Ritchie Family Tree research resources
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10347 people with the Ritchie surname? In that year Ritchie was ranked number 399 for popularity in the UK. |
"A contraction of Richard, which signifies of a generous disposition. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Ritchie records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"RITCHIE. Formerly a common Border surname. From 'Richie,' a diminutive of Richard, with intrusive t. In some instances curtailed from (MAC)RITCHIE, q.v. Michael Rechy in Inverness in the fourteenth century (Macoain v, p. 11). Duncan Richie was a messenger in Perth, 1505 (Milne, p. 14), and Jolm Riche witnessed an instrument of sasine in Brechin in the same year (REB., n, 149). Duncan Riche was the king's sheriff of Inverness in 1512 (OPS., n, p. 661), and there is mention of the lands of Robert Reche in Glasgow, 1550 (Protocols, i). The wife of David Reche in Aberdeen was fined for brewing ale, 1538 (CRA., p. 157). William Ritchie founded the Scotsman newspaper in Edinburgh in 1817, and Alexander Ritchie was an Edinburgh artist of repute in early half of last century. As forename: Ritsche Criste was 'delatit of lipyr' (leprosy) in Stirling, 1520 (SBR., p. 5), and Riche Hynd is recorded in Dunfennline in 1577. Rechie 1574, Rechtie 1682, Rychy 1474, Rychze (z = y) 1509, Rytchie 1609. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Ritchie Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ritchie Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Ritchie family tree.
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Explore the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Ritchie family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records of the Ritchie family.
Research the Ritchie surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Ritchie Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 14186 people with the Ritchie surname in the UK? Ritchie is now ranked number 408 for popularity in the UK. |
Ritchie Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Ritchie surname in the USA? Ritchie is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Ritchie Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on the Ritchie family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Use the Surname Map project to look at the current distribution of the Ritchie surname in the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania.
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