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Robert Ritchie

Male 1847 - 1932  (85 years)


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  1. 1.  Robert Ritchie was born in 1847 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 6 May 1932 in Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried on 9 May 1932 in Mount Pleasant Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 83291022
    • _UID: C4E61BB168F34C058F3D5EB7F3A84E281419
    • Census-Household Member: 1851, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Census-Household Member: 1861, Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; Canada
    • Occupation: 1896, Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada; mill owner

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83291022

    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Census-Household Member:
    Role: Household Member


    Occupation:
    The Edmonton Milling Company is also significant because of its association with Robert Ritchie who arrived in Strathcona in 1892. Within a year he had built and began operating the flour mill and added elevators in 1895 and 1905. Ritchie also served in local politics as alderman, school trustee, justice of the peace and in 1906 as mayor of Strathcona. The Edmonton Milling Company is also significant as a prominent visual landmark on the south edge of the North Saskatchewan River Valley. Its tall profile was readily visible from Edmonton across the river valley and as a landmark signified the end of the Calgary and Edmonton railway line in Strathcona.

    Source: City of Edmonton (Bylaw 11554)
    http://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=3011

    Died:
    Robert Ritchie came west to Strathcona from Ontario in 1891 to help his brother establish the Ritchie Flour Mill, later known as the Edmonton Milling Company and the North West Mill and Feed Company. It was located on Saskatchewan Drive and 103 Street, adjacent to where the Calgary to Edmonton railway ended. Robert's brother John had built the mill in 1891. Their firm won government contracts to supply flour to Indian reserves, and it was often freighted on rafts (built by John Walter) along the North Saskatchewan, Athabasca and Peace Rivers.

    Robert Ritchie's mill was fitted with the latest equipment and though the business consumed much of his time, he was also involved in the community. He built the Chapman Bros building on Whyte Avenue, served a term as Strathcona's mayor, was on the Public School Board in 1899 and 1906-07, and was Justice of the Peace in 1905. He and his wife Sarah Louisa (1845-1927) were charter members of Strathcona Baptist Church and had seven children. Today their original house still stands at 10910-84 Avenue.

    SEE ALSO:

    Ritchie School, named after Robert Ritchie

    Chapman Bros. Building, built by Robert Ritchie

    Family/Spouse: Sarah Louisa Orsman. Sarah was born in 1845 in England; died in 1927 in Edmonton Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Edmonton Metropolitan Region, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Alice Louisa Ritchie  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Feb 1875 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Mar 1928 in Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    2. 3. William Ritchie  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jan 1876 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 22 Mar 1936 in Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
    3. 4. Frederick Ritchie  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1877 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    4. 5. Grace Ritchie  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1881 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    5. 6. Boyd K. Ritchie  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1882 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    6. 7. Arthur Bullard Ritchie  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1884 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.
    7. 8. Harold Ritchie  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1885 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Alice Louisa Ritchie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 3 Feb 1875 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 9 Mar 1928 in Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 68750111
    • _UID: 96B31FD582FA43AF8A3DEEBEB8E2D2E97353

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68750111

    Family/Spouse: James Hamilton McDonald. James was born on 24 Jul 1869 in Ontario County, Ontario, Canada; died on 20 Jun 1936 in Edmonton, Edmonton Census Division, Alberta, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Charles J. McDonald  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Mar 1907; died on 9 Mar 1907; was buried in Mount Pleasant Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

  2. 3.  William Ritchie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born on 17 Jan 1876 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; died on 22 Mar 1936 in Brandon Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Mount Pleasant Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 83291023
    • _UID: 4A5901E769154A779D48ED2FC6B022D73A22

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/83291023


  3. 4.  Frederick Ritchie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1877 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 74317F70F72F4E7C8BB92B919F77D5C63551


  4. 5.  Grace Ritchie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1881 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 76507090AC9E4890BF716C1285A849818D4A


  5. 6.  Boyd K. Ritchie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1882 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 4DB70FCE58164F6BB9EE4F18217F16CF9C54


  6. 7.  Arthur Bullard Ritchie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1884 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: A02FB34C66CE43BEBE62C9A49608F2B2D2E3


  7. 8.  Harold Ritchie Descendancy chart to this point (1.Robert1) was born in 1885 in Bathurst Twp, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada; and died.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • _UID: 0B3A4CEE5E144122AAD980742C64A7212322



Generation: 3

  1. 9.  Charles J. McDonald Descendancy chart to this point (2.Alice2, 1.Robert1) was born on 5 Mar 1907; died on 9 Mar 1907; was buried in Mount Pleasant Municipal Cemetery, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • FindaGrave Memorial ID: 68750392
    • _UID: 5E34A59FEA364837A4B7E6696524476C5B9A

    Notes:

    FindaGrave Memorial ID:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68750392




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