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 1820 - 1913 (92 years)
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| Name |
Alfred Millard Wiliam CHRISTOPHER |
| Prefix |
Reverend Canon |
Relationship | with Brian Mark BUSSIERE
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| Born |
20 Aug 1820 |
14 Coram Street, Bloomsbury, London, England  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Baptism |
19 Nov 1828 |
St-George-The-Martyr, Queen Square, Holborn, England |
| Census information |
1841 |
Ramsgate, Isle of Thanet, England |
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| 1 | 1 | George | Christopher | | 1781 | | 60 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | Isabella | Christopher | | 1811 | | 30 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | George | Christopher | | 1811 | | 30 | | | | | | Surgeon | | | | | | 4 | 1 | Arthur | Christopher | | 1821 | | 20 | | | | | | Wine merchant | | | | | | 5 | 1 | Alfred | Christopher | | 1821 | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 1 | Louisa | Christopher | | 1826 | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 1 | Matilda | Christopher | | 1826 | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Education |
1843 |
Jesus College, Cambridge University [2] |
| Member of the cricket team. |
| Occupation |
1844 |
Calcutta, India [2] |
| Principal at La Martinere School. |
| Occupation |
1859 |
St Aldate's, Oxford [3] |
| Census information |
1871 |
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
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| 1 | 1 | Alfred M W | Christopher | Head | 1821 | London, England | 50 | M | M | | | | Rector St Aldates, Oxford | | | | | | 2 | 1 | Maria F | Christopher | Wife | 1817 | London, England | 54 | F | M | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | Alfred C | Christopher | Son | 1856 | Surrey, Richmond | 15 | M | S | | | | Scholar | | | | |
PRO Class: RG10 Piece: 1436 Folio: 105 Page: 5 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=qb7s_98
Source Web Site: Findmypast |
| Census information |
1891 |
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
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| 1 | 1 | Alfred M W | Christopher | Head | 1821 | Enfield, Middlesex, England | 70 | M | M | | | | Rector of St Aldates; Hon Canon of C | | | Church of England | 40 Pembroke Street, Oxford |
Folio: 31 Page: 11 Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=kw30_89
Source Web Site: British Library |
| Census information |
1911 |
4 Norham Road, Oxford, England [4, 5] |
Age 90. Widower. retired Church of England clergyman.
Edith Christopher (grand-daughter), Elizabeth Potter (nurse) and Mary Robins (general servant). |
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| 1 | 1 | Alfred | Christopher | Head | 1821 | London | 90 | M | W | | | | Retired Church of England Clergyman | | | | 4 Nordham Road, Oxford | | 2 | 1 | Edith | Christopher | Granddaughter | 1875 | Oxford | 36 | F | S | | | | | | | | |
Transcript ID is dbid=9999&iid=6j10_100
Source Web Site: Findmypast |
| Education |
Hall Place, Kent, England [2] |
| Died |
10 Mar 1913 |
Chiswick, Middlesex, England [1] |
| Buried |
St-Sepulchre Cemetery, Walton Street, Oxford, England [1] |
| Siblings |
13 siblings |
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| 5. Caroline CHRISTOPHER, b. 4 Feb 1808, Bloomsbury, London, England , d. 16 Oct 1848, Brittania (Ottawa), Ontario |
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| 6. Willoughby CHRISTOPHER, b. 17 Oct 1810, Bloomsbury, London, England , d. 6 Feb 1812, Bloomsbury, London, England |
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| Person ID |
I2204 |
Bussiere Robinson | Brian's ancestors |
| Last Modified |
3 Sep 2018 |
| Father |
George CHRISTOPHER, b. 6 Oct 1779, Bloomsbury, London, England , d. 7 Apr 1861, Chiswick, Middlesex, England (Age 81 years) |
| Mother |
Isabella Frances ASHINGTON, b. 1781, d. 12 Mar 1836 (Age 55 years) |
| Married |
13 Dec 1800 |
Saint Dunstan, Stepney, London, England |
| Family ID |
F170 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Maria Frances Seton CHRISTOPHER, b. 26 Jun 1816, d. 10 Jan 1903, Chiswick, Middlesex, England (Age 86 years) |
| Married |
15 Jun 1844 |
St. Nicholas, Chiswick, Middlesex, England [6] |
| Children |
| + | 1. Henry Seton CHRISTOPHER, b. 13 Jan 1850, Richmond, Surrey, England , d. 21 Feb 1911 (Age 61 years) |
| | 2. Caroline Eliza CHRISTOPHER, b. 18 Oct 1851, d. 16 Aug 1856, Ryde, Isle Of Wight (Age 4 years) |
| | 3. Alfred Wilmot CHRISTOPHER, b. 19 Noiv 1853, d. Sept 1854, Richmond, England (Age 1 years) |
| | 4. Captain Alfred Charles Seton CHRISTOPHER, b. 20 Mar 1856, d. 12 Oct 1934 (Age 78 years) |
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| Last Modified |
4 Feb 2017 |
| Family ID |
F638 |
Group Sheet |
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 | Born - 20 Aug 1820 - 14 Coram Street, Bloomsbury, London, England |
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 | Baptism - 19 Nov 1828 - St-George-The-Martyr, Queen Square, Holborn, England |
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 | Census information - 1841 - Ramsgate, Isle of Thanet, England |
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 | Occupation - Principal at La Martinere School. - 1844 - Calcutta, India |
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 | Married - 15 Jun 1844 - St. Nicholas, Chiswick, Middlesex, England |
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 | Census information - 1871 - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
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| Census information - 1891 - Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
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 | Census information - Age 90. Widower. retired Church of England clergyman.
Edith Christopher (grand-daughter), Elizabeth Potter (nurse) and Mary Robins (general servant). - 1911 - 4 Norham Road, Oxford, England |
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 | Died - 10 Mar 1913 - Chiswick, Middlesex, England |
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 | Buried - - St-Sepulchre Cemetery, Walton Street, Oxford, England |
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 | 1911 Census - England - AMW Christopher
Location: 4 Norham Road, Oxford
Alfred Christopher - 90 yrs old - widower - Retired Church of England clergyman - born in London
Edith Christopher - Granddaughter - 36 - single - born in Oxford
Elizabeth Potter - nurse - 50 yrs old - sick nurse - born in Ilmington, Warwickshire
Mary Robins - servant - 28 yrs old - general servant - born in Gloucestershire
Signed by Edith Christopher |
 | 1901 Census - England - AMW Christopher
Location: 40 Pembroke Street, Oxford, England
Alfred Christopher - 80 yrs old - Clergyman (Church of England) - Enfield, Middlesex
Maria Christopher - 84 yrs old - wife - Finchley, Middlesex
Alice Watts - servant - 32 yrs old - Cook (domestic) - Chiswick, Middlesex
Sarah Micholls - servant - 35 yrs old - Housemaid - Shenington, Oxford |
 | 1841 Census England - George Christopher
Location Paragon Road, Ramsgate, Isle of Thanet
George Christopher - 60 yrs old
Isabella Christopher - 30 yrs old
George Christopher - 30 yrs old - surgeon
Arthur Christopher - 20 yrs old - wine merchant
Alfred Christopher - 20 yrs old
Louisa Christopher - 15 yrs old
Matilda Christopher - 15 yrs old |
 | 1891 Census - AMW Christopher
40 Pembroke Street, Oxford
Rector, St-Aldates
Born in Middlesex |
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| Notes |
- Canon Christopher and Maria were cousins.
Christopher studied at Jesus College, Cambridge University.
His career as cricket player at Cambridge:
Full name: Alfred Millard William Christopher
Born: 20th August 1820, Ealing, Middlesex, England
Died: 10th March 1913, Norham, Oxford, England
Teams: Cambridge University (Main FC: 1843)
Lists of matches and more detailed statistics
First-Class Career Batting and Fielding (1843)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct
Overall 3 5 0 53 17 10.60 0 0 0
Source: Cricket Archive http://www.cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/36/36550/36550.html
Alfred Millard William Christopher was ordained on Sunday, July 8, 1849 in the Chapel of Farnham Castle. He became Rector of St-Aldate's Church, Oxford in 1859 and stayed until 1905. He was appointed Honorary Canon of Christ Church by the Bishop of Oxford in 1886.
He was Secretary to the Church Missionary Society.
Canon Christopher was Principal of La Martiniere, Calcutta, India from 1844 to 1849.
He visited Canada in 1872 and preached at a Sunday evening service at the Cathedral in Quebec City. He then visited Nelson George Robinson in Brittania, Ontario. Nelson George's wife, the late Caroline Christpher Robinson, was Canon Christopher's sister. He also visited his son Alfred, who had purchased a farm outside Toronto.
Excerpt from God's Answers - A Record Of Miss Annie Macpherson's Work at the Home of Industry, Spitalfields, London, and in Canada
Letter from Rev. A. M. W. Christopher
Though human praise is not sought, we cannot but feel peculiar pleasure in giving the following testimony from a servant of the Lord so much revered as the Rev, A. M. W. Christopher of Oxford:--
"Of all the works of Christian benevolence which the great love of Christ constrains His servants to carry on, with which I have become personally acquainted, not one, has impressed me more deeply, by its great usefulness, than the work of God carried on by Miss Macpherson and her fellow-labourers. She has in three years transplanted more than twelve hundred boys and girls from almost hopeless circumstances of misery and temptation in Great Britain, to healthy, happy, industrious homes in Canada. And this has not been all; daily efforts have been made in faith and love during the period of training, and on the voyage, and in the Distributing Homes in Canada, to win these young hearts for Christ by means of the Gospel. There can be no doubt that God has blessed these labours of love to bring many to Himself in the Lord Jesus.
"When I was in Canada last September, I made three special journeys expressly to visit Miss Macpherson's three 'Distributing Homes' at Galt, Belleville, and Knowlton, respectively in the west, centre, and east of the Dominion.
"On September 10, 1872, I left Toronto at 5.30 A.M., and travelled 113 miles to the east along the Grand Trunk Railway to Belleville, which is 220 miles west of Montreal. I took the Lady Superintendent, Miss Bilbrough, by surprise. Her sister was with her, having lately brought over a hundred boys. These two young but experienced Christians are evidently full of faith and energy and delight in their work and of lore to the children. About a thousand boys and girls brought out, or sent out by Miss Macpherson, had passed through the Home in three years. She has herself placed out 800 boys and girls, 600 of whom are in homes around Belleville. She meets with the kindest reception from the farmers with whom she has placed these children. _She could place out a thousand more if they were at once sent out_, the demand is so great. All the orphan children under nine years of age are adopted by farmers who have no children, to be treated exactly as if they were their own. Miss Bilbrough, and also the Lady Superintendents at Galt and Knowlton, never place a child in a home unless the farmer brings a testimonial from his minister.
"The burning of the Home very much touched the people of Canada, who had learned to appreciate the efforts for good connected with it; and, unasked for, dollars from kind Canadians poured in. Miss Bilbrough had daily to write thanks to many. More than 3000 dollars (600 pounds) were soon sent in, and instead of renting a house, they were able to buy the first-rate one they now occupy, and which was given to Miss Macpherson, with so much kind feeling, by the Canadians.
"I was equally interested in the work of Miss Reavell in the Home at Galt, to the west of Toronto. This had only been established a few months before I visited it. Here also I was greatly impressed by the patient, painstaking Christian lore of those who had charge of the children. The children looked healthy, and happy, and ready for work.
"The last Home I visited was at Knowlton, an eastern township of the Quebec Province, south of the St. Lawrence. I heard that Miss Barber, the Lady Superintendent, was nursing some of the children who had the smallpox. I went to see her. It was quite clear that the love of Christ constrained her to devote herself with all her heart and strength to the children committed to her care. I spoke with the uninfected children before I saw her. I was interested to see how accustomed they had been whilst in this Home to be treated with love. Soon three little ones climbed upon my knees, whilst I talked of Jesus to them and the elder ones. Miss Barber is a lady of good
position, the half-sister of the excellent Judge of that district, lately Minister of Agriculture in the Dominion Government. In early life she had very bad health, but has been raised up frond great weakness to work most diligently for Christ among the children who pass through her Home. Her brother, the Judge, and his wife, who live at Knowlton, zealously do all they can to help the good work.
"Many in England know better than I do the great work for God, carried on in connection with Miss Macpherson's 'Home of Industry,' Commercial Street, Spitalfields, and the similar Homes at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dublin, and Liverpool. Others may visit these, and have their hearts stirred up to help forward the work by what they see in those Homes; but Canada is a great way off, and, as an independent witness, I desire to bear the strongest testimony to the Christian usefulness of the work, and to the faithful, the wise and careful manner in which it is carried on. A far greater number of children might be thus transplanted with the best results, under God's blessing, if sufficient means were supplied to Miss Macpherson. May I not hope that the great love of Christ will constrain those who read this paper to send help promptly, so that this work may be extended, and that many more children may be rescued. Remember, dear reader, the love of your Saviour for little children. _'Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others. Let this mind be in you, which, was also in Christ Jesus'_ (Phil ii. 4, 5). 10 pounds will fit out, and pay the passage of a child. How can 10 pounds be better spent? Try, dear reader, and raise 10 pounds among your friends, if you cannot give it yourself. Or do what you can, however little that may seem to you to be. The matter is urgent, the season is passing away. Pray send help at once, and strive to interest your friends in the work. How many more might be rescued! What a contrast there is between the photographs of the miserable, hopeless children, taken when they are received at the Homes in this country, and the photographs of the same children after they have been a few months in Canada; I have many such contrasts with me. They would move you to help this work of love. But. the love of Christ must be the great motive; yet we should not forget that the Holy Spirit taught St. Paul to write, _'He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. Every man according as he purposeth in his heart so let him give: not grudgingly or of necessity, for God loveth a cheerful giver'_ (2 Cor. ix. 6, 7)."
Source: Title: God's Answers - A Record Of Miss Annie Macpherson's Work at the Home of Industry, Spitalfields, London, and in Canada
CHAPTER V. 1872-1874.
Author: Clara M. S. Lowe
Sarah Lawrence wrote in T. E. Lawrence by his friends that Ned 'was for many years a constant worshipper at St. Aldates Church and taught in the Sunday School there twice every Sunday. He had the great privilege of Canon A. M. W. Christopher’s gospel teaching from his early years till he left Oxford in 1910. After the Canon retired from St. Aldates [in 1905], all the boys went to a class for students which he held in his house every Sunday during term.'1
Canon Christopher (1820-1913) was a prominent evangelical preacher, and Lawrence’s early letters show that he received a deeply religious upbringing. Although he had ceased to be a churchgoer before the First World War, he retained some form of belief, writing in later life 'Hungry time has taken from me year by year more of the Creed’s clauses till now only the first four words remain.'2
This photograph was taken shortly before Canon Christopher's ninetieth birthday, in the garden of his house, 4 Norham Road, Oxford.
The Reverend J. S. Reynolds
1. Friends, p.27.
2. The Mint, Part II, Chapter 18, p.149.
Literature: J. S. Reynolds, Canon Christopher of St. Aldates, Oxford, Abingdon, 1967, ill. fp. 350.
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- [S65] Family of Christopher, Alfred Charles Seton Christopher, (Exeter: William Pollard & Co. Limited, 1933), 35.
- [S65] Family of Christopher, Alfred Charles Seton Christopher, (Exeter: William Pollard & Co. Limited, 1933), 36.
- [S65] Family of Christopher, Alfred Charles Seton Christopher, (Exeter: William Pollard & Co. Limited, 1933), 38.
- [S26] 1911 Census - England, Schedule 102, 1911.
Living at 4 Norham Road, Oxford
- [S28] British Library Board.
- [S51] Findmypast.
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