Helen Barrie^[1]

1815 - 1868  (53 years)

• Name	Helen Barrie
  Born	16 Aug 1815	Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227779297
  Name	Helen Ritchie
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Free Church
  Residence	1868	North Dumfries Concession 08 Lot 29, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-72567
  Died	26 Aug 1868	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Pioneer Pergola Cemetery, St. Andrew's Park, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I72567	Generations
  Last Modified	11 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	George Barrie,   b. 1795, , Scotland ,   d. 6 Jun 1863, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Margaret Turnbull,   b. 1793, Lilliesleaf, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 4 Sep 1883, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1814	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [4]
  Family ID	F34976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Ritchie,   b. 1812, Traquair, , Peebles, Scotland ,   d. 30 Jun 1884, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	1835  [3]
  Children	1. Margaret Ritchie,   b. 1838, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Jun 1879, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 41 years)   2. James Ritchie,   b. 1839, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jun 1901, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)   3. George Ritchie,   b. Sep 1842, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Mar 1843, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)   4. Charlotte Ritchie,   b. Jan 1848, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Jul 1848, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)   5. Esther Ritchie,   b. 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2026
  Family ID	F45368	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  In North Dumfries, on Wednesday, 26th ult., Helen, wife of Mr. Thomas Ritchie, aged 53 years. Galt Reporter Sep 4 1868 pg 3 _______________ Died On Wednesday Evening, 26th August, at 8 o'clock, Helen Barrie, Wife of Mr. Thomas Ritchie, Aged 53 Years. Funeral Will take place on Friday, 28th inst., at 2 o'clock, p.m., from her late Residence, Lot No. 29, 8th Con. North Dumfries, to St. Andrew's Cemetery. North Dumfries, August 27th, 1868. Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S530] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Pioneer Pergola (formerly St. Andrews Presbyterian) CC#4488 Internet Link. In memory of/ James Ritchie/ who died in Feb. 1848/ aged 62 years/ Also of the children of/ Thomas & Helen Ritchie/ George died in March 1843/ aged 6 months/ Charlotte died in July 1848/ aged 6 months [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Parish registers for Yarrow, 1691-1854 Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Yarrow (Selkirkshire) Film 1067929. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 3 Page 27. [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M11988-4 System Origin: Scotland-ODM GS Film number: 1066757. Name: George Barrie Spouse's Name: Margaret Turnbull Event Date: 08 Oct 1814 Event Place: Saint Cuthberts,Edinburgh,Midlothian,Scotland Spouse's Father's Name: Robert Turnbull

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Aug 1815 - Yarrow, , Selkirk, Scotland Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1868 - North Dumfries Concession 08 Lot 29, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 26 Aug 1868 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Pioneer Pergola Cemetery, St. Andrew's Park, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth