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| PIPE RACK by William LANCY CHRISTIAN |
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pipe rack carved from a native hardwood of the Pitcairn Island
The inscription reads This pipe rack was made by Lancy Christian as a souvenir from Pitcairn Island, on which there are many people with the surname Christian,but I only found one Lancy who was William Lancy Christian 1886 to 1960.
The stand is 16 cm wide 23.3 cm tall on a 13.7 x 8.2 cm base.
Christian, William Lancy, Australasian Record 64, Jun. 13, 1960, p. 7, Lareau; thePeerage.com. William Lancy Christian was born on June 19, 1886, on Pitcairn Island. He died April 24, 1960, on Pitcairn. He was the son of Alphonso Christian and Sarah McCoy. He married Anne Elizabeth Warren, daughter of Samuel Russell Warren and Agnes Christian, on July 12, 1909, on Pitcairn Island. He died on April 24, 1960, at age 73, on Pitcairn Island. While out goat shooting on December 31, 1907, with his friend Robert Young, William accidently shot and killed Young. The children of William and Anne Elizabeth Warren were Leonard Elwyn Christian, born November 5, 1909, and died September 27, 1981; and Clarence Wendell Christian, born June 7, 1912. "Lancy lived a quiet, consistent Christian life, and he was a man loved and respected by all. We tenderly laid him to rest in the Pitcairn cemetery at the edge of the tall cliffs to await the call of the Life-giver." |
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