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Jessie "Pearl" Christie and Eva Christie were sisters born to James Dewar Christie (1853-1928) & Elizabeth Gosneld (1855-1945). Pearl was born on 13 June 1884 in Singhampton, Grey, Ontario and Eva was born on 20 December 1890 in Osprey Township, Grey, Ontario. They had one elder brother, James Edgar (1883-1949) and two other sisters, Alice Annette (Etta) (1886-1979) & Mary Luella (1887-1983).

James Sr farmed in Osprey, Grey East, Ontario from 1881 until coming west to Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada in 1911. Although he and the family lived in Saskatoon he farmed at Perdue about 60 km to the west of Saskatoon. Etta married William Andrew Scollon about 1908. They lived in Battleford and then moved to Saskatoon. William established an agency acting for several different manufacturers. William & Etta had three sons, William Randolph (1911-1979), Robert Murray (1915-1979) & James Edwin Barry (1924-2007) and one daughter, Frances "Lorraine" born on 8 May 1913.

After the death of James Sr, Elizabeth moved to Vancouver with her unmarried daughters. They lived at 1370 Davie St until Elizabeth’s death in 1945. Pearl had taught in Saskatoon for many years before retiring to British Columbia. Pearl was living at 749 West 33rd Ave, Vancouver at her death on 12 July 1983.

Eva was a stenographer for PO Inspectors department in Saskatoon. She was living with her niece Lorraine Clark, née Scollon, when she died on 21 March 1987, aged 99 years.

Their family tree can be found on Ancestry under the title 3rd Ave Christie/Scollon Tree.

 JESSIE “PEARL” & EVA CHRISTIE and LORRAINE SCOLLON