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THE SCOTTISH HOUSE OF CHRISTIE. 11
daughter of James Foulis of Katho, by whom he had James
Christie of Newhall, Haddingtonshire, who in 1702-4 appears
as a Commissioner of Supply for that county.
James Christie of Newhall died at Baberton House, near
Edinburgh, on the 17th December 1749. He married Cathe-
rine, daughter of William Dick of Grange (co-heir of his
uncle, Colonel Sir James Leslie), and by her had two sons
and three daughters, of whom Ann died in 1793, aged eighty-
four. John, the second son, was a captain in the army.
Having been presented with a lottery ticket by his colonel,
the Earl of Berkeley, he drew a £10,000 prize, and purchased
the estate of Baberton, in the county of Edinburgh ; he died
30th April 1789. In the lands of Failzie and Baberton he
was succeeded by his nephew, Alexander Christie, captain,
K.N., afterwards admiral. Admiral Alexander Christie mar-
ried Elizabeth, daughter of Admiral Braithwaite. She died
in 1820, leaving four sons and four daughters, one of whom,
Eliza, married, in 1813, Colling wood Foster Fenwick, second
son of Nicholas Fenwick of Leamington Hall, Northumber-
land.
Archibald Christie, eldest son of Admiral Alexander Christie,
succeeded him in the lands of Baberton. He married, first,
in November 1812, Maria, daughter of George Eeeves of
Langley, Wiltshire, who died in 1818 ; second, 25th Novem-
ber 1819, Sarah, daughter of Dr Wilmer. Of his two sons,
Alexander, the elder, married Agnes Mossman, without issue.
Braithwaite Christie, the younger son, now owns the lands of
Baberton.
Archibald Christie, elder son of James Christie of New-
hall, by his wife, Catherine Dick, was born in 1706. Styled
"portioner of Inveresk," he inherited in 1772 the estate of
daughter of James Foulis of Katho, by whom he had James
Christie of Newhall, Haddingtonshire, who in 1702-4 appears
as a Commissioner of Supply for that county.
James Christie of Newhall died at Baberton House, near
Edinburgh, on the 17th December 1749. He married Cathe-
rine, daughter of William Dick of Grange (co-heir of his
uncle, Colonel Sir James Leslie), and by her had two sons
and three daughters, of whom Ann died in 1793, aged eighty-
four. John, the second son, was a captain in the army.
Having been presented with a lottery ticket by his colonel,
the Earl of Berkeley, he drew a £10,000 prize, and purchased
the estate of Baberton, in the county of Edinburgh ; he died
30th April 1789. In the lands of Failzie and Baberton he
was succeeded by his nephew, Alexander Christie, captain,
K.N., afterwards admiral. Admiral Alexander Christie mar-
ried Elizabeth, daughter of Admiral Braithwaite. She died
in 1820, leaving four sons and four daughters, one of whom,
Eliza, married, in 1813, Colling wood Foster Fenwick, second
son of Nicholas Fenwick of Leamington Hall, Northumber-
land.
Archibald Christie, eldest son of Admiral Alexander Christie,
succeeded him in the lands of Baberton. He married, first,
in November 1812, Maria, daughter of George Eeeves of
Langley, Wiltshire, who died in 1818 ; second, 25th Novem-
ber 1819, Sarah, daughter of Dr Wilmer. Of his two sons,
Alexander, the elder, married Agnes Mossman, without issue.
Braithwaite Christie, the younger son, now owns the lands of
Baberton.
Archibald Christie, elder son of James Christie of New-
hall, by his wife, Catherine Dick, was born in 1706. Styled
"portioner of Inveresk," he inherited in 1772 the estate of
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