I am searching for the descendants (and ancestors) of Archibald Alexander Riddel. My notes indicate that he was born on 10 Dec 1819 in or around Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland to John Riddel (b. about 1780, d. about 1859) and Margaret Cochrane (b. 1786, d. 1859). In 1836 he immigrated to Toronto, Ontario, Canada with his parents (I do not know where any of his siblings went). Both of his parents died in Toronto, ON, Canada. On 12 Dec 1842 he married Ann Devlin (b. about 1819 in Ireland) in Toronto, ON, Canada. They had 7 children: Charles-James (b. 1843, d. 1871), Margaret (b. 1845, d. 1845), John Cochrane (b. 1846, d. 1847), Mary-Ann (b. 1848, d. 1920), Margaret Emily (b. 1850, d. 1935), Sarah Jane (b. 1853, d. 1924), and Isabel (b. 1856, d. 1935).
Sarah Jane Riddel married Henry McLaren (1852-1938) in 1876 in Toronto, ON, Canada and had 3 sons: Archibald James (1877-1937), Harry Ashforth (1888-1890), and Samuel Henry (1893-1958). I am descendant from this line.
Isabel Riddel married Joseph Davids in 1879 in Toronto, ON, Canada and had 3 children: Hilda Isabel (b. 1880), Rupert (b. 1882) and Blanch(e) Beatrice (b. 1884). Blanch(e) married George Collison McKinley in 1916 in Toronto, ON, Canada. I do not have any more information on Isabel and Joseph’s line.
I have no other information on any of A.A. Riddel’s other children.
John Riddel and Margaret Cochrane other children are: John (b. 1817 Peterhead, Scotland, d. 1876 Aukland NZ), Isabella (b. 1821 England), James (b. 1823 England), Catherine (b. 1826 England), Thomas (b. 1828), and Alexander (b. 1830 England). I do not know anything about any of the other children.