Born in Mortlake, Surrey, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joseph Christian
and Margaret (Wattleworth) Christian
Sister of
Joseph Christian, Emma Helen (Christian) Falcon, Henry Curwen Christian, Ewan Christian, Samuel Christian and Mary (Christian) Adams
Wife of
Henry Nourse
— married
6 Sep 1804 in Ewanrigg, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Mother of
Temple Nourse, Jane Christian (Nourse) Blair, Emma (Nourse) Cloete, Henry Nourse, Joseph Moore Nourse RN, Gordon Nourse and Mary Ann Francis (Nourse) Bice-Barnes
Died
at about age 53
in Port Frances now Port Alfred, Cape Colony
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Biography
Dorothy was born in 1783.
Dorothy married Henry Nourse on 6 September 1804 in Ewanrigg Workington, Cumberland, England.[1]
Their children were born in and around London, England, and in 1820, the family emitrated to South Africa. They travelled with her brother-in-law, Commodore Jospeh Nourse RN, CB, who had been appointed as commander of the fleet at Simonstown, Cape. Their voyage was on HMS Vigo.
Dorothy died in 1830 in South Africa.[2]
Sources
- ↑
Marriage:
"England Marriages, 1538–1973"
FamilySearch (accessed 23 September 2022)
Dorothy Christian (21) marriage to Henry Nourse on 6 Sep 1804 in Workington, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom. - ↑
South Africa Settlers Index:
Dorothy Nourse in "South Africa, Settlers Index, 1820-1920"
FamilySearch (accessed 23 September 2022)
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