OH
Robert Christian, Self, M, Male, W, 62, b. IOM, Clerk in Custom House, parents born IOM
Elizabeth Christian , wife, M, Female, W, 60, b. IOM
Elizabeth Christian, Dau, S, Female, W, 30, b. IOM
George B. Christian, Son, S, Male, W, 33, b.IOM
From the Cleveland Public Library Necrology File:
Id#: 0054387
Name: Christian, Robert
Date: June 9, 1900
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #014.
Notes: Christian-Robert Christian, on Thursday, June 7, at 4:10 a. m., in his 82d year. Funeral at his late residence, No. 1641 Euclid ave., Saturday, June 9, at 2 p. m. standard. Friends invited. Burial private.
Id#: 0054356
Name: Christian, George B.
Date: Jun 3 1935
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #014.
Notes: Christian: George B., beloved father of Elizabeth B., born June 23, 1846, at Douglas, Isle of Man, passed peacefully away May 31, at his late residence, 3018 Scarborough Rd. Funeral services Monday, 2 p. m., June 3, from Wade Memorial. Grand Army services at cemetery.
Id#: 0054348
Name: Christian, Elizabeth B.
Date: Sept. 30, 1884
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #014.
Notes: Christian- At 12:45 Saturday, September 27, Elizabeth B., wife of Robert Christian, at the family residence, 69 Cedar ave., aged 70 years. The funeral will be held Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 2:30 p.m.
#: 0054347
Name: Christian, Miss Elizabeth
Date: Feb. 3, 1923
Source: Source unknown; Cleveland Necrology File, Reel #014.
Notes: Christian-Miss Elizabeth, beloved sister of George B. Christian, and aunt of Elizabeth B. Christian, at her residence, 3018 Scarborough road, Cleveland Heights. Funeral Saturday, Feb. 3, at 2:30 p. m.
Thank you,
Greg