Ritchie, Rebecca
| Birth Name | Ritchie, Rebecca |
| Gender | female |
Narrative
Martha Ann was the daughter of a free woman of colour, Rebecca. In the 1790s, mother and daughter moved to what is now Guyana in search of better economic opportunities. Rebecca eventually became a hotelier and boarding-house keeper outside of Georgetown and owned 30 slaves. Martha Ann met John Douglas while he was on plantation business. They had three children together, though they never married. John Douglas returned to Scotland, where he married in 1809 and started a second family.
Source: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/sir-james-douglas
Probably the mother of the free woman of colour Martha Ann Ritchie, later Telfer, and grandmother of James Douglas (1803-1877), who became the governor of British Columbia in 1858.
Source: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/6639
Families
Family of Ritchie, Rebecca |
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| Children | ||||||||
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
|---|---|---|
| Ritchie, Martha Ann | Circa 1790s | 11 July 1839 |
Pedigree
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- Ritchie, Rebecca