Captain Bligh - Fletcher Christian and the whole Bounty Story

[Peter_uk_can]

Anyone who is interested in these events for historical or genealogical purposes would do well to look at recent developments in unravelling what may have happened as oposed to what the movies have protrayed as happening.

04 March 2008 Canada TV showed a program that included descendants of Bligh and the Christian familes. It revealed that the screen play was taken from a book which in turn took some of it's contents from an earlier publication.

Note: the descendants are from the Christian family, (Fletcher had a brother)
and not Christian's descendants.

[MarkJ]

There are a few of us who are connected to the Bounty crew here on this forum I recall, including myself, albeit not directly.
An interesting read can be found on the Project Gutenberg website - the diary kept by Bligh after he was cast adrift. It gives an insight into the meagre rations the small crew in the longboat survived on as well as some of the dangerous encounters with natives on small islands.

Mark

[suedent]

I have cousins in NZ descended from Fletcher Christian and other Bounty mutineers.

[Peter Goodey]

Anyone in or visiting London may be interested to know that Captain Bligh is buried in the churchyard of St Mary Lambeth. His home is not far away in Lambeth Road.

[IpseDixit7963]

That's a great resource. I'll make sure to read some to my son. Now that he knows he's the 2nd cousin, 8 times removed to Captain Bligh, he'll be very interested in reading about it.|book2|

There are a few of us who are connected to the Bounty crew here on this forum I recall, including myself, albeit not directly.
An interesting read can be found on the Project Gutenberg website - the diary kept by Bligh after he was cast adrift. It gives an insight into the meagre rations the small crew in the longboat survived on as well as some of the dangerous encounters with natives on small islands.

Mark

[apehangmom]

Its not easy being related to people whos lives have been altered in movies. ( My story is tied to US history) My oldest son is in the family line of George Armstrong Custer line.( he is a decendant of Nevin the only brother who had asthma and couldnt serve in the millitary. this fact saved him from dying along side his other three brothers , fighting indians) If you havent researched Custer.. its a good german line.
But being a kid and having that family tree.. kids make fun of you. Many family members have told me that they never wanted any one to know of their link to Custer. Attituides change and people become educated. Most people dont care any more. Yes the treatment of the Amercian Indian was horrendus. I have cherokee in our family that was rooted off their lands.
But most people do not realize the extent of there family history. Their are many stories that are untold and waiting for some family member to remeber them. But its hard having famous people in your lines... good or bad.

[apehangmom]

I also wanted to say that on the positive side. That being related to famous people is and can be a good thing to induce children to learning history. My Husbands side is the John ALden Priscilla Mullens Pilgrim line. This is a good learning tool. When going to Plymouth Mass. I try to instill what the Pilgrims went through. Each year before Thaksgiving ( like setember) we start reading a kids book about a small girl leaving in them mayflower to sail to Cape cod. And we read it as she is sailing to Amercia. To end at Thanksgiving. We go to the homes that our historic family lived, museumes , and graveyards. But its all centered around the children. So the child feels it all about he / she. But its too the point to where I value the history so much ,that I want the kids to know it.. so I dont mind so much making them feel catered to , like its their history alone.. I want them to carry the torch and feel like there a part of history. thanks chris