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
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
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
Buried Symington, South Lanarks. - Robertson Ancestry tree