Our branch of the Christopher Family with photographs.

As an amateur family history researcher I decided to take a close look at the distribution of the surname Christopher from 1900 to the earliest references in England and Wales. The reason for this research was my irritation with other Irish family history researchers who continue with the assertion that Christopher is not an Irish surname.

You will gather from this that my Christopher family is of Irish decent from Dungarvan in County Waterford, due to the death of their father in 1876 three brothers were dispatched to Blackburn in England and seven other children to Philadelphia in the USA.

John Christopher married Ellen Morrissey at Abbeyside Dungarvan 10/05/1857 they had Ten Children all born in Dungarvan County Waterford Ireland.

1. born 1858 FRANCIS CHRISTOPHER . arrived in Philadelphia 1877.

2. born 1859 WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER. arrived in Philadelphia 1877.

3. born 1861 MARY CHRISTOPHER. arrived in Philadelphia 1877.

4. born 1863 JOHN CHRISTOPHER. arrived in Philadelphia 1877.

5. born 1865 GERALD CHRISTOPHER. arrived in Blackburn England 1877.

6. born 1867 ANN CHRISTOPHER. arrived in Philadelphia 1877.

7. born 1869 JAMES CHRISTOPHER. arrived in Blackburn England 1877

8. born 1871 AGNES CHRISTOPHER. arrived in Philadelphia 1877.

9. born 1873 THOMAS CHRISTOPHER. arrived in Blackburn England 1877.

10. born 1875 ELLEN CHRISTOPHER. arrived in Philadelphia 1877

ANY DESCENDANTS OF OUR FAMILY OUT IN THE USA ?

WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU AGAIN at christopherfamilyhistory@tesco.net

OUR AMERICAN FAMILY PHILADELPHIA USA 1890

William Christopher 1890 USA

John Christopher 1890 USA

Gerald Christopher 1890 USA

Agnes Christopher 1890 USA

Ann Christopher 1890 USA

Mary Christopher 1890 USA

John Grannery 1890 USA

Close family friend - born in Ireland.

Father Christopher RC priest US Army - Cousin of the above.