George H Ritchie migrated to USA 1927 with family from Scotland

[RJ137]

   
      1. James Davidson Ritchie  b. 1912
     
     

[*Sandra*]

Massachusetts, Mason Membership Cards, 1733-1990 - George Herschell Ritchie - 2 February 1914 - Arbroath Scotland - resides East Braintree -  Rural Lodge - Shipfitter - initiated 8 - 5 1954
passed 17-6- 1954 - raised 21-10-1954 - membership 22-11-1954 - suspended 2-11-1967

Sandra

[RJ137]

Eric Ritchie - 1948

[sandir03]

Wow Sandra and RJ137, thanks so much for all your input and help. Much appreciated.  Will now have to sort it all out into chronological order and see if/where it all fits.

Do we have any ideas on what the family members did as occupations and also the sons that married - did they have any children?

Was there any reason for them living in Quincy?  Was it the centre of something in the 1920's onwards.

Sandi

P.S. does anyone know when the USA 1950 Census will be available to search through?

[*Sandra*]

P.S. does anyone know when the USA 1950 Census will be available to search through?

Your very welcome - always pleased to help.

According to the "72-Year Rule," the National Archives releases census records to the general public 72 years after Census Day. As a result, the 1930 census records were released April 1, 2002, and the 1940 records were released April 2, 2012. The 1950 census records will be released in April 2022.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

George Quincy Jnr was a shipfitter according to the 1940 US Census.

Eric was a toolmaker at shipyard.  James was a labourer - sidewalk project.


https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9M1-Q331?i=27&cc=2000219

There father George had been an electric welder in car shop in 1930 - whilst James was an office boy for a telephone directing company.

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

It would appear George Ritchie Snr born 1886 Arbroath first landed in the USA 20 December 1922 - on the Ausonia.
Wife was Mrs George Ritchie - 41 Culloden Road Arbroath.  Going to brother Thomas Ritchie, 18 Howard Avenue, East Braintree. Essex.
There is a note on the passenger manifest to day George was deaf to ordinary conversation.

Perhaps this gives you the reason why he took his family to Massachusetts. 

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

Marriage -

Thomas Ritchie - Aggie Smith - 1900 - 272/1 111 - Arbroath

1901 census 24 Hamilton Green Arbroath Angus

Thomas Ritchie   23
Agnes Ritchie   ??6
Agnes Ritchie   1

1910 census 493 Quincy Avenue Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

Thomas Ritchie   31 Born Scotland. Imm 1907. Labourer. Shipyard.
Agnes Ritchie   30 Born Scotland.
William Ritchie   9 Born Scotland.
Mary J Ritchie   5 Born Scotland.
Thomas Ritchie   3 Born Scotland.
Ire Ritchie   1 Born MA.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GRVG-WF6?i=29&cc=1727033

Sandra

[*Sandra*]

WW1 Draft for Thoams Ritchie - born 7 November 1877

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZNV-FHD

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BRX-9HH3?i=794&cc=1968530

WW2 Draft (known as Old Mans Draft - does not mean that he served)

https://www.newberry.org/old-mans-draft

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67W9-FH?i=2539&cc=1861144


1920 census - Hayward Avenue    Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

Thomas Ritchie   42 Born Scotland. Chipper and Corker.
Agnes T Ritchie   39 Born Scotland.
William S Ritchie18 Born Scotland.
Jennie S Ritchie   15 Born Scotland.
Thomas Ritchie   12 Born Scotland.
Ina S Ritchie   11 born MA.
John T Ritchie   8 born MA.
Owen H Ritchie   6 born MA.
Thomas Whalen   42 Boarder.
Thomas Thompson 28 Boarder.
Charles Brennan 38 Boarder.
Donald Meldiul   34 Boarder.
William Cahill   56 Boarder.

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R6G-48P?i=34&cc=1488411

Sandra