Archibald Conjectural Tree
(Generation 1)
Andrew Archibald born circa 1536 married ? with children
Thomas? Elizabeth Isobel
Margaret
c1558? 1561
1564 1568
(Generation 2)
Thomas Archibald born circa 1558 of Perth married ? with children
Andrew
b. c1610
(Generation 3)
Andrew Archibald born circa 1610 of Perth or Leith South married on
Aug 20 1635 in Leith South, Marion Smith, probable daughter of Robert Smith
of Leith South.
Thomas Robert
John
1637
1644 1644
(Generation 4)
Thomas Archibald born 1637 Leith South married Christian Thomson at
Abottshall.
Andrew? Archibald Andrew John?
1652? 1654
1656 c1670?
(Generation 5)
John Archibald born circa 1672 Leith South or Edinburgh married ? with
children
John?
c1712?
(Generation 6)
John Archibald born circa 1712 Leith South or Edinburgh married Agnes
Ure.
Janet JOHN William Adam
1748 1750 1752
1755
(Generation 7)
John Archibald married March 17 1771 in Edinburgh and Inveresk, Agnes
Simpson
Margaret John William Marion David
Andrew JOHN
1772 1774 1776
1778 1781 1784
1784
(Generation 8)
William Archibald born 1776 married in 1797 Margaret Yuill
Janet Jean John William David James
Thomas Margaret AGNES Robert Andrew
1798 1799 1801 1804
1805 1808 1809
1811 1813
1815 1821
(Generation 9 - Archibald-Smith)
Agnes Archibald born 1813 married in 1835 Robert Smith Sr.
ROBERT William Alexander Alexander
John Margaret-Ethel Agnes-Myrtle
1837
1839 1841
1842 1844
1847
1851
(Generation 10 - Archibald-Smith)
Robert Smith born 1837 married March 29 1861 Dorothia Murray
Agnes John Jane-Mcrobert Margaret-Young-Yuill
ROBERT
Mary Elizabeth William
1862 1863 1867
1869
1871
1874 1877 1878
(Generation 1)
Name: Andrew Archibald of Perth born circa 1536
Father:
Mother:
Spouses name:
Children:
1.Bessie (Elizabeth) Archibald baptised nov 9 1561 Perth
2.Isobel Archibald baptised nov 26 1564 Perth
3.Margaret Archibald baptised dec 12 1568 Perth
4.(Thomas Archibald?)
*Notes: There were no more children plus or minus 5 years of 1575 recorded
as being baptised for Andrew Archibald of Perth. But for the name Andrew
to be carried down through the generations, presumably he had a son who
would name his firstborn son Andrew in turn. Probably Andrew had a son
named Thomas Archibald who was probably born circa 1558.
(Generation 2)
Name: Thomas Archibald born circa 1558 of Perth
Father: (Possibly) Andrew Archibald of Perth
Mother:
Spouses name:
Children:
1.(Probably)Andrew Archibald born circa 1610.
An Andrew Archibald is recorded as marrying a Marion Smith in Leith South
on Aug 20 1635. If he was roughly age 25 when he married, he would have
been born circa 1610 or so. He named his firstborn son Thomas, so
it is safe to assume that Andrew’s father was also named Thomas. This also
fits in with the use of the names Thomas and Andrew which were carried
down in later generations of this family.
(Generation 3)
Name: Andrew Archibald born circa 1610 poss in Leith South Area
Father:Thomas Archibald of Perth or Leith South
Mother:
Date Married: aug 20 1635 Leith South
Spouses name: Marion Smith born circa 1610 of Leith South.
Spouses parents: Robert Smith?
Children:
1.Thomas Archibald baptised 1637 Leith South,
firstborn son, he would have been named
for his paternal grandfather Thomas Archibald.
2.1639? (probably another child here)
3.1641? (probably another child here)
4.Robert Archibald baptised 1644 Leith South, 2nd born son? If so,
named for maternal
grandfather, Marion Smith’s probable father, Robert
Smith.
5.John Archibald baptised 1644 Leith South
Notes: Marion Smith was probably of the same branch of Smiths who later
married into our same Archibald line!
(Generation 5)
Name: Thomas Archibald born 1637 Leith South
Baptised/Born: 1637 Leith South
Father:Andrew Archibald
Mother:Marion Smith
Father’s Parents: Andrew Archibald of Perth
Mother’s Parents: probably Robert Smith of Leith South
Spouses name: Miss Thomson of Abotshall
Spouses parents:
Children:
1.John Archibald baptised circa 1656
(Generation 6)
Name: John Archibald born circa 1656 Leith South
Baptised/Born: circa 1656
Father:Thomas Archibald of Leith South
Mother:Miss Thomson of Abottshall
Father’s Parents: Andrew Archibald and Marion Smith
Mother’s Parents:
Date Married:
Spouses name:
Spouses parents:
Children:
1.JOHN ARCHIBALD baptised circa 1720 Edinburgh
married AGNES URE.
(Generation 7)
Name: John Archibald born circa 1720 Edinburgh
Baptised/Born: circa 1720 Edinburgh area
Father: John Archibald
Mother:
Spouses name: Agnes Ure baptised circa 1720 Edinburgh area
Spouses parents:
Children:
1.Janet Archibald baptised jan 23 1748 Edinburgh, opr #2803763
2.JOHN ARCHIBALD baptised july 29 1750 Edinburgh
opr #3189524 married AGNES
SIMPSON of Inveresk.
3.William Archibald baptised aug 29 1752 Edinburgh opr #3168037
4.Adam Archibald baptised march 1 1755 Edinburgh opr #3189524
(Generation 8)
Name: John Archibald born July 29, 1750 Edinburgh
Baptised/Born: july 29 1750 Edinburgh
Father:John Archibald of Edinburgh
Mother:Agnes Ure of Edinburgh
Father’s Parents: Andrew Archibald and Miss Thomson of Abottshall
Mother’s Parents:
Date Married: march 17 1771 Inveresk opr #4219761, and March 17 1771
Edinburgh opr #4219760. Curiously enough, there is another entry in the
church records for these same names on this same date, in the Edinburgh
records. ( opr #4219760) It is likely that John came from Edinburgh, and
Agnes came from Inveresk, and they registered their marriage in both locations
- this is not the first time I have seen this done. This is important
for research purposes, because it shows an Edinburgh-Inveresk link for
the Archibald family.
Spouses name: Agnes Simpson baptised april 10 1743
Spouses parents: William Simpson and Anne Cochran
Spouses Father’s Parents:
Spouses Mother’s Parents: Thomas Cochran of Auchinleck
Children:
1.Margaret Archibald baptised march 1 1772 Inveresk opr #4033798, firstborn
daughter,
she should have been named for her maternal grandmother
Anne Cochran, but I think
she was named for a stepmother Margaret Sootie.
2.John Archibald baptised april 24 1774 Inveresk opr #4033798 firstborn
son, named for
his paternal grandfather John Archibald. Did he die an
infant?
3.WILLIAM ARCHIBALD, baptised aug 4 1776 Inveresk
opr #4033818, 2nd born son,
named for his maternal grandfather William Simpson.
He married MARGARET YUILL.
4.Marion Archibald baptised sept 27 1778 opr #4033303 named for ????
5.David Archibald baptised march 26 1781 Inveresk opr #4509267 named
for ???
6.Andrew Archibald baptised march 3 1784 Inveresk opr #4509254 (twin
to John?),
named for a great grandfather Andrew Archibald.
7.John Archibald baptised March 3 1784 Inveresk opr #4509287 (twin
to Andrew?)
(Generation 9)
Name: William Archibald b. Aug 4 1776 Inveresk
Baptised/Born: baptised aug 4 1776 Inveresk opr #4033818,
Father:John Archibald of Inveresk
Mother:Agnes Simpson of Inveresk
Father’s Parents: John Archibald and Agnes Ure of Edinburgh
Mother’s Parents: William Simpson and Anne Cochran
Date Married: aug 18 1797 Port of Monteith
Spouses name: Margaret Yuill baptised nov 3 1776 Port of Monteith
Spouses parents: John Yuill and Janet Ure of Port of Montieth
Spouses Father’s Parents:
Spouses Mother’s Parents: William Ure and Jean Sands
Notes: The Archibald family lived in Kippen on a farm called “The Poldars”
(Easter Poldars) William Archibald accompanied some of his grown children
and emigrated to Huron Co Ontario in 1856. It is not known if Margaret
Yuill also came to Canada, but probably not - she would have been 86 years
old in 1856, and she probably died in Scotland before that. William Archibald
too, was an old man when he left Scotland, he would have been age 86 years
as well - but he is recorded as having come to Canada nevertheless!
William and Margaret had a large family, it is not known if they all came,
but probably not - the older ones probably remained behind in Scotland.
I. Janet Archibald, d/o William Archibald and Margaret Yuill, baptised June 21, 1798 Port of Monteith Scotland opr #5100774. baptised june 21 1798 Port of Monteith opr #5100774, firstborn daughter, named for maternal grandmother Janet Ure. She probably stayed behind in Scotland. She would have been age 58 years, and probably married with a family already firmly established in Scotland.
II. Jean Archibald, d/o William Archibald and Margaret Yuill, baptised Sept 8 1799 Port of Monteith Scotland opr #5100775. 2nd born daughter, she should be named for paternal grandmother Agnes Simpson??? Instead named for Jean Sands, who was mother of Janet Ure? She probably stayed in Scotland, she would have been age 57 years when her parents emigrated, and by this time she would have been married and had a family of her own.
III. John Archibald, s/o William Archibald and Margaret Yuill, baptised June 3, 1801 Port of Monteith Scotland opr #5707803 firstborn son, named for paternal grandfather John Archibald. It is not known if John emigrated to Canada, possibly he did not. He would have been age 55 years in 1856.
IV. William Archibald, s/o William Archibald and Margaret Yuill, baptised Jan 27 1804 Port of Monteith Scotland opr #5707808 2nd born son, should be named for maternal grandfather John Yuill, but since there is already a John in the family, he is named for two of his great grandfathers instead, William Ure and William Simpson. It is not known if he came to Canada, he would have been age 52 years in 1856.
V. David Archibald, s/o William Archibald and Margaret Yuill, baptised Dec 24 1805 Port of Monteith Scotland opr # 5737469. Who was he named for? The name David also seems to come down in the Archibald family. It is not known if David came to Canada, but probably he did not. He would have been age 51 in 1856.
VI. James Archibald, s/o William Archibald and Margaret Yuill, baptised Feb 1 1808 Port of Monteith Scotland opr #5707799. It is not known if James came to Canada, but probably he did not. He would have been age 48 in 1856.
VII. Thomas Archibald, s/o William Archibald and Margaret Yuill, baptised
Dec 14 1809 Port of Monteith opr #5727682 named for a great grandfather
Thomas Archibald. It is not known if Thomas came to Canada or not, but
we know he had a son;
1.William Archibald born c1839 Scotland who was listed in the
1861 census in Ontario, living with his Aunt Agnes Archibald. His religion
was listed as Free Church of Scotland. William married in1866, Margaret
Maclean, probable d/o Robert Maclean and Sarah Shaw of Tuckersmith. Margaret
(Maclean) Archibald and her husband William Archibald are buried in the
Maitlandbank Methodist Cemetery Section B.
VIII. Margaret Archibald, d/o William Archibald and Margaret Yuill, baptised Dec 4 1811 Port of Monteith opr #6379169 opr #6379169, named for her mother Margarert Yuill, and a probable grandmother on the Yuill side. It is not known if Margaret came to Canada or not, she would have been age 45 in 1856, and probably married with a family of her own.
IX.AGNES ARCHIBALD, d/o William Archibald and Margaret Yuill, baptised on November 16, 1813 in the Port of Monteith Scotland. (opr #6378958), named for her paternal grandmother Agnes Simpson, and her great grandmother Agnes Stewart. She married ROBERT SMITH SR. on June 27 1835 in Inveresk Scotland, (opr #8273307 FR5461). Agnes and Robert Smith Sr. emigrated to Huron Co in 1856, at the instigation of her brother Andrew, who had already moved, and was on a subsequent visit back to Scotland. He persuded them to come to Canada as well. They first came to Woodstock Ontario, where another brother, Robert lived, and then they later moved to Tuckersmith. Agnes Archibald died Nov 24 1890 in Hullet Ontario at the home of her daughter Margaret, and she is buried in the Burns Churchyard in Hullet. Agnes would have been age 43 years when she came to Canada. For her children, see Robert Smith.
X. Robert Archibald, s/o William Archibald and Margaret Yuill,
baptised in the Port of Monteith Scotland on November 14, 1815. (OPR #6351648
). Robert Archibald also emigrated to Huron County, and settled near Woodstock
Ontario. He would have been age 41 years in 1856, and probably married
in Scotland. The name Robert is an Archibald name. In the census,
he lists his occupation as an “engineer.” He married Ellen Shaw, and they
had a family;
1.Robert Archibald Jr.
2.Ellen Archibald Jr.
This family is buried in the Hamilton Wentworth Cemetery, “HM-298”,”A621”
I.Andrew Archibald, s/o William Archibald and Margaret Yuill, baptised
in the Port of Monteith on May 28, 1821.(OPR #1088687) Andrew emigrated
first to the Whitby area, then to Tuckersmith Huron Co Ontario in 1855.
He went back to Scotland in 1856 for a visit, and persueded his sister
Agnes and her husband Robert Smith Sr. to move to Canada. Andrew would
have been age 35 years at the time of emigration. Andrew lived in Egmondville,
Con 5, lot 5, where he had 100 acres. He married Alice Ratcliffe, born
England circa 1830, religion Church of England. She must have been a special
lady, because his sister Agnes grandaughter was named after her years later.
In the 1881 census for Grey Ontario, which is nearby, there was a Thomas
Ratcliffe born c1819 in England, wife Anne born c1824 England with a son
Thomas G. born c1861 in Ontario - perhaps this was Alice's brother. The
1881 Hullet census also has a Daniel Ratcliffe born c1854 in Ontario, but
of Scottish descent. He had a wife Charlotte and children Effie and Robert.
In the 1861 census, Andrew also had living in his
household one John Mackay age about 13 years, religion Free Church of Scotland.
The following information about Andrew is taken from the 1984 Huron County
Historical Atlas page 264.
"Andrew Archibald came from Kippen near Stirling,
Scotland from a farm named "The Poldars". He came to the Whitby area with
his father, and later settled on lot 5, con 5, Hrs, Tuckersmith Township
in 1855. He married Alice Ratcliffe, and English town maiden, and
the couple raised a family of four boys and two girls. They cleared the
land, built a log house and later, built the house and barn which are still
standing today. Mr. and Mrs. Archibald helped to build St. Thomas' Anglican
Church in Seaforth Ontario. Many descendants of Andrew Archibald
have war service and several sacrificed their lives in World War I and
World War II. His son, William Richard, took over the farm in 1901,
and married Jessie Vallance Craig from Strathhaven, near Glasgow Scotland
in 1904. They raised a family of eight children, all of who excelled in
their chosen fields. William served his community well by being a secretary
of the school board for 33 years, a Township Reeve for many years and a
long time President and Director of the McKillop Mutual Fire Insureance
Company, as well as serving in many other worthwhile community
projects. He also served on many boards of St. Thomas Anglican Church
in Seaforth.
Two sons, Frank and Arnold, served in World War
II, Frank winning the Military Cross, and Arnold paying the supreme sacrifice.
Robert Ratcliffe Archibald began operating the farm in 1949. He and his
wife Anne Wallace, and son William carried on a diversified operation with
dairy, beef, and swine herds, as well as poultry and their specialty, apples.
Robert, like his father, served his community well. He was President of
the Seaforth Junior Farmers, President of the Tuckersmith Federation of
Agriculture, President and Director of McKillop Mutual Fire Insurance Company
for 30 years, and served on the Seaforth Fair Board for many years. He
was President of the AYPA for the Deanery of Huron, and again, like his
father, served on many boards of St. Thomas Anglican Church in Seaforth.
Their son William is progressing well in his
chosen field, in 1973, due to ill health, the Archibalds sold "The Poldars"
to Arnold and Jan Van Milternburg, who continue to operate the farm."
Andrew W. Archibald and his wife Alice Ratcliffe Archibald are buried in
the Maitlandbank Methodist Churchyard in McKillop, Huron County Ontario.
OCFA HU-6403-B, A621. Also buried nearby are:
Lucy L. (Hillen) Archibald, Margaret S. (Wallace) Archibald, Ellie
S. Archibald, Robert Archibald, Sarah Archibald, William R. Archibald,
and Robert Archibald, Mary M. (Turvey) Archibald.
Andrew Archibald and Alice Ratcliffe had children;
1.James Archibald born c1855 in Ontario, stock dealer,
in 1891 he lived in Seaforth Ontario, religion Church of England. He married
Miss Unknown born c1855 in Ontario, both parents born in Ireland, religion
Presbyterian. With children;
1-a.Andrew Archibald born
c1884
2-a.Roland or probably Robert
Archibald born c1888
3-a.John R, Archibald born
c1891
2.Andrew Archibald born c1859 in Ontario
3.Anne Archibald born c1861 in Ontario
3.Alice Archibald born c1865 in Ontario.
4.William Richard Archibald born c1870 Ontario m.
Jessie Vallance Craig from
Strahaven, near Glasgow
Scotland in 1904. They had 8 children.
5.John R. Archibald born c1873 Ontario
Source: 1870 Tuckersmith Business Directory, Andrew Archibald, Egmondville,
Con 5 lot 5. Farmer, stock breeder, born Scotland settled in country
in 1855.
Source: 1984 Huron Co Historical Atlas page 264.
(Generation 10) Name: Agnes Archibald b. Nov 16 1813 Port of Monteith 
Agnes Archibald
Baptised/Born: baptised nov 16 1813 Port of Monteith
Father: William Archibald of Port of Monteith
Mother: Margaret Yuill
Father’s Parents: John Archibald and Agnes Simpson of Inveresk
Date Married: june 27 1835 Inveresk opr #8273307
Spouses name: Robert Smith baptised 1812 Kilsyth
Spouses parents: Robert Smith and Margaret Young of Kilsyth
Spouses Father’s Parents: Robert Smith and Marion Johnstone
Children:
1.ROBERT SMITH born May 29 1837, baptised june
25 1837 Kilsyth, firstborn son named
for his paternal grandfather Robert Smith. He married
Dorothia Murray.
2.William Smith baptised Feb 241839 Kilsyth, 2nd born son, named for
his maternal
grandfather William Archibald.
3.Alexander Smith born feb 9 1841 Kilsyth, died Feb 9 1841 Kilsyth
4.Alexander Smith born april 26 1842, baptised may 15 1842 Kilsyth.
He was named for
Agnes Archibald’s grandfather Alexander Young.
5.John Smith born sept 26 1844 Kilsyth, died jan 13 1846 age 2 years,
he is not listed in
the Kilsyth records. He would have been named for his
Agnes Archibald’s grandfather
John Archibald, and also a great grandfather John Smith.
6.Margaret Ethel Smith born jan 3 1847, is not listed in the Kilsyth
records, she would
have been named for her maternal grandmother Margaret
Yuill.
7.Agnes Myrtle Smith born aug 21 1851, is not listed in the Kilsyth
records, she would
have been named for her mother Agnes Archibald and her
maternal grea grandmother
Agnes Simpson. Where the name Myrtle comes from is a mystery.
Notes: The Archibald family lived on a farm near Kippen called “The
Poldars” - probably at a place called Easter Poldar.