Helen (Black) Ritchie (1871 - 1945)

Born 24 Jan 1871 in Broomfield, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 20 May 1945 at age 74 in Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Biography

Notes from Irene Stevens in an email dated Wednesday, April 13, 2011 10:00 PM.

Helen BLACK [Black-20955] daughter of William BLACK [Black-20949] and Isabel COLLIE [Collie-601]

• was born on 24 Jan 1871 in Ellon, Aberdeen, Scotland,
• was living with her parents & siblings at Broomfield, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the 1871 census,
• was living with her parents & siblings at M of Kinmuck Cotter House, Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland in the 1881 census,
• according to Irene Stevens' notes John & Helen and their 3 children were living at Glenbervie, Kincardineshire, Scotland in the 1901 census,
• and died on 20 May 1945 at Foveran, Aberdeenshire, Scotland aged 74.
• Helen married John RITCHIE [Ritchie-5616] on 12 Jun 1896 at Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Children from this marriage were:

1. Helen RITCHIE [Ritchie-5577] was born about 1897.
2. Margaret Jane S. RITCHIE [Ritchie-5579] was born about 1899.
3. Isabella RITCHIE [Ritchie-5580] was born about 1900.
4. Mary Ann RITCHIE [Ritchie-6347] was born on 30 Jun 1902.

Sources

BIRTH: Scotland: Statutory Registers - Births database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlandspeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 30 Jun 2022). Surname: BLACK, Forename: HELEN, Mother's Maiden Name: blank, Gender: F, Year: 1871, Ref: 192/ 20, RD Name: Ellon.

MARRIAGE: Scotland: Statutory Registers - Marriages database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlandspeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 1 Jul 2022). Surname: BLACK, Forename: HELEN, Spouse surname: RITCHIE, Spouse forename: JOHN, Date: 1896, Ref: 168/2 152, RD Name: Aberdeen Old Machar.

DEATH: Scotland: Statutory Registers - Deaths database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlandspeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 1 Jul 2022), Surname: BLACK, Forename: HELEN, Age at death: 74, Mother's Maiden Name: blank, Gender: F, Year: 1945, Ref: 195/ 5, RD Name: Foveran.

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DEATH: Scotland: Statutory Registers - Deaths database, National Records of Scotland, Scotlandspeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 1 Jul 2022), Surname: RITCHIE, Forename: HELEN, Age at death: 74, Mother's Maiden Name: blank, Gender: F, Year: 1945, Ref: 195/ 5, RD Name: Foveran.

1871 CENSUS: "Scottish General Register Office: 1871 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/59026e4be9379091b1e95bb7 : viewed 25 Jun 2022), Helen BLACK in household of William BLACK, Broomfield, Aberdeenshire, Scotland; from 1871 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives RG 10/192, Folio 0, Page 11, Schedule 47, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

1881 CENSUS: Scotland: Census 1881 (LDS), Scotlandspeople (https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/: accessed 30 Jun 2022), FHL Film 0203455 GRO Ref Volume 192 EnumDist 2 Page 16, Reference Number: 121793, Census Place: Ellon, Aberdeen, Scotland, Dwelling: M Of Kinmuck Cotter House, Given Name: Helen, Surname: BLACK, Relation: Daur, Condition: blank, Age: 10, Gender: F, Occupation: Scholar, Birth Place: Ellon, Aberdeen, Scotland, Handicap: blank.