| Name |
RITCHIE, George |
| Birth |
4 Nov 1822 |
Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Immigration |
29 Jun 1849 |
Geelong, Colony of Victoria |
- George (26), Elizabeth (27) and Catherine (3) arrived in Melbourne as assisted passengers aboard the "Saxon".
The "Saxon" was a barque of 833 tons, Her Master was Mr. McLean, and she left London, England on the 18th March 1849 and arrived in Geelong, Victoria, Australia on the 14th July 1849.
The 'Saxon' docked in Melbourne prior (on the 29th June 1849). She was carrying 241 emmigrants and merchandise.
* From:- "Shipping Arrivals and Departures Victorian Ports" Volume 2 1846 - 1855.
by Marten A. Syme.
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| Occupation |
1852 |
Janefield, Colony of Victoria |
| Farmer |
- Agency:Self Employed
After first working for employers, he in 1852, with 2 brothers, constructed a bullock dray and carried stores to the diggings, but after 2 trips settled on a farm rented from Mr. J. Brock at Janefield. The brothers disolved the partnership after 3 years, and George carried on the farm for 7 years longer. In 1862 he went to Pakenham, and bought a lot consisting of 122 acres, afterwards taking up 174 acres under the Nicholson Act, and carted his produce weekly to Emerald Hill. In 1888 he had 900 acres of purchased land, 160 cows, and does a large dairy farming business, employing 6 hands. Mr. Ritchie's homestead was known as "Bald Hill Farm". He married in Scotland, and has 1 son ( who manages the farm for him) and 2 daughters. He is worth in property and stock not less than Ten thousand pounds.
From "Victoria and its Metropolis - Past and Present 1888". By Alexander McDonald.
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| Occupation |
CA 1852 |
Janefield, Colony of Victoria [1] |
| Farmer |
| Occupation |
CA 1862 |
Pakenham, Colony of Victoria [2] |
| Farmer |
Address:
"BaldHill Farm" |
- On his move to Pakenham George acquired 122 acres of land, later he took up 174 acres under the Nicholson Act.
(The Nicholson Act)
In the late 1850s, much of the best land in what are now the eastern states of Australia was under the control of the squatters, who became Australia’s own landed gentry. The squatters’ runs were often vast, with more land being held by lease or licence under the 1847 Order than the total area of France or Spain or Great Britain.
But Australians couldn’t eat wool. The need to encourage more people to farm a variety of produce led, in the 1860s, to the various Land Acts, allowing farmers to select and purchase land, eating into the squatters’ leaseholds. The intent was to allow people of limited means to acquire land. In Victoria, settlers paid for half of an allotment upfront at a fixed price of £1 per acre and paid rent on the other half for usually seven years, paying the balance of the purchase price at the end of that period to obtain title to the land.
Australian Food Timeline.
<https://australianfoodtimeline.com.au/first-land-acts/>
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| Misc |
23 May 1865 |
Pakenham, Colony of Victoria |
| Trustee |
Address:
Pakenham Cemetery |
| Reference Number |
0397 |
| Religion |
1869 |
Pakenham, Colony of Victoria |
| Church of Christ |
| _FSFTID |
99V4-PVK |
| _UID |
B282FDD0DEA149DB974CA9307DF2CE54F170 |
| Death |
19 Aug 1896 |
Pakenham, Colony of Victoria [3] |
| Cause: of Heart Disease |
| Burial |
21 Aug 1896 |
Pakenham, Colony of Victoria |
Address:
Pakenham Cemetery |
| Person ID |
I804 |
My Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
26 Dec 2025 |
Family  |
CAMPBELL, Elizabeth, b. 1821, Argyleshire, Scotland d. 2 Jun 1911, Pakenham, Victoria, Australia (Age 90 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Oct 1845 |
Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland |
| Children |
| | 1. RITCHIE, Annie |
| | 2. RITCHIE, Alexander |
| | 3. RITCHIE, Katherine, b. 1846, Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland d. 24 Sep 1908, Burwood, Victoria, Australia (Age 62 years) |
| | 4. RITCHIE, George, b. 1851, Heidelberg, Colony of Victoria d. 26 Dec 1883, Lyndhurst, Colony of Victoria (Age 32 years) |
| | 5. RITCHIE, Mary, b. 1853, Pakenham, Colony of Victoria d. 24 Mar 1936, Eden Park, Victoria, Australia (Age 83 years) |
| | 6. RITCHIE, Ebenezer, b. 1856, Lower Plenty, Victoria, Australia d. Dec 1921, Footscray, Victoria, Australia (Age 65 years) |
| | 7. RITCHIE, Malcolm, b. 13 Mar 1860, Janefield, Colony of Victoria d. 29 Jun 1932, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Age 72 years) |
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| Family ID |
F395 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
26 Oct 2026 |
1822 - 1896 (73 years) Has 6 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.