Ewan Christian (Deemster)

[3] Upon inheriting the family home at Milntown at the age of 14, he spent several years in Cumbria, where he met Katherine Harrison of Bankfield, Eastholme.

[5]Christian and Harrison's youngest son, William, better known as Illiam Dhone, rose to prominence on the Isle of Man during the English Civil War after being appointed governor and receiver-general.

He was executed for treason in 1663 partially due to his involvement in the Manx Rebellion of 1651 and accusations of embezzlement of state funds.

Christian expanded the family home at Milntown during his lifetime, by adding embellishments such as decorative plaster ceilings and by building a library.

Their dispute concerned the old feudal system of property ownership, the tenure of the straw, which the Earl wished to abolish.

[1] But Stanley threatened to lease the Christian's property at Derbyhaven in Ronaldsway to John Corrin, a descendant of a previous claimant to the estate.