CHRISTIE, William David 1880s (General)

by gbatkinson_1, Monday, November 23, 2009, 10:29 (5488 days ago) @ pamclark

Hi from Australia.

This is a longshot but I am trying to trace a William Christie who was a stable boy at Newark House, Hempsted in 1900/01. Google maps shows that Hempsted is about 14 miles from East Dean. The forum shows a William L Christie born abt 1882 Kensley Lodge, East Dean,Gloucestershire. UK immigration records also show a CHRISTIE Wm Born 1882 emigrated in 1923 from Glasgow to Canada (Quebec).

William joined the Dragoon Guards during WW1 and following that emigrated to Canada and joined the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. I think the 3rd Prince of Wales Dragoon Guards amalgamated with the Scottish 3rd carbiniers in 1922 and as the family had gone to FOD from Scotland, it may be the same person. He was the only William Christie that I could find in Gloucestershire about the right time and age and who had emigrated to Canada.

Any assistance appreciated.