Stanley Richardson Riddell - Family History

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Jan. 2004 Lately, I have thought about relating to you how your mother and I started out in Winnipeg after the war. Then the question I asked myself, do you know the back grown as to why the two families, the Riddells and Joss's settled in Winnipeg at different times. My father in 1912, my mother in 1917 and Catherine Joss with her family of 4 in 1932. The first records we have are the Riddells 1838 and the Joss family 1832. Prior to that time remains a mystery. My father had mentioned to me many years ago that the Riddell name was used in northern France 500 years ago. This could be possible as at that time the Scots and French were allied against England and I have read accounts of Scottish Regiments being sent to France to help them and of course there would be inter-marrying going on between the two races. Also when your mother and I visited France in the late 1960s we heard and saw the actual names in Normandy. We also heard that some of the Riddell names were changed to Rideau many years ago. I am going to attempt to give you a brief history of both families and will start with your maternal grandmother first, Catherine Joss.