Miller Christy
| Miller Christy FLS | |||||||||||
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| Born | 1861 | ||||||||||
| Died | 1928 | ||||||||||
| Residence | Broomwood Lodge, Chignol St James, Chelmsford; 115 Farringdon Road, EC | ||||||||||
| Occupation | naturalist | ||||||||||
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Notes
Office Notes
AI Council 1915 Member
AI Council 1916 Member
House Notes
1913.03.04 proposed by F.W. Rudler, seconded by S.H. Warren
1921.04.26 The Treasurer reported that Mr S. Nanjee had left the country and declined to pay his subscriptions and that Mr Miller Christie claimed that he had resigned in 1916. It was resolved that Mr Nanjee’s proposer, Prof. H.J. Rose, be communicated with, and that Mr Christie’s name be removed from the list of Fellows.
Notes From Elsewhere
related to Henry Christy? (whose father was called William Miller Christy) yes
Robert Miller Christy (1861–1928)
Miller Christy was a respected authority on archæology and ornithology in Essex, and over a forty year period he published many books and articles on these subjects, plus Natural History and related topics. He was President of the Essex Field Club in the early 1900s and chairman of the Essex Archæological Society in 1920s. Although he did not live locally, some of his literature refers to the Blackwater region and this has contributed significantly to our local history and the Goldhanger Past website. Information on the site about The Stone in The Square, Decoy Ponds, Bounds Farm salt-works, and biographical details of author the Revd J C Atkinson all originate from his published works. This is more than enough to justify the inclusion of biographical details about him on this site, particularly as no extensive biography of him identifying the full extent of his publications has been found...
He was born Robert Miller Christy, never married and had no direct descendants. He lived two miles west of Chelmsford in the small village of Chignal St. James, and is said to have stayed at the Mill House in Fish St, Goldhanger on occasions, probably while undertaking local research work.
Miller Christy was a member of a well known Quaker family and many of his relatives were successful in business:
Miller Christy (1748-1820) a hat-making business in Gracechurch Street, London
William Miller Christy (1778-1858) hat and textile manufacturer, and banker
Henry Christy (1810-1865) banker, collector, founder of Christy towel manufacturers
Fell Christy (1835-1918) founded Christy & Norris, in Chelmsford - machinery manufacturers
Frank & Leonard Christy founded Christy Bros. in Chelmsford in 1833 - manufacturers of electrical equipment
Publications
External Publications
Manitoba described: Being a Series of General Observations Upon the Farming, Climate, Sport, Natural History and Future Prospects of the Country (1885)
Notes on the Land & Freshwater Mollusca of Manitoba (1885)
Handbook of Essex (1887)
The trade signs of Essex : a popular account of the origin and meanings of the public house & other signs now or formerly found in the county of Essex (1887) [1]
The Birds of Essex: A Contribution to the Natural History of the Country (1890)
The Voyages of Captain Luke Foxe of Hull, and Captain Thomas James of Bristol, in Search of a Northwest Passage, in 1631-32 (1894)