Charles Greenhill Riddoch

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-222870

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-222803
• Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Servant
• Residence: 1891, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

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James Riddoch was born at [Moray], Scotland in [1852]. Before leaving Scotland he was head cattleman for the Duke of Fife. He married Elizabeth Hacket in 1870. In 1873 James and his wife and family of two boys, James and William came to Ontario. They were seventeen days crossing the Atlantic in a sailing boat. They had to supply their own food. James worked on farms for a dollar a day until he was able to rent a farm and make a start for his family. They came west to Lacombe in 1898 to farm. The Riddoch's had twelve boys and two girls; Ann, Peter, Charles, Alex, George, Robert, John, Thomas, Frank and Elizabeth born in Ontario and the two boys William and James born in Scotland...


(From Wagon Trails to Hard Top: History of Lacombe and area. See the Riddoch family story written by Elizabeth Leitch, pages 409-410)

James married Elizabeth Anne Hackett 20 Jun 1870, , Scotland. Elizabeth was born 8 Jun 1847, McDowgh, Bannfshire, Scotland; died 28 Apr 1919, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada; was buried , Fairview Cemetery, Lacombe, , Alberta, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: Elizabeth Anne Riddoch
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-222808
• Residence: 1891, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada

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Death of Mrs. James Riddoch

It is with the deepest regret we have to this week record the death of our oldest timers in the person of Mrs. James Riddoch, of Morningside. Deceased had been in poor health for a number of years, but bore the pain in patient silence, never faltering in the duties of the home through all these years of suffering. She was a kind, loving, generous woman, her home always being open to friend or stranger.

She was born near McDuff, in Banffshire, Schotland, in 1845, and was married to James Riddoch on June 20th, 1870, who survives her. She with her husband and two children, James and William, emigrated to Canada in 1873 settling at Winterburn, Ontario, where they resided for sixteen years. Afterwards they lived in Township of Bramosa, near Guelph, where they farmed for a number of years. The family came to Alberta in 1898, and settled near Lacombe, where she lived with her husband on the farm up to the time of her death, which occurred in the Lacombe hospital on April 28th, 1919.

The deceased was seventy five years of age, was the mother of thirteen children, ten of whom survive her: James, of Lacombe; William and Elizabeth, of Seattle; Peter, of B.C.; Charles, of Calgary; George, of Indiana; Thomas, of The Pas, Man.; Robert, John and Frank, of Morningside, Alberta.

Services were held at her late home, and were conducted by Rev. Mr. Young, of Morningside. The remains were interred in the Lacombe cemetery, on Friday, May 2nd, the pall bearers being six sons of deceased, James, William, Charles, Robert, John and Frank.
The sympathy of their many friends is extended to the bereaved husband and family.

Western Globe, May 7, 1919