William Leslie Christie was
Dean of Brechin from 1917 until 1931.
Christie was born in 1858 and was the son of the clergyman
William Christie, then incumbent of the Episcopal Church at
Fochabers and the Dean of Moray, Ross and Caithness.
He was educated at the
University of Aberdeen and Edinburgh Theological College and
ordained in 1882.
['' Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30'' p232 London: OUP] After
curacies in
Edinburgh and
Hornsey he was
Rector
Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to:
Style or title
*Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations
*Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...
of
Stonehaven from 1890 until his death in 1931.
Some of his papers, including many transcripts he made of parish registers and research notes into the history of the Brechin Diocese, are held by Archive Services at the
University of Dundee.
References
1858 births
1931 deaths
Alumni of the University of Aberdeen
19th-century Scottish Episcopalian priests
20th-century Scottish Episcopalian priests
Deans of Brechin
People from Fochabers
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