William Ritchie

1841 - 1920  (79 years)

• Name	William Ritchie
  Census-Household Member	1841	Mallenshengt, Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Scotland
  	Role: Household Member
  Birth	13 Feb 1841	Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland
  Christening	27 Mar 1841	Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [2]
  	RITCHIE WILLIAM DAVID RITCHIE/MARY YOUNG FR167 (FR167) M 27/03/1841 571/ 20 73 Mearns
  Gender	Male
  Census-Household Member	1851	Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Immigration-Witness	Abt 1851	Newcastle, Miramichi, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada   [3]
  	from Scotland
  	Role: Witness
  Census-Household Member	1861	Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada   [4]
  	Canada
  	Role: Household Member
  Census	1900	Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States   [5]
  	United States
  Occupation	1900	Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States   [5]
  	Pine Timber Estimater
  Census	1910	Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States   [6]
  	United States
  Census	1920	Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States   [7]
  	United States
  FamilySearch ID	9W93-11X
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9W93-11X
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	70373479
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70373479
  _UID	2E7DB3EAA12740EA994C06802B2E140B1DBB
  Death	Mar 1920	Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
  	William Ritchie, aged 79, one of the old pioneer residents of Eau Claire, died of heart failure while In the basement of his home here, being found by his housekeeper who noted his absence. Mr. Ritchie was a bachelor. He Is survived by a brother, Arthur Ritchie, Rice Lake, Wis., and two sisters. Miss Margaret Ritchie, this city, and Mrs. Loherty, Vancouver, B. C. He was a timber cruiser, and was well known among the lumbermen of the state. The Oshkosh Northwestern Oshkosh, Wisconsin 11 Mar 1920, Thu  ?W  Page 9
  Burial	Lakeview Cemetery, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA
  Person ID	I20648	Lanark County Origins | This is my paternal Lineage
  Last Modified	28 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	David Ritchie,   b. 2 Apr 1800, Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 2 Jun 1876, Addington Parish, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mary Young,   b. 1811, Mearns Parish, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. Between 1861 and 1871, Addington Parish, Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	25 Mar 1836	Newton Mearns, Mearns Parish, East Renfrew, Renfrew, Scotland
  Family ID	F7103	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Census-Household Member - Canada - 1851 - Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada Immigration-Witness - from Scotland - Abt 1851 - Newcastle, Miramichi, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada Census-Household Member - Canada - 1861 - Restigouche County, New Brunswick, Canada Census - United States - 1900 - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States Occupation - Pine Timber Estimater - 1900 - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States Census - United States - 1910 - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States Census - United States - 1920 - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States Death - Mar 1920 - Eau Claire, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States Burial - - Lakeview Cemetery, Eau Claire, Eau Claire County, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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