William Christie (26 January 1817 – 12 December 1885) was a Scottish clergyman, inaugural Dean of the United Diocese of Moray, Ross, and Caithness, having been the

Dean Dean may refer to: People * Dean (given name) * Dean (surname), a surname of Anglo-Saxon English origin * Dean (South Korean singer), a stage name for singer Kwon Hyuk * Dean Delannoit, a Belgian singer most known by the mononym Dean Titles * ...

Ross Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of Sou ...

since 1860.

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, Friday, Nov 18, 1864; pg. 11; Issue 25033; col A '' Ecclesiastical News'' Christie was born in Monquhitter, the son of William Christie, dancing-master of Monquhitter, and his wife Mary (). He studied at

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. In addition to his ecclesiastical achievements, he was a

folk song Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be c ...

collector who published two volumes of songs entitled ''Traditional Ballad Airs'', in 1876 and 1881. He died in

Fochabers Fochabers (; gd, Fachabair or Fothabair) is a village in the Parish of Bellie, in Moray, Scotland, east of the cathedral city of Elgin and located on the east bank of the River Spey. 1,728 people live in the village, which enjoys a rich mus ...

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1816 births 1885 deaths People from Formartine Alumni of the University of Aberdeen Scottish Episcopalian clergy Deans of Moray, Ross and Caithness Scottish folk-song collectors 19th-century musicologists {{UK-Anglican-clergy-stub