When Baron James Christie was born about 1554, in Forfarshire, Scotland, his father, Sir Christopher John Armstrong of Mangerton, was 29 and his mother, Lady Catherine Graham of Gorte, was 28. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Margaret. He died on 20 December 1651, in his hometown, at the age of 98.
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English (northern) and Scottish: from the personal name Christie, a pet form of Christian , which was used for both men and women, and sometimes perhaps also for the male name Christopher .
American shortened and altered form of the Scandinavian patronymics Christiansen and Christianson .
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