See also
1 Helen Dorothy LEONARD (1920- ) [58]. Born 18 Feb 1920, Hamilton, Ontario.
2 Roy Beverly LEONARD (1889-1933) [54]. Born 17 Oct 1889, Woodstock, Ontario. Marr Georgina Frances RIDDELL 30 Jun 1909, Hamilton, Ontario.1 Died 10 Mar 1933, New Toronto, Ontario. Buried Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
4 Jacob L. LEONARD (1854-1914) [1017]. Born 1854. Died 1914, Hamilton, Ontario.
3 Georgina Frances RIDDELL2 (1884-1962) [18]. Born 7 Feb 1884, Bradford, Ontario.2 Marr William John TAYLOR aft 1946.3,4 Died 5 Oct 1962, Collingwood, Ontario. Buried Park Lawn Cemetery, Toronto, Ontario.
Georgina Riddell was more commonly known as Ina.
From The Enterprise-Messenger, October 1st, 1903.
"Miss Georgina Riddell was the bridesmaid for her sister's wedding." (This sister was actually her half-sister, Catherine Lorna Taylor, who married Charles Hamilton Tallman.).
6 George Francis RIDDELL1,5 (1843-1921) [16]. Born 23 Jun 1843, Markham Twp Canada West (Ontario).1 Marr Mary Jane MARTIN 25 Apr 1866, Grey County, Ontario. Marr Catherine BELL 16 Aug 1882, Collingwood, Ontario, Canada.1,4,5,6 Died 3 Oct 1921, Singhampton, Ontario.1 Cause: Ciptitis. Buried 6 Oct 1921, Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.1
From the Collingwood Bulletin, dates as listed.
March 30, 1900 - "G.F. Riddell has gone to the Soo, where he will saw and hammer this summer. - - Contractor N. McLean is also going west. - - Why don't some of the loafers go?". (Most likely George was joining his son, Augustine, who at this time was working and living in the Soo with his wife Mary J. Hanna.)
October 13, 1921 - "On Tuesday, Oct 4th, this village and section lost one of its oldest residents, in the person of Mr. George Riddel, (Riddell) who died at his home in the village. Mr. Riddel had not been well for some time, still had been confined to his home but a week prior to his death. He had lived in this vicinity for many years and had a wide circle of friends and acquaintances. Deceased is survived by his wife, four daughters and two sons. One son, William was killed overseas. The funeral tool pace (place) Thursday to the Union Cemetery, the services being conducted by Rev. A. Lang, pastor of the Presbyterian church." (The two sons would have been Frank and Oscar and the daughters would have been Georgina, Catherine, Elizabeth and Pearl. None of George's children from his first marriage are included. Note: The death date of October 4th conflicts with the Death Certificate date of October 3rd.)
From the Collingwood Enterprise, dates as listed.
Thursday, July 16, 1925 - "Mrs. Riddell has visitors from Toronto."
Thursday, Aug. 6, 1925 - "Mrs. Riddell has three of her daughters visiting with her." (The three daughters would be Mrs. Georgina Leonard, Mrs. Pearl Higgin and Mrs. Elizabeth Laginess.).
12 William RIDDELL7 (1804-1873) [997]. Born 1804, County of Mayo, Ireland.1 Marr Margaret LAVIN 1831, St. Paul's church, muddy little York (Toronto).7 Died 12 Dec 1873, County of Grey, Ontario, Canada.1 Buried Catholic Church Cemetery, Nottawasaga Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.1
13 Margaret LAVIN7 (c. 1801- ) [998]. Born c. 1801, County of Mayo, Ireland.1
7 Catherine BELL2,5,8,9 (1854-1927) [17]. Born 3 Sep 1854, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.2,4 Marr John TAYLOR 23 Feb 1870, At John's home in Osprey Township.4 Died 21 Dec 1927, Islington, Ontario at the home of her daughter, Pearl Higgin.3,4 Cause: Carcinoma of Kidney. Buried 24 Dec 1927, Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.1
From the Collingwood Enterprise, Thursday, Jan. 27, 1927.
"Mrs. Riddell left last week to spend the rest of the winter in Toronto and Niagara." (In Niagara Falls, New York, Catharine would have been visiting her son Frank and daughter-in-law Molly Riddell, granddaughters Elizabeth and Dorothy and great grandson Jack Strachan (Elizabeth's son, born October 9, 1926). There were a number of family photographs taken probably in the early part of her visit probably in the February-April time frame. Jack Strachan, who is in the photographs, appears to be about six months old.)
From The Advertiser, (newspaper) December 29, 1927.
"Obituary - Mrs. Catharine Bell. On December 21st, 1927, after a lingering illness at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. J.S. Higgins, Scott St., Islington, Catharine Riddell in her 74th year. The funeral service was held at the above address on Thursday at 8 p.m.. Interment was made at Singhampton on Saturday. (Mrs. J.S. Higgins was in fact Mrs. J.E. Higgin, which would be Catharine's daughter, Pearl, from her marriage to George F. Riddell.).
14 Angus BELL9,10,11 (c. 1818-1897) [24]. Born c. 1818, Islay, Argyll, Scotland.1,4,9 Marr Jane MCDOWELL c. 1841. Died 18 Sep 1897, Singhampton, Nottawasaga Township, Ontario.1,12 Cause: Kidney and heart disease. Buried 20 Sep 1897, Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.1
Angus was born circa 1818 in Islay, most probably in the area of Conisby, Kilchoman which was the known residence of his Father Ronald and youngest Brother CCAB in 1823.”
Angus Bell is shown as being a "conveyancer, issuer of marriage licenses and Township Clerk of Nottawasaga, Twp., coroner." He was the Township Clerk from 1850 until his death in 1897.
From the Creeemore Star (newspaper), Village of Singhampton in 1889, written by J.B. Spurr, Editor:
"In 1846 he (Angus) settled on the lot which has seen the rise and progress of the village of Singhampton."
From an Ancestry.com tree:
Last Will and Testament.
The subject will was probated on January 25, 1898.
All the rest of my children, namely: Ronald, Margaret, Sarah Jane, Catherine, Mary Ann, Thomas Wildridge, and Janet have had all their portion during my lifetime I therefore leave them nothing.
From the Enterprise-Messenger (Collingwood, Ontario newspaper).
Sept 23, 1897 - "Deceased had a large family. His wife died some years ago. The best known of the survivors are his sons, Angus of Singhampton, and Thomas of Dakota. Of the daughters, Mrs Greenaway (Agnes) and Mrs. Riddell (Catherine formerly Taylor nee Bell) live at Singhampton, and another daughter Lizzie (Elizabeth Bell) lives on the homestead. One daughter (Mary Ann Stevenson) lives in Toronto, and another (Margaret Crawford formerly Lang nee Bell) in Collingwood Township (most likely) Osprey Township)"
Obituary of Donald Bell in " The Orillia Packet" 18 March 1881, says "He leaves one brother in Canada, Mr. A. Bell, of Singhampton, Clerk of the township [of Nottawasaga]"
From Elaine Bell, "At the time of the 1861 Census, Donald, John and Angus were living in Enumeration District #2 in the Township of Nottawasaga in Simcoe County, and Mary and CCA in Enumeration District #4 in the Township of Osprey in Grey County. Both Enumeration Districts include parts of the village of Singhampton.".
15 Jane MCDOWELL4 (1823-1878) [25]. Born 1823, Ireland.1,13 Died 25 Aug 1878, Singhampton, Nottawasaga Township, Ontario.1 Buried Union Cemetery, Singhampton, Ontario, Canada.
Jane was born in Ireland and was probably living in the Township of Innisfil or West Gwillimbury where she met Angus. They were married in approximately 1841.
The inscription on the Bell family monument in Union Cemetery incorrectly lists Jane's death as 1897. The actual year of her death was 1878.
| 1 | "Information provided by Greg Mander". |
| 2 | Recorded by Robert Royal, April 26, 1901, "1901 Canadian Census". |
| 3 | "Memories of Margaret Wright". |
| 4 | "Information provided by Nancy Hallam Sneddon". |
| 5 | "Ontario Marriage Registration of George Francis Riddell and Kate Taylor". |
| 6 | "Biography of Augustine Riddell". |
| 7 | "A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography edited by George Maclean Rose, 1886". |
| 8 | "Information provided by Beverly Gutenberg". |
| 9 | "Cliff Rusk website, http://members.home.net/c.rusk/AngusBell&JaneMcDowell.html". |
| 10 | "Nancy Hallam Sneddon". |
| 11 | "Online family tree of Livers/Bell & Mahnke/Foster Families by shansloat1". |
| 12 | "Ontario Canada Deaths". |
| 13 | "Information provided by Cynthia Segorski". |