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Robert Ritchie

Male 1854 - 1924  (69 years)


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  • Name Robert Ritchie 
    Born 13 Mar 1854  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth CALC 2 Apr 1854  [6] 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179371496 
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Free Church 
    Occupation 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    C. Pressbyterian 
    Residence 1886  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Occupation 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Agricultural Laborer 
    Residence 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1901  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Presbyterian 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-73053P 
    Died 6 Feb 1924  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Cause: Cause: Carcinoma of Prostate (2 years) - Valvular Heart Disease 
    Buried 9 Feb 1924  Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I73053  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father Robert Ritchie,   b. 30 Oct 1818, Traquair, , Peebles, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jan 1860, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Mother Esther Clark,   b. 1832, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 17 Dec 1851  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Family ID F45366  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Janet Renwick,   b. May 1853, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Dec 1938, Wroxeter, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years) 
    Married 25 Mar 1886  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7, 9] 
    Children 
     1. William Robert Ritchie,   b. 4 Apr 1886, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Oct 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Mary A. Ritchie,   b. 17 Jun 1887, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Thomas Irving Ritchie,   b. 12 Apr 1890, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Oct 1975, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     4. Albert George "Bud" Ritchie,   b. 5 May 1893, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1963, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2024 
    Family ID F19050  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Died In North Dumfries, on Wednesday, Feb. 6th, 1924, at 7 p.m. Robert Ritchie In his 70th year. The Funeral Will take place from his late residence, lot 26, Con. 9, North Dumfries, on Saturday, Feb. 9th, at 2 p.m., to Ayr Cemetery. Friends and acquaintances will please accept this intimation

      Funeral Card

      ________________________

      Demise of Robert Ritchie - Long-Time Resident Passes Away In His 70th Year

      Died, in North Dumfries, on Wednesday, Feb. 6th, 1924, at 7 p.m., Robert Ritchie, in his 70th year. To live practically the allotted span of life in one community is an achievement experienced by a small percentage of people - a percentage greatly exceeded, on the other hand, by the number who roam the wide world ever and seldom settle n on place for any extended length of time. The subject of the memoirs was born in Blenheim township, only a few miles from where he died, and spent the intervening years on the farm now occupied by his son William, where he led a quiet, unassuming life, intent only on successfully pursuing his honorable calling as a tiller of the soil. In religion Mr. Ritchie was a Presbyterian and in politics a Conservative - latterly becoming allied with the U.F.O. movement. He was well and favorably known throughout the section, and will be mourned by a wide circle of friends. A few years ago the decreased purchased a residence in Ayr, with the intention of spending his declining years in the village which he had been expand almost from its inception, but fate willed it otherwise and Mr. Ritchie ended his days in the township in which he spent his youth and manhood. His wife, a sister, Mrs. Henry Guthrie, Paris, three sons and a daughter survive him. The family comprises William on the homestead, Mary at home, Thomas in South Dumfries, and albert at home. The funeral took place on Saturday when interment was made in the Ayr cemetery, Rev. J. J. Brown conducting the last rites. The pallbearers were Messrs. John McLeod, Walter Scott, Wm. Riddell, David Gemmell, and Mathison and Robert Morton.

      The Ayr News Feb 14 1924 pg 1

  • Sources 
    1. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-4 Page 6.

    2. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 60.

    3. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 13.

    4. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 7 Page 52.

    5. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 25.

    6. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link .
      William Clark/ died Oct. 17, 1900/ In his 85th year/ Robert Ritchie/ 1854 - 1924/ his wife/ Janet Renwich/ 1853 - 1938/ Clark

    7. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 11780 (1886), Ritchie-Renwick.
      Robert RITCHIE, 31, farmer, b/ Blenheim, res. North Dumfries, s/o Robert RITCHIE & Elizabeth CLARK, married Janet RENWICK, 31, res & b. North Dumfries, same, d/o Walter RENWICK & Margaret PRESTON, witn: Andrew RENWICK & Jessie McCRONE, both of North Dumfries, 25 March 1886 at North Dumfries

    8. [S1895] License of Marriage - Loose document, Original location unknown.
      Robert Ritchie of Blenheim in the County of Oxford, yeoman, and Elizabeth Clark of Dumfries in the County of Walton spinster. 11 Dec 1851

    9. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Janet Renwick Age: 31 Birth Date: abt 1854 Birth Place: North Dumfries Marriage Date: 25 Mar 1885 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Walter Renwick Mother: Margaret Preston Spouse: Robert Ritchie Spouse's Age: 31 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1854 Spouse Birth Place: Blenheim, Ontario Spouse Father: Robert Ritchie Spouse Mother: Elizabeth Clark

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Mar 1854 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Pressbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1886 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Mar 1886 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Carcinoma of Prostate (2 years) - Valvular Heart Disease - 6 Feb 1924 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 9 Feb 1924 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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