Patrick Balfour family tree » Janet Ritchie (1860-1950)

Personal data Janet Ritchie 

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Household of Janet Ritchie

She is married to William Balfour.

They got married on March 30, 1877 at Langhouse Quarry, Inverkip, she was 17 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. William Balfour  1878-1958 
  3. Daniel Balfour  1883-1886
  5. Thomas Ritchie Balfour  1888-1957 

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  1. 1891 Scotland Census
    Janet Balfour<br>Gender: Female<br>Birth: Circa 1860 - Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland<br>Residence: Apr 5 1891 - Greenock, Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland&lt;br>Address: Dempster Street<br>Age: 31<br>Marital status: Married<br>Census: teApr 5 1891Parish #564;br>Relation; Name; Birth<br>Head; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10974-3956584/william-balfour-in-1891-scotland-census?s=199921651">William Balfour</a>; Circa 1853<br>Wife; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10974-3956590/janet-balfour-in-1891-scotland-census?s=199921651">Janet Balfour</a>; Circa 1860<br>Son; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10974-3956606/william-balfour-in-1891-scotland-census?s=199921651">William Balfour</a>; Circa 1879<br>Daughter; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10974-3956598/mary-r-r-balfour-in-1891-scotland-census?s=199921651">Mary R R Balfour</a>; Circa 1881<br>Son; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10974-3956604/thomas-r-balfour-in-1891-scotland-census?s=199921651">Thomas R Balfour</a>; Circa 1889

    Census records were collected according to a national program and were taken in the same manner throughout Scotland. The records were subsequently preserved centrally and survive as a robust record of the nineteenth century from 1841 to 1901.


    This census was collected and organized around enumeration districts and sub-districts. Enumeration districts correspond to parishes -- with some exceptions. The place of residence is often broken down into the name of street, house name or number, county, and parish.

  2. 1881 Scotland Census
    Janet Balfour<br>Gender: Female<br>Birth: Circa 1860 - Inverkip, Renfrewshire, Scotland<br>Residence: Apr 3 1881 - Erskine, Renfrewshire, Scotland<br&gt;Address: Rossland Terrace<br>Age: 21<br>Marital status: Married<br>Census: Schedule31mp;lt;a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10977-1142632/william-balfour-in-1881-scotland-census?s=199921651">William Balfour</a>; Circa 1853<br>Wife; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10977-1142630/janet-balfour-in-1881-scotland-census?s=199921651">Janet Balfour</a>; Circa 1860<br>Son; &lt;a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10977-1142633/william-balfour-in-1881-scotland-census?s=199921651">William Balfour</a>; Circa 1879<br>Daughter; <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10977-1142631/mary-r-r-balfour-in-1881-scotland-census?s=199921651">Mary R R Balfour</a>; Circa 1881

    Census records were collected according to a national program and were taken in the same manner throughout Scotland. The records were subsequently preserved centrally and survive as a robust record of the nineteenth century from 1841 to 1901.


    This census was collected and organized around enumeration districts and sub-districts. Enumeration districts correspond to parishes -- with some exceptions. The place of residence is often broken down into the name of street, house name or number, county, and parish.

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Historical events

Birthday January 13, 1860

  • The temperature on January 13, 1860 was about -0.9 °C. The air pressure was 0.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the east-southeast. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 94%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
  • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
  • In the year 1860: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • January 1 » The first Polish stamp is issued, replacing the Russian stamps previously in use.
    • March 28 » First Taranaki War: The Battle of Waireka begins.
    • April 3 » The first successful United States Pony Express run from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, begins.
    • May 3 » Charles XV of Sweden–Norway is crowned king of Sweden.
    • May 18 » Abraham Lincoln wins the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward, who later becomes the United States Secretary of State.
    • October 18 » The Second Opium War finally ends at the Convention of Peking with the ratification of the Treaty of Tientsin, an unequal treaty.

Day of marriage March 30, 1877

  • The temperature on March 30, 1877 was about 11.2 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1877: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • April 12 » The United Kingdom annexes the Transvaal.
    • May 5 » American Indian Wars: Sitting Bull leads his band of Lakota into Canada to avoid harassment by the United States Army under Colonel Nelson Miles.
    • May 9 » A magnitude 8.8 earthquake off the coast of Peru kills 2,541, including some as far away as Hawaii and Japan.
    • August 9 » Indian Wars: Battle of the Big Hole: A small band of Nez Percé Indians clash with the United States Army.
    • October 22 » The Blantyre mining disaster in Scotland kills 207 miners.
    • December 10 » Russo-Turkish War: The Russian Army captures Plevna after a 5-month siege. The garrison of 25,000 surviving Turks surrenders. The Russian victory is decisive for the outcome of the war and the Liberation of Bulgaria.

Day of death August 25, 1950

  • The temperature on August 25, 1950 was between 10.8 °C and 22.0 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. There was 11.5 hours of sunshine (82%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1950: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 10.0 million citizens.
    • January 13 » British submarine HMSTruculent collides with an oil tanker in the Thames Estuary, killing 64 men.
    • June 24 » Apartheid: In South Africa, the Group Areas Act is passed, formally segregating races.
    • July 20 » Cold War: In Philadelphia, Harry Gold pleads guilty to spying for the Soviet Union by passing secrets from atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs.
    • September 3 » "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.
    • November 8 » Korean War: United States Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown, while piloting an F-80 Shooting Star, shoots down two North Korean MiG-15s in the first jet aircraft-to-jet aircraft dogfight in history.
    • November 26 » Korean War: Troops from the People's Republic of China launch a massive counterattack in North Korea against South Korean and United Nations forces (Battle of the Ch'ongch'on River and Battle of Chosin Reservoir), ending any hopes of a quick end to the conflict.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

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