Name

David Christian (Trafalgar)

Biography

Lost his left arm below the elbow at Trafalgar. The name recurring as it always did in Manx history. The Christians who had produced Deemsters since 1408, whose Virginia cousins wrote the Fincastle Resolutions, now serving on Nelson's ships alongside English and Scots and Irish sailors who had never heard of Tynwald Hill.

Active Period

fl. 1805

Place

Isle of Man

Trafalgar

Family / Group

The Christian Family

Period

Crown Administration

Role / Office

Naval Seaman

Trafalgar Veteran

Book Chapter

Chapter 15