Genealogical memoirs of the Scottish House of Christie

THE SCOTTISH HOUSE OF CHRISTIE. 41
Margaret, third daughter of James Christie of Durie, was
born at Edinburgh on the 25th February 1789. She married
John Irvine Boswell of Balmuto and Kingeausie. This gentle-
man, an officer of the Coldstream Guards, was one of the
keenest agriculturists of his time. Mrs Margaret Boswell
died without issue in 1875, and the estate of Kingeausie is
now possessed by Archer Irvine Fortescue, son of the Eev.
William Fortescue by his wife Isobel Barclay, second
daughter of James Christie of Durie.
Erskine, fourth daughter of James Christie of Durie, was
born at Edinburgh on the 17th April 1790. She married,
12th October 1811, Matthew Fortescue, captain in the Cold-
stream Guards, and grandson of Viscount Ebrington, afterwards
Earl Fortescue. She died 12th October 1868, leaving three
sons — Matthew Charles Maitland, born August 1812, died
11th August 1857; Thomas Dyke Acland, born 20th July
1821, a captain in the Eoyal Navy, who served in the
Chinese War, and commmanded H.M.S. " Barracouta ;" and
Hugh Ebrington, born 8th September 1827; also three
daughters — Mary Turner Erskine, born 20th June 1818,
married, 23d June 1846, Captain Frederick I. Isaake ; Harriet
Boswell Erskine, born 14th November 1823, married, 1st June
1852, Captain James Stirling-Stuart of the 1st Dragoon Guards,
and of Castlemilk, Lanarkshire ; and Margaret Lucy, born
27th November 1824, married, 22d January 1846, De Winton
Martin Corry, Esq. of Strawhill, County Carlow, Ireland.
Anne, fifth daughter of James Christie of Durie, was born
at Edinburgh on 4th August 1795. She died unmarried.
Charles Maitland, eldest son of James Christie of Durie,
by his second wife, Mary Turner Maitland, was born at Edin-
burgh on the 31st December 1785. Commissioned as ensign