Francis Ritchie

Francis (Frank) Ritchie

Francis Ritchie b. 02 Aug 1784 in Mountpottinger, of Ballykeigle, Belfast d. 13 Feb 1864 Ireland m. Agnes Barry
		John Ritchie b. 02 Mar 1818 Of Mountpottinger, Of Ballykeigle, Belfast, Antrim, Ireland d. 03 Aug 1850
		Agnes Ritchie Engaged to James Ritchie 2nd cousin when he died. Never married

From Thomas Ritchie's Memoirs
The eldest son, James, a fine man. When I knew him, he was engaged to be married to his second cousin, Agnes Ritchie, daughter of Frank Ritchie, Mount Pottinger. My Uncle James Ritchie, a partner in building the Queens Bridge at Belfast, and the great Glendun Viaduct, Chushendall. A week before the wedding, when dancing at the Ball, he burst a blood vessel which caused his death. Agnes, though sought after, never married.

William Barry Ritchie's Obituary and The Queens Bridge