Marion Ritchie

   Other names for Marion were Mary McMillan, Mary Ritchie and Miny Ritchie.

  Noted events in her life were:

• Birth Record: 5 Aug 1839, Abercorn, West Lothian, Scotland. Archibald Ritchie, Blackness, and Mary Brodie, his spouse, had their first child, a daughter born 5th August 1839 & baptized. Named Miny.

• She appeared on the census in 1851 in Foundry Road, Omoa Foundry, Holytown, Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Recorded (aged 12) living with her widowed father Archibald (39, blacksmith) and siblings Catherine (14), Archibald (10, miner), Mary (8) and John (3).

• She worked as a Servant in 1861 in Oakshaw Street, High Church, Paisley, Scotland.

• She appeared on the census in 1861 in Oakshaw Street, High Church, Paisley, Scotland. Recorded (aged 23) as a servant working for William Abercrombie, shawl manufacturer (40), and his family Robina (wife, 37), William (son, 13), Jane (daughter, 9), Robert (son, 7), Alexander (son, 5), Robina (daughter, 3), James (son, 1) and Margaret Graham (Robina's aunt, 76).

• She worked as a Domestic Servant in May 1862.

• She had a residence in May 1862 in 71 George Street, Paisley, Scotland.

• She appeared on the census in 1871 in 13 Brick Houses, Oakbank, Kirknewton, Edinburgh, Scotland. Recorded living with huband John (42), children John (8) and Marion (3), and lodger Robert Smith. The house had two windowed rooms.

• She had a residence in Mar 1874 in Oakbank, Kirknewton, Edinburgh, Scotland.

• She had a residence in Dec 1876 in Midcalder, Midlothian, Scotland.

• She appeared on the census in 1881 in Kirknewton & East Calder, Edinburgh, Scotland. Recorded (aged 39) living with husband John (47), children John (17, shale miner), Marion (13, field worker), Elizabeth (9, scholar), Catherine (6, scholar) and Robert (4) as well as boarders Patrick McCanna (59, limestone worker), Elizabeth McCanna (16) and Helen McCanna (11).

• She appeared on the census in 1891 in Holmes Rows, Uphall, West Lothian, Scotland. Recorded (aged 54) living with husband John (60), son John (28, shale miner), daughters Elizabeth (20, general domestic servant), Catherine (17, general domestic servant), son Robert (14, scholar) and grandchildren John (3) and Henry (1) McMillan. The house had two windowed rooms.

• She had a residence in Mar 1893 in Lennie Muir, Cramond, Edinburgh, Scotland.

• She was ill with abdominal cancer from 1890 to 1893.

Marion married John McMillan, son of John McMillan and Esther Deacon, on 15 May 1862 in 16 Maxwellton, Abbey, Paisley, Scotland. (John McMillan was born circa 1833 in Northern Ireland, Ireland and died on 7 Nov 1910 in Station Road, Kirkliston, Linlithgowshire, Scotland.) The cause of his death was General Debility and Old Age.