William Ritchie

13 April 1788–14 June 1841 (Age 53)
Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of William

When William Ritchie was born on 13 April 1788, in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, James Ritchie, was 29 and his mother, Jean Currie, was 23. He married Margaret Hood on 27 January 1809, in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. He died on 14 June 1841, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 53.

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Family Time Line

William Ritchie
1788–1841
Margaret Hood
1788–1870
Marriage: 27 January 1809
Jane Ritchie
1809–
Elizabeth Ritchie
1810–1810
Elizabeth Ritchie
1811–
James Richie
1813–
James Ritchie
1813–1813
James Ritchie
1817–1887
William Ritchie
1819–1900
Mary Ritchie
1824–
Janet Ritchie
1826–
Marion Ritchie
1830–
Nicholas Ritchie
1833–
Ritchie
1835–1837

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    27 January 1809Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (12)

    +7 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (2)

    World Events (7)

    1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
    Age 14
    In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
    1811 · The Tron Riot
    Age 23
    The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.
    1815
    Age 27
    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Rich
    Richie
    Ritchey
    McRitchie

    Sources (13)

    • William Ritchie in entry for Marron Ritchie, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"

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