Born in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Rettie
and Helen (Clark) Rettie
Sister of
Barbara (Rettie) Barclay, Jannet (Rettie) Mitchell, William Rettie, Alexander Rettie, Elizabeth (Rettie) Willox, James Rettie, Mary Ann (Rettie) Minty and Jeramine (Rettie) Anderson
Wife of
James Mitchell
— married
14 Jun 1849 in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Descendants 
Mother of
William Mitchell, James Mitchell, Helen Clark (Mitchell) Sim, Jane Mitchell, George Mitchell, Mary Ann Mitchell, Peter Walker Mitchell, Jessie Elizabeth (Mitchell) Galt, Margaret Webster Mitchell and Alexander Robertson Mitchell
Died
at age 73
in New Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Apr 2013
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Biography
Helen RETTIE was born in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in 1826. She was christened on 31 Aug 1826 in Strichen, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.[1]
On 14 Jun 1849, she married James MITCHELL in New Deer, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.[2] William RETTIE (her father?) was the witness.
Helen's daughter, Helen (Bunkhouse) and her brother, William, moved to USA. The RETTIE history in the Burnt River library in 1986 was chiefly contributed by them.[3]
On 5 Aug 1900, Helen RETTIE died in New Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. [4] She was a widow at this time, her husband James MITCHELL having pre-deceased her.
Sources
- ↑ Scotlands People Church Registers, Old Parish Registers Births and Baptisms, Helen Rettie, Parents Wm Rettie and Helen Clark, 31 Aug 1826, Parish Number 241, Strichen, Ref 30 32
- ↑ Scotlands People Church Registers, Old Parish Registers Banns and marriages, Helen Rettie and James Mitchel, 14 Jun 1849, Parish Number 225, New Deer, Ref 30 273
- ↑ Valmarie Cooke and Alexander GALT (great grandson of Helen RETTIE)
- ↑ Scotlands People Statutory Registers, Deaths, Helen Mitchell, Age 73, Mother's Maiden Name Clark, 5 Aug 1900, Aberdour (Aberdeen), Ref 169/ 14
Acknowledgments
- Thanks to Valmarie Cooke for starting this profile.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helen:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Helen by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Helen:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
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