CRICHTON : JOHNSTON : LAING : SMITH : TORRIE : Genealogy Query


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Date Posted:

07-May-2007

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CRICHTON : JOHNSTON : LAING : SMITH : TORRIE

Query Text:

Ruth Crichton (nee Johnston) Seeking descendants/relatives of Ruth Crichton (nee Johnston), b. Glasgow 1893; married Peter Crichton from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, in Glasgow, 1917; son Gordon S Crichton born Durban, South Africa, 1920. Ruth and Peter were separated and Ruth returned to Scotland during the early 1920s to live with her mother, Helen Johnston (nee Campbell). Helen Johnston is believed to have been living in Millport at the time. Helen Johnston died in Dunblane in 1941 and was survived by daughters Helen Torrie, Edith Smith (formerly Laing) and Ruth Crichton. Ruth Crichton was still living in Scotland in 1950, but is likely to have relocated since her death is, apparently, not recorded in Scotland. Ruth is believed to have had a a daughter, also born in South Africa, named Lucille or Lorraine. Ruth is believed to have been talented in Highland and traditional dancing. Ruth and Peter Crichton managed a dance studio while they were together in Durban, Natal, South Africa at the start of the 1920s. Any information gratefully received.