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Betsy Ness

Betsy Ness

Female 1879 - 1949  (70 years)

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  • Name Betsy Ness 
    Born 2 Apr 1879  Burntisland, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Occupation 31 Mar 1901  [2
    house maid, domestic 
    Residence 31 Mar 1901  6 Salisbury Road, Newington, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Residence 15 Jan 1913  87 George Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 903C97A3112A449586E2A59D1EE3701045EA 
    Buried 1949  Ballingry Cemetery, Ballingry, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 18 Apr 1949  Stratheden Hospital, Cupar, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I9347  My Big Tree
    Last Modified 22 Aug 2021 

    Father Archibald Ness,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Isabella Cuthbert,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F3116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 David Ritchie,   b. 12 May 1877, Kirkliston, West Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1961, 112 Kirkland Gardens, Ballingry, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 15 Jan 1913  2 Gardiners Crescent, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Isabella Cuthbert Ritchie,   b. 24 Jun 1913, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1995, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     2. Hannah Pender Ritchie,   b. 5 Aug 1915, 16 Dean Park Street, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1917, Sick Childrens Hospital, Edinburgh, Mid Lothian, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
    Last Modified 30 May 2014 
    Family ID F3115  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Edward Whitelaw,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 1903 
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2009 
    Family ID F4767  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Headstones

    David Ritchie 1961
    Betsy Ness 1949

  • Notes 
    • Betsy was previously married to Edward Whitelaw, 1903 until he died in 1904.

      Betsy died at a retreat in Cupar, now known as Stratheden Hospital

  • Sources 
    1. [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S196] 1901 Census Scotland, Scotland. (Reliability: 3).