Tuhia he tohutoro mō tēnei wāhanga - Ko ngā tīpuna o Christian i te taha o tōna pāpā, he uri nō te whānau Cumberland o ngā deemsters, o ngā kaiwhakawa rānei, i te Motu o Mana. Ko tētahi o ōna tīpuna rongonui ko Fletcher Christian, he kaiuru i te tutu i runga i te "Bounty". Ko Fletcher tetahi o nga kaitautoko i te tau 1790, i noho ki te Moutere o Pitcairn ka whakapumautia he hapori motuhake. Ko te papa o Christian, ko Henry Bailey Christian, he toa o te Pakanga o Xhosas 1846
He kaiahuwhenua angitu, he kaihokohoko, he tangata rongonui hoki.