William John F. Ritchie

1911 - 1970  (58 years)

• Name	William John F. Ritchie
  Census-Household Member	1880	Township 148, Polk County, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  	United States
  	Role: Household Member
  Birth	11 Oct 1911	Alberta, Canada   [2]
  	Born in Alberta, father and mother born in Ontario, 9-Medicine Hat District, 45-Canner Township Subdistrict, Section 32, Township 32, Range 1, Meridian 4, Canner, occupation farmer.
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1916	North West Teritories (Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta), Canada   [3, 4]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census-Household Member	1921	Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada   [5]
  	Canada - Twp No 32 R 1 W4 M; District 40, sub district Medicine Hat; Municipality Canner
  	Role: Household Member Event Type Date Year: 1916 Date: 1916 Place Municipality: Canner District Enumerationn Number: Province: Alberta Township: 32 Place: Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada District: 40 Medicine Hat Range: Sub District Number: Additional Fields Source Household Id: 477 Source Page Number: 25 Relationship to Head: Head Marital Status: Married
  FamilySearch ID	GGRP-HLM
  Name	William Ritchie  [2]
  _UID	FAC37F400D0842199DC06152D76B12A7F718
  Death	15 Feb 1970	Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  	RITCHIE On February 15, Mr. William John Ritchie of 11608 - 127 Avenue, Edmonton, passed away aged 58 years, survivea by his loving wife, Mary of Edmonton; three sons, two daughters, William of Dawson Creek, B.C., Robert, Bruce and Marlene, all at home, Mrs. (Angela) James Yacey of St. Albert; three grandchildren; and two sisters, Mrs. (Jean) Charles Rilling of Edmonton, Mrs. (Betty) Robert McLaughlin of Paradise Valley. Prayers Thursday, February 19, at 8:30 p.m. at Park Memorial Chapel (Corner 97 Street 111 Avenue). Requiem Mass Friday, February 20, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Edmund's Roman Catholic Church (116 Street 132 Ave nue). Reverend C. G. Nearing will be the celebrant with interment in Holy Cross Cemetery. Mass Intentions or donations to the Heart Fund will be greatly appreciated. Park Memorial Limited, Funeral Administrators and Directors (The Chapel on tha Boulevard). N464N. "Obituary for William John RITCHIE" Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal, February 17, 1970. https://www.newspapers.com/article/edmonton-journal-obituary-for-william-jo/142384389/.
  Burial	Holy Cross Cemetery, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada
  Person ID	I1173	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage, my 2 great grandmother's Lineage (paternal)
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Robert George Ritchie,   b. 2 May 1874, Tay Valley Twp (Bathurst), Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Abt 1954, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Grace Ethel Giberson,   b. 13 Dec 1879, Hastings County, Ontario, Canada d. 22 Oct 1954 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	17 Jun 1903
  Family ID	F388	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Tamara Joan Holmes,   b. Jan 1916, Whitehaven, Cumbria (Cumberland), England d. Victoria, Capital Regional District, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
  Children	1. Brian (Norman) Abbott,   b. 23 May 1942, Calgary, Calgary Census Division, Alberta, Canada d. 11 Apr 2019, Vancouver, Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Family ID	F23182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Cecelia Powlousky,   b. 29 Jul 1912, Wostok, Lamont County, Alberta, Canada d. 16 Mar 2008, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	1936
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Family ID	F23236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Census-Household Member - United States - 1880 - Township 148, Polk County, Minnesota, United States Birth - 11 Oct 1911 - Alberta, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1916 - North West Teritories (Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta), Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - Twp No 32 R 1 W4 M; District 40, sub district Medicine Hat; Municipality Canner - 1921 - Medicine Hat, Medicine Hat Census Division, Alberta, Canada Death - 15 Feb 1970 - Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada Burial - - Holy Cross Cemetery, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S324] Wisconsin, Burlington, Racine, USA, 1880 Census Wisconsin State Population Schedule, (National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T9, Polk County, Minnesota, p. 2-3-202, dwelling 254, family 247 (Reliability: 3). James is in Polk Countywithout his family but with W. F.(William) Ritchie, a brother-in-law. [S16] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch, Family Trees, ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 29 Feb 2024), entry for William John F. Ritchie, person ID GGRP-HLM. (Reliability: 3). [S176] Canada. Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta., Canada, 1916 Census Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta, ( Ancestry . n.d.), district 40, sub-district Medicine Hat, Canner Township, p. 25, dwelling 467, Robert & Grace Ritchie; (Reliability: 3). Township 32, Range 1, Meridian 4, Canner; Robert and Grace born in Ontario, protestant, Farmer [S402] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2009 Place:Provo, UT, USA), "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM5P-7L1 : Thu Mar 07 18:10:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Robert Ritchie and Grace Ritchie, 1916., 1,1556::0. (Reliability: 3). [S356] Dominion Bureau of Statistics, Canada, 1921 Census, ((http://ancestry.ca)), Robert & Grace Ritchie. (Reliability: 3). Born in Alberta, father and mother born in Ontario, 9-Medicine Hat District, 45-Canner Township Subdistrict, Section 32, Township 32, Range 1, Meridian 4, Canner, occupation farmer.