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Colonel '''Sir Archibald Christie''', KCH of Riddry, formerly of Stenton, (1774–1847) was an army officer. He was the son of James Christie, an officer in the [[1st The Royal Dragoons|Royal Dragoons]], and Lucy, daughter of John Beardsley of Glascott, Warwickshire.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VdkNAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA83|title=THE PEERAGE, BARONETAGE, AND KNIGHTAGE, OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, INCLUDING ALL THE TITLED CLASSES|last=DODD|first=CHARLES R.|date=1846|language=en}}</ref>

Archibald Christie served in many important military engagements in Flanders and Holland, where he was wounded.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X9JCAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA115|title=The Illustrated London News|date=1847|publisher=William Little|language=en}}</ref> In reward for his service, he was appointed a Knight of the [[Royal Guelphic Order]] (also known as the Hanoverian Guelphic Order).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://digital.nls.uk/histories-of-scottish-families/archive/95316791?mode=transcription|title=(16) Page 12 - Genealogical memoirs of the Scottish House of Christie - Histories of Scottish families - National Library of Scotland |website=digital.nls.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-06-25}}</ref>  He was appointed as a Commandant-General of army hospitals in 1811 and as a Colonel of the 1st [[Royal Veteran Battalions|Royal Veteran Battalion]] in 1819.

He was commandant at Chatham for twenty years and was subsequently appointed [[Governor of Stirling Castle|Deputy Governor of Stirling Castle]].

Christie married Jane (d. 1843) in Co. Limerick. She was the only child of George Dwyer, Esquire, son of John Dwyer, Esquire of Singland.<ref name=":0" />

He died at Stirling Castle in August, 1847, and his remains were interred in Logie churchyard.<ref name=":0" />

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