Brief Life History of Margaret
When Margaret Ritchie was born on 22 May 1818, in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, John Ritchie, was 25 and her mother, Jane Taylor, was 24. She married George Lochhead on 3 July 1843, in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. In 1851 she lived with her husband who was a hand loom weaver on # 59 Elderslie. Margaret was baptised into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1852. George and Margaret lost two of their small children, John age 3 and Janet age 2 both died in 1852 . Then 3 years later, in August, they lost their 8 year old son, James. About a year later on September 23, 1856 at 7am in the morning, Margaret died from convulsion fits that she had for about 12 days. She had no medical attention, but was attended by her husband. At her death on High Street, Johnston( or Elderslie), her mother, Jean Taylor Ritchie was already deceased. Her father was a grocer. She was buried at the Johnston Church yard, certified by her husband, George Lochhead.
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- Margaret Lockhead in household of George Lockhead, "Scotland Census, 1851"
- Margaret Ritchie, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- Margaret Ritchie Lochead, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"
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1820 · """The """"Radical War""""."""
The Scottish Insurrection was a week of strikes and unrest with demands for reform in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The economic downturn after the Napoleonic war ended, brought increasing unrest with the Artisan workers in Scotland, seeking action to reform the government. But the insurrection was largely forgotten about, as attention was focused on the better publicized Radical events in England.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
Scottish: from a Scottish and northern English pet form of the personal name Rich , a short form of Richard . This surname is also common in Ulster.
Altered form of German Richer 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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