Who were Jane Ritchie Black's parents?

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Jane Ritchie was the wife of David Black, whose parents were John Black and Margaret Duff and she was the mother of my ancestor, Mary Black, who was born in St. Vigeans, Angus, Scotland. I'm trying to find out who her parents were, though.

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Hi, which century?

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Possible? Jane could have been spelt Jean.

 

First name(s)	Jean
Last name	Ritchie
Gender	Female
Birth year	1780
Birth place	-
Baptism year	1780
Baptism date	09 Jul 1780
Baptism place	MONTROSE,ANGUS,SCOTLAND
Father's first name(s)	Robert
Father's last name	Ritchie
Mother's first name(s)	Elspet
Mother's last name	Rea
Place	Montrose

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Jane Black

 in the 1861 Scotland Census

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Name:	Jane Black
Age:	41
Estimated Birth Year:	abt 1820
Relationship:	Wife
Spouse's name :	David Black
Gender:	Female
Where born:	Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number:	685/5
Registration district:	Newington
Civil Parish:	Edinburgh St Cuthberts
Town:	Edinburgh
County:	Midlothian
Address:	39 F
Occupation:	Porter In Royal Instititian
ED:	87
Household schedule number:	9
Line:	23
Roll:	CSSCT1861_129
Household Members:	Name Age David Black 46 Jane Black 41 David Black 6 Willian Black 4 Alexander Black 2 John Weir 26 Alexander Weir 24

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Jane Ritchie

 in the Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

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Name:	Jane Ritchie
Gender:	Female
Birth Date:	24 Jul 1823
Birth Place:	, Biggar, Lanark, Scotland
Baptism Place:	, Biggar, Lanark, Scotland
Father:	Peter Ritchie
Mother:	Jannet Stewart
FHL Film Number:	1042963
Reference ID:	- 2:16J0PZP

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She was born in 1790, actually, in St. Vigeans, Angus, Scotland. Her husband, David Black was born about 1775. Their great-great-grandson, James Duff Laird was named after David Black's maternal grandfather, James Duff.

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It's possible that her name could have been spelled as "Jean", although one of her descendants was named Jane Ritchie Laird. :)

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The Jane Ritchie who was born about 1780 sounds close enough. If she was born in 1790 and married in 1801, she would have been 11 years old, which is too young for anyone to marry. I think she named her son, Robert Black, after her father, Robert Ritchie. I think the first Jane Ritchie is possible. :) Thank you, Trish.

-Tanya

Answer 1

Janet Ritchie, Born June 15 1777,Kettins Parish,Angus Scotland.

Scotlands People,OPR .