Gerard Christian

b

 8 December 1913

 Liverpool

 

m.

 9 September 1939

 Leeds

 

d

 21 August 1977

 Leeds

 

1913-1977

 

siblings

 Edward Alfred

 Monica

 John

 Kathleen

Daniel

 Elizabeth

 Eleanor

 Mary Cecilia

 James Bernard

 Gerard

 Vincent

Father
Mother

Elizabeth Whelan

Spouse

Violet Patricia Kitchen

Children

David Gerard 1941

Geraldine Christian 1943

Katharine Christian 1947

Linda Christian 1950

 Gerard was born in Liverpool in 1913. Because of the lack of subsequent census data, little is known of his early life.  He appears as the informant on the death certificate of John Edward Christian on 31/01/1938 at 29 Isaac Street. It is reasonable to suppose that he was living with his parents before that.

Gerard left Liverpool after the death of his parents and moved to Leeds where he married Violet Kitchen in 1939.  He subsequently lost touch with many of the family, again probably due to the religious  bigotries which seemed to riddle the Catholic side of the family.

Gerard died from Asbestosis in Leeds in 1977, Leeds vol 5 pg 0162, leaving three adult children, David Gerard having died in July 1947 in a drowning accident.

 In 2002 the two sides found each other, met up and continue to be in touch, thanks to the Internet.

year

 Address

stated age

source

proof

calc
birth

1913

 Liverpool (birth)

0

 birth cert

 

 1913

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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