James Riddoch^[1]

1852 - 1931  (79 years)

• Name	James Riddoch
  Born	24 Jan 1852	Huntly, , Aberdeen, Scotland   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1881	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Farm Servant
  Residence	1891	Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-222803
  Died	28 Apr 1931	Lacombe, Alberta, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Fairview Cemetery, Lacombe, , Alberta, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I222803	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Anne Hackett,   b. 8 Jun 1847, McDowgh, Bannfshire, Scotland ,   d. 28 Apr 1919, Lacombe, Alberta, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	20 Jun 1870	, Scotland
  Children	1. Riddoch,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. James Riddoch,   b. 1871, , Scotland ,   d. 1950  (Age 79 years)   3. William Hackett Riddoch,   b. 28 Mar 1873, Huntly, , Aberdeen, Scotland ,   d. 10 Jul 1927, Seattle, King, Washington, USA  (Age 54 years)   4. Ann "Annie" Riddoch,   b. 2 Dec 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Aug 1876  (Age 1 years)   5. Peter Riddoch,   b. 6 Dec 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Dec 1956, Duncan, British Columbia  (Age 80 years)   6. Charles Greenhill Riddoch,   b. 19 Oct 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1935  (Age 56 years)   7. Alexander Riddoch,   b. Jul 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1891, Rockwood, Eramosa Township, Wellington Co, , Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 10 years)   8. George Meldrum Riddoch,   b. 5 Nov 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1949, Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States  (Age 67 years)   9. Ralph Riddoch,   b. 1882, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Robert Andrew Riddoch,   b. 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Aug 1973  (Age 90 years)   11. John Riddoch,   b. 1 Jul 1884, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Nov 1951, Trail, British Columbia  (Age 67 years)   12. Frank Watt Phillips Riddoch,   b. 5 May 1889, Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Oct 1956, , North West Territories, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F60624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  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)

  
  

• Sources

  [S417] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Winterbourne Presbyterian CC#4597 Internet Link. Ann/ Dau. Of/ James & Elizabeth/ Riddoch/ Died Aug. 8, 1876/ Age 1 Yr. 8/ Mo's & 6 Dy's/ [Stone off base, Base, verse illegible]/ [Stone partially buried, October 2008] [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 3 Page 30. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/126061271/james-riddoch. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Elizabeth Anne Riddoch, b. 1 Jun 1894 Eramosie, Wellington, d/o James Riddoch b. Huntley, Aberdeen, Scotland aged 54 Occ: farmer & Elizabeth Ann Hackett b. McDowgh, Bannfshire, Scotland, aged 49, informant Mrs. J. B. Hall Calgary 1951

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Jan 1852 - Huntly, , Aberdeen, Scotland Married - 20 Jun 1870 - , Scotland Occupation - Farm Servant - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1891 - Eramosa Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Buried - - Fairview Cemetery, Lacombe, , Alberta, Canada  = Link to Google Earth