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David RITCHIE - Help Please . Lasswade > California 1920's

David RITCHIE - Help Please . Lasswade > California 1920's

Posted: 30 Aug 2005 2:30PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 14 Apr 2009 11:02PM GMT
Surnames: Ritchie
Hi ii wonder if anyone can help me i am looking for info on david ritchie

First Name: David
Last Name: Ritchie
Ethnicity: Britain,Scotch
Last Place of Residence: Lasswade.Scotland
Date of Arrival: October 24, 1921
Age at Arrival: 50y Gender: M Marital Status: W
Ship of Travel: Assyria
Port of Departure: Glasgow
Manifest Line Number: 0027

he then turns up in the 1930 census in simi venura california . if anyone has any info on him i would be really gratfeful. i would like to know if he married again ( he was a widow and in 1930 was 59 years old ) and when he died and where he is biuried or any info would help love linda x x

Re: David RITCHIE - Help Please . Lasswade > California 1920's

Posted: 16 Sep 2011 4:53AM GMT
Classification: Query
Do you know his parents names? My Ritchie relatives John and Elizabeth came from Lasswade in the 1850s. They settled in Michigan, it looks as though at least one of John's brothers joined him at some stage, his name was Alexander.

Re: David RITCHIE - Help Please . Lasswade > California 1920's

Posted: 17 Sep 2011 11:45PM GMT
Classification: Query
He was listed as a Widower on the manifest when he arrived

Destination to his brother Alexander RITCHIE at Barnsdale, Fellmore CA

Ethnicity is liste NOWHERE on these ship manifests, his Nationality (which means citizenship) is Britain and his Race is listed as Scotch (hmmm I believe this is a drink, while Scot or Scottish is the ethnicity!)

This may be his brother in the 1930 census Name:
Alexander Ritchie
Home in 1930: Fillmore, Ventura, California
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Age: 63
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Birthplace: Scotland
Relation to Head of House: Head
Widowed
His son James age 29 lived with him

Re: David RITCHIE - Help Please . Lasswade > California 1920's

Posted: 4 Nov 2011 2:13AM GMT
Classification: Query
Linda,
There was a David I Ritchie(age 65) that died in Moorpark, Ventura county,CA March 1937. Not sure of exact date but his obit was in Ventura co. newspaper March 28, 29, 1937...Jim and Ronald Ritchie(nephew), sis, 3 sons.
Also in The Herald, April 2, 1937.
You can find this info at the Ventura county genealogy society.

good luck,
Bonnie

Re: David RITCHIE - Help Please . Lasswade > California 1920's

Posted: 4 Nov 2011 2:29PM GMT
Classification: Query
correction...
obit March 29, 1937 in the Ventura County Star, located at the Foster Library.

You may also want to look up Alexander Ritchie (poss. brother). His obit Feb 12,1937 Herald, & Alex's son Ronald-Nov 14, 1974.
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