No headstone exists (see cemetery write up) but evidence shows he was buried here
Death of Mr. Thomas Ritchie
The death of this gentleman, which occurred on Monday evening last, at the residence of Mr. Thos. Dalgleish in this town, can not be said to have been unexpected. For months he had been a very severe sufferer and frequently, during that time, his life was despaired of. Mr. Ritchie was born in the town of Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, and came to this country in 1831. On arriving here, he entered the service of the original founder of the Dickson Estate, the first Wm. Dickson and was with him for about nine years. During this time he purchased the farm near Ayr, and on leaving Mr. Dickson, he went on to it, taking his share of all the trials of the early settlers' life. While living there he married his late wife, a sister of the Messrs. Barrie, of North Dumfries. Two of his children died young, - his daughter, Mrs. Robert Sudden, a few years ago, - leaving as sole survivor, Mr. James Ritchie, of Balmore, County of Huron.
The deceased gentleman was very widely known in this section and enjoyed the warm friendship and personal regard of all who knew him intimately. He was possessed of good abilities, was a diligent reader and consequently was a very intelligent, pleasing companion. He visited Scotland either twice of thrice since he first emigrated. On his first voyage here he was twelve weeks on the ocean, and it was always a fruitful topic of conversation with him, the wonderful revolution which steam had made in ocean travel. "Twelve weeks the first time I came over and now in ten or eleven days from leaving home I can be back in the scenes of my boyhood." The last trip he took to Scotland seemed to lay the foundation of the illness from which he died. While in Scotland he was not well and on the way out he caught a very severe cold, and when he landed back in Galt his friends were pained to see that he had failed greatly. Since then his sufferings at times have been very great. They were borne with great patience and quiet submission; such a thing as a complaint was never heard from him. As long as he could he moved around amongst his friends and showed to them a serene cheerfulness. Mr. George Bruce, whose death we noticed last week, and Mr. Ritchie, for many years were close friends and companions. Of those who crossed the Atlantic on the same voyage as Mr. Ritchie, there are yet living in this section, Mr. Wm. Hardy, of Ayr, and Mr. Walter Heastie, of North Dumfries.
Galt Reporter Jul 4 1884 pg 1
Death of Mr. Thomas Ritchie
The death of this gentleman, which occurred on Monday evening last, at the residence of Mr. Thos. Dalgleish in this town, can not be said to have been unexpected. For months he had been a very severe sufferer and frequently, during that time, his life was despaired of. Mr. Ritchie was born in the town of Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, and came to this country in 1831. On arriving here, he entered the service of the original founder of the Dickson Estate, the first Wm. Dickson and was with him for about nine years. During this time he purchased the farm near Ayr, and on leaving Mr. Dickson, he went on to it, taking his share of all the trials of the early settlers' life. While living there he married his late wife, a sister of the Messrs. Barrie, of North Dumfries. Two of his children died young, - his daughter, Mrs. Robert Sudden, a few years ago, - leaving as sole survivor, Mr. James Ritchie, of Balmore, County of Huron.
The deceased gentleman was very widely known in this section and enjoyed the warm friendship and personal regard of all who knew him intimately. He was possessed of good abilities, was a diligent reader and consequently was a very intelligent, pleasing companion. He visited Scotland either twice of thrice since he first emigrated. On his first voyage here he was twelve weeks on the ocean, and it was always a fruitful topic of conversation with him, the wonderful revolution which steam had made in ocean travel. "Twelve weeks the first time I came over and now in ten or eleven days from leaving home I can be back in the scenes of my boyhood." The last trip he took to Scotland seemed to lay the foundation of the illness from which he died. While in Scotland he was not well and on the way out he caught a very severe cold, and when he landed back in Galt his friends were pained to see that he had failed greatly. Since then his sufferings at times have been very great. They were borne with great patience and quiet submission; such a thing as a complaint was never heard from him. As long as he could he moved around amongst his friends and showed to them a serene cheerfulness. Mr. George Bruce, whose death we noticed last week, and Mr. Ritchie, for many years were close friends and companions. Of those who crossed the Atlantic on the same voyage as Mr. Ritchie, there are yet living in this section, Mr. Wm. Hardy, of Ayr, and Mr. Walter Heastie, of North Dumfries.
Galt Reporter Jul 4 1884 pg 1
No headstone exists (see cemetery write up) but evidence shows he was buried here
Death of Mr. Thomas Ritchie
The death of this gentleman, which occurred on Monday evening last, at the residence of Mr. Thos. Dalgleish in this town, can not be said to have been unexpected. For months he had been a very severe sufferer and frequently, during that time, his life was despaired of. Mr. Ritchie was born in the town of Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, and came to this country in 1831. On arriving here, he entered the service of the original founder of the Dickson Estate, the first Wm. Dickson and was with him for about nine years. During this time he purchased the farm near Ayr, and on leaving Mr. Dickson, he went on to it, taking his share of all the trials of the early settlers' life. While living there he married his late wife, a sister of the Messrs. Barrie, of North Dumfries. Two of his children died young, - his daughter, Mrs. Robert Sudden, a few years ago, - leaving as sole survivor, Mr. James Ritchie, of Balmore, County of Huron.
The deceased gentleman was very widely known in this section and enjoyed the warm friendship and personal regard of all who knew him intimately. He was possessed of good abilities, was a diligent reader and consequently was a very intelligent, pleasing companion. He visited Scotland either twice of thrice since he first emigrated. On his first voyage here he was twelve weeks on the ocean, and it was always a fruitful topic of conversation with him, the wonderful revolution which steam had made in ocean travel. "Twelve weeks the first time I came over and now in ten or eleven days from leaving home I can be back in the scenes of my boyhood." The last trip he took to Scotland seemed to lay the foundation of the illness from which he died. While in Scotland he was not well and on the way out he caught a very severe cold, and when he landed back in Galt his friends were pained to see that he had failed greatly. Since then his sufferings at times have been very great. They were borne with great patience and quiet submission; such a thing as a complaint was never heard from him. As long as he could he moved around amongst his friends and showed to them a serene cheerfulness. Mr. George Bruce, whose death we noticed last week, and Mr. Ritchie, for many years were close friends and companions. Of those who crossed the Atlantic on the same voyage as Mr. Ritchie, there are yet living in this section, Mr. Wm. Hardy, of Ayr, and Mr. Walter Heastie, of North Dumfries.
Galt Reporter Jul 4 1884 pg 1
Death of Mr. Thomas Ritchie
The death of this gentleman, which occurred on Monday evening last, at the residence of Mr. Thos. Dalgleish in this town, can not be said to have been unexpected. For months he had been a very severe sufferer and frequently, during that time, his life was despaired of. Mr. Ritchie was born in the town of Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland, and came to this country in 1831. On arriving here, he entered the service of the original founder of the Dickson Estate, the first Wm. Dickson and was with him for about nine years. During this time he purchased the farm near Ayr, and on leaving Mr. Dickson, he went on to it, taking his share of all the trials of the early settlers' life. While living there he married his late wife, a sister of the Messrs. Barrie, of North Dumfries. Two of his children died young, - his daughter, Mrs. Robert Sudden, a few years ago, - leaving as sole survivor, Mr. James Ritchie, of Balmore, County of Huron.
The deceased gentleman was very widely known in this section and enjoyed the warm friendship and personal regard of all who knew him intimately. He was possessed of good abilities, was a diligent reader and consequently was a very intelligent, pleasing companion. He visited Scotland either twice of thrice since he first emigrated. On his first voyage here he was twelve weeks on the ocean, and it was always a fruitful topic of conversation with him, the wonderful revolution which steam had made in ocean travel. "Twelve weeks the first time I came over and now in ten or eleven days from leaving home I can be back in the scenes of my boyhood." The last trip he took to Scotland seemed to lay the foundation of the illness from which he died. While in Scotland he was not well and on the way out he caught a very severe cold, and when he landed back in Galt his friends were pained to see that he had failed greatly. Since then his sufferings at times have been very great. They were borne with great patience and quiet submission; such a thing as a complaint was never heard from him. As long as he could he moved around amongst his friends and showed to them a serene cheerfulness. Mr. George Bruce, whose death we noticed last week, and Mr. Ritchie, for many years were close friends and companions. Of those who crossed the Atlantic on the same voyage as Mr. Ritchie, there are yet living in this section, Mr. Wm. Hardy, of Ayr, and Mr. Walter Heastie, of North Dumfries.
Galt Reporter Jul 4 1884 pg 1
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