30 moments

1. Birth at Ashfield

   1890-09-15 · Ashfield, Torquay, Devon, England

   

   Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller was born at her family home, Ashfield, in Torquay. The birth date is supplied in the article infobox; Ashfield was demolished, so coordinates represent its documented former site.

2. Attended Miss Guyer's Girls' School

   1902-01-01 · Miss Guyer's Girls' School, Torquay, Devon, England

   Christie began formal schooling at Miss Guyer's Girls' School in her home town. Coordinates are a representative point in central Torquay because the article does not specify the school's exact historical address.

3. Education in Paris

   1905-01-01 · Paris, France

   Sent by her mother to Paris, Christie studied at a succession of boarding schools, concentrating on voice and piano. The individual boarding schools are not identified; coordinates represent Paris.

4. Winter stay at Gezira Palace Hotel

   1907-01-01 · Gezira Palace Hotel, Cairo, Egypt

   Christie and her mother spent the winter of 1907–1908 in Cairo, a formative early overseas stay. The evidence dates the stay to the winter of 1907–1908; the card uses year-only precision because the source gives no exact arrival date.

5. Met Archibald Christie at Ugbrooke

   1912-10-01 · Ugbrooke House, Chudleigh, Devon, England

   

   Christie was introduced to Archibald Christie at a dance at Ugbrooke, beginning the relationship that led to their marriage.

6. Red Cross hospital service

   1914-10-01 · Town Hall Red Cross Hospital, Torquay, Devon, England

   

   During the First World War, Christie worked as a Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse and later as a dispenser, gaining medical knowledge that informed her fiction. This card begins with the first supported month of a non-continuous service period extending through September 1918.

7. Marriage to Archibald Christie

   1914-12-24 · Emmanuel Church, Clifton, Bristol, England

   Agatha and Archibald Christie married while he was on military home leave during the First World War.

8. Wrote first detective novel

   1916-01-01 · Torquay, Devon, England

   While living and working in wartime Torquay, Christie wrote The Mysterious Affair at Styles, introducing Hercule Poirot. The article establishes her hospital service in Torquay during 1916–1918; the writing sentence itself does not name a venue, so the coordinate represents Torquay and confidence is reduced.

9. Moved to St John's Wood

   1918-09-01 · St John's Wood, London, England

   When Archibald Christie was reassigned to London, the couple rented a flat in St John's Wood. Coordinates represent the St John's Wood district; the flat's address is not stated.

10. Birth of daughter Rosalind

    1919-08-01 · Ashfield, Torquay, Devon, England

    Christie gave birth to her only child, Rosalind Margaret Clarissa Christie, at Ashfield. Ashfield was demolished; coordinates represent its documented former site.

11. British Empire Exhibition tour in Australia

    1922-01-01 · Australia

    Christie travelled in Australia during the ten-month British Empire Exhibition promotional tour. The source identifies Australia but not a particular locality; coordinates are a representative national point.

12. British Empire Exhibition tour in Canada

    1922-01-01 · Canada

    Christie travelled in Canada during the ten-month British Empire Exhibition promotional tour. The source identifies Canada but not a particular locality; coordinates are a representative national point.

13. British Empire Exhibition tour in New Zealand

    1922-01-01 · New Zealand

    Christie travelled in New Zealand during the ten-month British Empire Exhibition promotional tour. The source identifies New Zealand but not a particular locality; coordinates represent Wellington as a defensible national reference point.

14. British Empire Exhibition tour in South Africa

    1922-01-01 · South Africa

    

    Christie joined the British Empire Exhibition promotional tour and travelled in South Africa, where the party learned prone surfing. The source identifies South Africa but not a particular locality; coordinates are a representative national point.

15. Surfing at Waikiki

    1922-01-01 · Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States

    During the British Empire Exhibition tour, Christie stayed at Waikiki for three months and was among the first Britons to surf standing up there. The exact months of the Waikiki stay are not given.

16. Disappeared from Styles

    1926-12-03 · Styles, Sunningdale, Berkshire, England

    Following a marital quarrel, Christie left her home in Sunningdale, beginning the eleven-day disappearance that became an international news story. The article identifies the home only as being in Sunningdale; coordinates represent the settlement.

17. Visited Harrods during disappearance

    1926-12-04 · Harrods, Knightsbridge, London, England

    The day after she disappeared, Christie took tea in London and visited Harrods to see its Christmas display.

18. Located at Swan Hydropathic Hotel

    1926-12-14 · Swan Hydropathic Hotel, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England

    

    Christie was found at Harrogate's Swan Hydropathic Hotel, where she had registered under the name Mrs Tressa Neele. The hotel is now known as the Old Swan Hotel.

19. Secluded at Abney Hall

    1926-12-15 · Abney Hall, Cheadle, Greater Manchester, England

    

    After being found in Harrogate, Christie went to her sister's home, Abney Hall, where she was shielded from visitors.

20. Convalescence in Las Palmas

    1927-01-01 · Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain

    Christie sailed with her daughter and secretary to Las Palmas for convalescence after the events of 1926. The article says she returned three months later but does not give an exact departure or return day.

21. Journey to Baghdad

    1928-01-01 · Baghdad, Iraq

    Christie continued from Istanbul to Baghdad, beginning the Middle Eastern travel that led to her archaeological connections. The arrival date within 1928 is not stated; coordinates represent central Baghdad.

22. Orient Express journey to Istanbul

    1928-01-01 · Istanbul, Türkiye

    After leaving England, Christie travelled by the Simplon Orient Express to Istanbul, a journey later associated with her railway fiction. The arrival date within 1928 is not stated; coordinates represent central Istanbul rather than a specified station or hotel.

23. Met Max Mallowan in Iraq

    1930-02-01 · Iraq

    On her return to the Woolleys' Iraqi excavation, Christie met archaeologist Max Mallowan, whom she married later that year. The specific excavation site is not named in this passage; coordinates are a representative point in central Iraq.

24. Marriage to Max Mallowan

    1930-09-01 · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Christie married the archaeologist Max Mallowan in Edinburgh; their marriage continued until her death. The ceremony venue is not stated; coordinates represent central Edinburgh.

25. Archaeological season at Nineveh

    1931-01-01 · Nineveh, Mosul, Iraq

    Christie worked alongside Mallowan's expedition at Nineveh and acquired a writing table for the 1931 digging season. The wording links Christie directly to the Nineveh digging season, but does not specify the precise camp location or dates within 1931.

26. Winterbrook House becomes main residence

    1934-01-01 · Winterbrook House, Winterbrook, Oxfordshire, England

    Christie and Mallowan bought Winterbrook House near Wallingford, their principal home for the remainder of their lives and a major writing base.

27. Acquired Greenway as summer residence

    1938-01-01 · Greenway Estate, Galmpton, Devon, England

    

    Christie and Mallowan acquired Greenway Estate in Devon as their summer residence. The purchase establishes the couple's residence use, though the source does not specify their first date of arrival.

28. Moved into Isokon Flats

    1941-01-01 · Isokon Flats, Hampstead, London, England

    During the Second World War, Christie moved to London, living at Isokon Flats while updating her pharmaceutical knowledge at University College Hospital. The card marks the beginning of a documented 1941–1947 residence period.

29. Worked in University College Hospital pharmacy

    1941-01-01 · University College Hospital, London, England

    At University College Hospital during the Second World War, Christie refreshed her expertise in poisons while working in the pharmacy. The precise start and end dates of her pharmacy work are not supplied; the card uses the first year of the documented 1941–1947 London residence.

30. Death at Winterbrook House

    1976-01-12 · Winterbrook House, Winterbrook, Oxfordshire, England

    Christie died of natural causes at her home at Winterbrook House, ending a career spanning more than five decades.