Christmas Genealogy


Indirect Ancestors of Walter Henry Crabb

WILLIAM FOSTER CHRISTMAS
(Silversmith)
and
ELIZABETH SWIFT
married 1816, St Bartholomew
William and Elizabeth had 8 children:
bulletTHOMAS RICHARD born 1817, Cripplegate.
bulletEMMA ELIZABETH born 1819, Cripplegate
bulletWILLIAM FOSTER born 1821, Cripplegate
bulletSARAH born 1820, Southwark
 
bulletALFRED ROBERT born 1829, Cripplegate
bulletCELESTINA ELIZABETH born 1829, Cripplegate
bulletEMMA MARY born 1829, Cripplegate
 
bulletELIZABETH JANE born 1832, married 1845

 

JAMES JONATHAN CHRISTMAS
(07/03/1825 - 21/09/1887)
and
EMILY DAVIS
(11/03/1838 - 03/01/1921)
married 28th September 1854, Clerkenwell Registry Office

Additional Information provided by Debbie Christmas (G-G-Grandaughter of James and Emily): Marriage certificate indicates that James and Emily eloped. No relatives were present at the wedding. Emily gave her age as 18 - 2 years older than she actually was!
James and Emily's children:
bulletROBERT HENRY born 11th July 1864, died 11th November 1938.

Later, members of the Christmas family moved to Frome, Somerset where Debbie was born. Robert Henry had 8 children.

 

WILLIAM ALFRED CHRISTMAS
(Lever Escapement Maker)
and
DIANA WATSON
married 1854
William and Diana had 6 children:
bulletAMY born 1854, Clerkenwell, married 1877 to F.H. Hutchings
bulletFLORA born 1858, Clerkenwell, married 1920 aged 63 to George Cusdin, widower
bulletALFRED GEORGE born 1862, died 1863, Clerkenwell
bulletGEORGE ARTHUR born 1866, Shoreditch
bulletFREDERICK JAMES born 1869, Holborn
bulletHELEN born 1873, Holborn

 

FREDERICK JAMES CHRISTMAS
and
FLORENCE EMILY LUTMAN
married 1892, Clerkenwell
Frederick and Florence had 5 children:
bulletERNEST NATHANIEL born 1894, Holborn
bulletFREDERICK GORDON born 1896, Islington, married 1919 to ? Ball, Brentford
bulletDaughter ANNIE born 1919, Southwark
bulletDaughter VIOLET C. born 1923, Brentford
bulletDaughter AUDREY born 1925, died 1942, Brentford
bulletDaughter RUTH I. born 1933, Southwark
bulletHAROLD WILLIAM born 1898, Islington
bulletFRANK ARTHUR born 1904, Islington, married 1930 to Gladys Smith, Brentford
bulletSon DONALD D. F. born 1931, Brentford
bulletDaughter AUDREY G. born 1933, Brentford
bulletCONSTANCE LILLIAN born 1907, married 1927 to ? Moxey, Hackney

 

ERNEST NATHANIEL CHRISTMAS
and
? SMITH
married 1916, West Ham
Ernest and Wife had 4 children:
bulletEDITH E.D. born 1917, West Ham, married 1941 to ? Hutchinson, ESS-SW
bulletEARNEST A. born 1920, West Ham
bulletMARGARET J. born 1930, West Ham, married 1950 to ? Witterridge, ESS-SW
bulletNORMAN K. born 1932, West Ham, married 1960 to ? Townley, Croydon. Daughter CAROLINE L. born 1965, Croydon.

 

EARNEST A. CHRISTMAS
and
? PROBYN
married 1941
Earnest and Wife had 3 children:
bulletBARBARA D. born 1942, West Ham, married 1963 to ? Chase, ESS-SW
bulletPATRICK E. born 1944, West Ham, married 1966 to Barbara Hinde, Waltham Forest
bulletDaughter LEAH SIMONE, born 1966, Waltham Forest
bulletDaughter EMILE JANE, born 1967, Ampthill
bulletDaughter NATALIE, born 1972, Ampthill
bulletROBERT H. born 1948, West Ham, married 1968 to Kathleen M. Light, Waltham Forest
bulletDaughter KIM KATHLEEN born 1969, Waltham Forest
bulletSon ANTHONY ROBERT born 1970, Bishop Stortford

 

HAROLD WILLIAM CHRISTMAS
and
VICTORIA MARY SUMMERS
married 1920, Islington
Harold and Victoria had 4 children:
bulletHAROLD WILLIAM born 1921, died 1942, Islington
bulletFRANK WILLIAM born 1923, Islington. Emigrated to NSW Australia (sheep farm, Wentworthville nr. Parramatta, NSW)
bulletCHRISTOPHER CHARLES born 1926, Islington, married 1953 to Ivy Pauline Smith, Sheerness. Now living in Cornwall, UK.
bulletDaughter LYN (LYNETTE)
bulletDaughter JANET L. born 1959, Isle of Sheppy
bulletDaughter PAULINE L. born 1961, Isle of Sheppy
bulletJAMES RAYMOND born 1938, Islington, married 1961 to Joy Rowe, Sheerness
bulletDaughter KIM VICTORIA MARY born 1961, Isle of Sheppy
bulletDaughter JACQUELINE SUSAN born 1963, Isle of Sheppy

 

FRANK WILLIAM CHRISTMAS
living at Wentworthville nr. Parramatta NSW, Australia
and
LILIAN MAUD CLARK
married 1946, Tottenham
Lilian died 12th November 1993 at Westmead Hospital
nr. Parramatta NSW, Australia
Frank and Lillian had 2 children:
bulletBARRY born 1949, Isle of Sheppy, married Gail Elizabeth Martin
bulletKANE BYRON born 1974, married with children
bulletEDEN LEE born 1977, married with children
bulletJADE ALISE born 1979
bulletTERRY born 1965, Parramatta NSW, Australia

TERRY CHRISTMAS
and
VANESSA MAY HENRY
married 25th September 1999, St Pauls Church, Wentworthville
Vanessa born 31st December 1975
Terry and Vanessa have 2 childen:
bulletLILY VICTORIA born 3rd March 2002 at Penrith NSW and christened at St Andrews church, Woodstock on 4th May 2003
bulletROSE MAY born 7th October 2005
Terry Christmas is a Sector Commander with the NSW police force based at Woodstock police station nr. Cowra, 300km west of Sydney. I am grateful to Terry for the additional information he has provided (November 2003)