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     Janelle Wilson was born at Lord Howe Island^G.¹ She married Darren Nobbs, son of Roy Ffrench Nobbs and Maisie Joy Thompson.¹

     Warren Richard Finch was born on 10 May 1968.² He is the son of Paul Morris Finch and Eileen Ethelyne Ruth Quintal.¹
     He gained the rank of Paratrooper in the 3rd Battalion, Australian Regiment.²

     Glenda Anne Webb was born circa 1952 at Sutherland, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹ She married Joseph Neville Nobbs, son of Charles Hastings Hebblethwaite Nobbs and Sylvia Esther Robinson, on 30 May 1978 at Cronulla, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia^G.¹ She and Joseph Neville Nobbs were divorced in 1987.¹
     From 30 May 1978, her married name became Nobbs.²

     Julia Christian was born on 23 July 1840 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ She was the daughter of Thursday October Christian and Mary Young.¹ She died on 15 June 1850 at age 9 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹

     Agnes Christian was born on 6 October 1841 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ She was the daughter of Thursday October Christian and Mary Young.¹ She married Samuel Russell Warren on 6 December 1863 at Norfolk Island^G.² She died on 6 April 1911 at age 69 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹
     From 6 December 1863, her married name became Warren.²
     Agnes and her husband, Samuel, would go spearfishing at night in the tidal pools. Agnes waded through the pools with her skirts tucked up, and with Sam on her shoulders, lighting their way with a flair of candlenuts strung together (called a 'rummer' on Pitcairn). In a moment of rare levity for the time, Sam would reach behind himself and touch
the warm embers to Agnes' behind, with the result that Sam got dumped in the pool. According to Island legend, this is why that pool is named 'OO-AA-OO'. Samuel and Agnes were among the second wave of returnees from Norfolk in 1864. At the age of 60, Agnes fell and lay in a paralytic condition for a few days during which she could not move or speak, and finally she died.²

     Elias Christian was born on 7 January 1845 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ He was the son of Thursday October Christian and Mary Young.¹ He married Mary Elizabeth Young, daughter of Moses Young and Albina McCoy, on 25 December 1864 at Pitcairn Island^G.² He died on 7 October 1893 at age 48 at Pitcairn Island^G, from typhus.²
     Elias Christian also went by the nick-name of Tobby.² Moses Young and Albina McCoy emigrated on 8 June 1856; on board the transport Morayshire.³ In 1864 he was among the second wave of returnees to Pitcairn from Norfolk.²

     Alphonso Driver Christian was born on 3 August 1846 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ He was the son of Thursday October Christian and Mary Young.¹ He married Sarah McCoy, daughter of Matthew McCoy and Margaret Christian, on 21 December 1864 at Pitcairn Island^G.² He died on 14 June 1921 at age 74, after being thrown from the longboat while conducting a landing, along with Walter Fisher Young. Their bodies were crushed, and they died soon after being taken home.³ He was buried on 14 June 1921 at Pitcairn Island^G.³
     Alphonso Driver Christian also went by the nick-name of Nunk.³ He was also known as Alphonso Downs Christian.³
     In 1864 he was among the second wave of returnees to Pitcairn from Norfolk.³

     Anna Rose Christian was born on 31 July 1848 at Pitcairn Island^G.¹ She is the daughter of Thursday October Christian and Mary Young.¹ She died on 30 March 1851 at age 2 at Pitcairn Island^G.²

     Gerard Robert Bromley Christian was born on 19 February 1870 at Pitcairn Island^G.² He was the son of Alphonso Driver Christian and Sarah McCoy.^1,2 He married Helen Amelia Jane Christian, daughter of Elias Christian and Mary Elizabeth Young, at Pitcairn Island^G.² He died circa June 1919, as a result of complications after a fall.² He was buried on 26 June 1919 at Pitcairn Island^G.²
     He held the office of Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn Island between 1910 and 1919.¹ He held the office of Governor of Pitcairn Island in February 1917.³

     William Quintal was born in 1817 at Pitcairn Island^G.² He was the son of Edward Quintal and Dinah Adams.² He married Maria Christian, daughter of Charles Christian and Sully (?), on 7 June 1840 at Pitcairn Island^G.² He died on 6 July 1905 at Norfolk Island^G.²
     He was advisor to the Pitcairn Chief Magistrate (his father) in 1838.² He was a practising Counsellor in 1839.¹ He held the office of Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn Island in 1866.² He held the office of Chief Magistrate of Pitcairn Island between 1872 and 1873.²