Fletcher Christian

[Dennis Lord]

Hey everybody!

I need some teaching information. Fletcher Christian (Anderson?) Mutiny on the Bounty, I have read on the internet that he was born in Eaglesfield and also he was born in Cockermouth.
Mary Christian who was the wife of Stenhouse who renamed Maryport. Mary was born on the Isle of Man, but was also related to Fletcher Christian. Mary was also a/the daughter to the Bishop of Carlisle. Is this all correst and does it matter if Fletcher was born here or there.
I am not trying to be flippant or anal. I am from the other side of the pond and do not understand the geography of these towns.
Also, I have tried to find out who the bishops were for Carlile in the 1700s' but am unsuccessful so far, can someone let me know who marys' father name is?
Thanks
Dennis

[Geoff Everitt]

I guess you've seen the Wiki article about Fletch - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletcher_Christian

Moorland Close is between Eaglesfield and Cockermouth which are about 3 miles apart - nearer to Eaglesfield, but Cockermouth is the nearest town. Map http://tinyurl.com/3y4qdc

Fletch appears in the Brigham baptism register as Brigham was the ancient parish which encompassed both Eaglesfield and Cockermouth http://www.genuki.org.uk:8080/big/eng/CUL/Brigham/Gaz1868.html

[Jan1954]

Hi Dennis,

If a lot of your family came from the Cumberland/Cumbrian region, It may pay you to invest in a couple of Ordinance Survey maps of the area.

If you would like details of the area in the 19th century, they may be obtained from the Parish Chest here:

http://www.parishchest.com/shop/index.php?cmd=listlinkeditems&cat=D2944&breadcrumb=Maps:Cumberland

[Geoff Everitt]

Hi Dennis,

If a lot of your family came from the Cumberland/Cumbrian region, It may pay you to invest in a couple of Ordinance Survey maps of the area.

If you would like details of the area in the 19th century, they may be obtained from the Parish Chest here:

http://www.parishchest.com/shop/index.php?cmd=listlinkeditems&cat=D2944&breadcrumb=Maps:Cumberland

Unless you are "really into maps" I would hesitate to recommend the Old Series as there are no contour lines - just shading - which in a hilly area such as Cumberland makes seeing things quite difficult.

The Popular Series (1920s) are much easier on the eye http://tinyurl.com/2kw8l8

If you go to the mapmaker's website, you'll see there is also a version of the c1901 map http://tinyurl.com/2lqyho