27 February 1868 26 Canning Street Launceston Tasmania Australia Did not marry No children

Sydney Ritchie was born on 27 Feb 1868, the tenth of twelve children born to George Ritchie (1827-1895) and Charlotte Danvers who were married on 28 Nov 1853 in the farm house of 'Scone', Perth. Sydney was in partnership with his cousin Horace Ritchie as a tobacconist and hairdresser at 97 Brisbane Street, Launceston. He died aged 25 from phthisis (tuberculosis) at the Launceston General Hospital on 5 Mar 1893. He was buried in the Charles Street Cemetery. His sister Evelyn and 11 cousins are pictured in the Family Album.

Sally Vandenberg Jul 2008