Elizabeth Ritchie ~ 1826-1886

Born & married Co. Down, Ireland

Her age varies throughout the censuses, But, as she married in 1844, I feel 1826 is more a realistic birth year than the 1830 she would have us to believe as she grew older!!

~1826 . Elizabeth Ritchie was born Ireland to William Ritchie, works labourer, & Elizabeth McGuinness, almost certainly in Co. Down

1844. Elizabeth Ritchie marries Henry Stewart on 6/7/1844 in Co. Down, Ireland ( This marriage date & place obtained from the 1864 b.c. of son Thomas)

No records for this early in Co. Down on https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/captcha.jsp

1844-1849 . Henry & Elizabeth leave Co. Down for Lanarkshire, Scotland

1851C. Elizabeth Stewart, 25, was living Old Monkland, Middle Ward & Airdrie

Henry Stewart Head Married Male 24 1827 Iron Miner Ireland
Elisabeth Stewart Wife Married Female 25 1826 - Ireland
Sarah Stewart Daughter - Female 2 1849 - Lanarkshire, Scotland
Anne Stewart Daughter - Female 1 1850 - Lanarkshire, Scotland
David Reid Lodger Married Male 25 1826 Furnace Labourer Ireland
Sarah Reid Lodger Married Female 24 1827 - Ireland
Thomas Reid Son - Male 3 1848 - Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Sarah J Reid Daughter - Female 0 1851 - Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

1852. Henry Stewart was born to Henry & Elizabeth

1861C. Elizabeth Stewart, 42, was living Adams Land, Old Monkland District . Her age very wrong here - maybe 32?

Henry Stewart Head Married Male 40 1821 Green Grocer Ireland
Elizabeth Stewart Wife Married Female 42 1819 - Ireland
Sarah Stewart Daughter Unmarried Female 11 1850 Scholar Lanarkshire, Scotland
Henry Stewart Son Unmarried Male 9 1852 Scholar Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Stewart Daughter Unmarried Female 6 1855 Scholar Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret Stewart Daughter Unmarried Female 5 1856 - Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Ann Stewart Daughter Unmarried Female 2 1859 - Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland
James Stewart Son Unmarried Male 1 1860 - Calderbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland

From another Ancestry tree, births of children(but no certificates) were: Henry 9/12/1852 Elizabeth 13/2/1855; Margaret 24/2/1856; Alice 29/2/1858- all in Old Monkland. They had not found the baptisms for Anne & Sarah, but had them born Faskin

1864. Son Thomas was born. Purchased his b.c.from SP - tells me his parents were born 6/7/1844 in Co. Down, Ireland

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1868. Her husband dies on 13/2/1868 in Calderbank, Old Monkland

1868. Elizabeth Stewart, 40, house keeper, widow, married John Murray, 37, blacksmith stonemason, widower, on 11/9/1868 in Old Monkland. Neither could write . Her parents William Ritchie & Elizabeth McGuinnes, both dead - Robertson Ancestry tree

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1871C Elizabeth Murray, 40, was living Bridewell Road, 51 Old Monkland, with her new husband, 3 sons & her brother, James Ritchie

John Murray Head Married Male 40 1831 Iron Works Labr Ireland
Elizabeth Murray Wife Married Female 40 1831 - Ireland
Henry Stewart Step Son Unmarried Male 18 1853 Loco Fireman Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
James Stewart Step Son - Male 10 1861 Scholar Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Thomas Stewart Step Son - Male 6 1865 Scholar Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
James Ritchie Brother-In-Law Unmarried Male 25 1846 Loco Fireman Ireland

so Elizabeth Ritchie's parents were alive in Ireland in 1846 when her brother, James, was born

1881C. Elizabeth Murray, 51, was living Watson Land, Calder Bank 4, Old Monkland . Her 2nd husband missing!

Elizabeth Murray Head Married Female 51 1830 - Ireland
James Stewart Son Unmarried Male 27 1854 Stocker Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Thomas Stewart Son Unmarried Male 17 1864 General Lab Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

 

1886. Elizabeth Murray, 56, dies on 29/9/1886 at Lobes Square, Calderbank. Married to John Murray, works labourer, formerly Stewart. Her parents were William Ritchie, works labourer, & Elizabeth McGuinness, both deceased . Cause of death: Affection of Heart, 2 months, Dropsy . Informant: Henry Stewart, son, present

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Buried Symington, South Lanarks. - Robertson Ancestry tree

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