RIDDELLS OF LILLIESLEAF, SCOTLAND.
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RIDDELLS OF BERMUDA, WEST INDIES.
William Riddell¹ (1) was the fourth son of Walter¹9 (9), fourth Baro-
net of Riddell (see the main line), and his wife, Miss Watt, who was a
daughter of this baronet's stepmother. William emigrated to the West
Indies when young, and settled in Bermuda, as a merchant-adventurer.
He married and had issue. One of his descendants wrote a medical thesis,
which showed a desire to benefit humanity. This branch soon became ex-
tinct, and has now no representative. Mr. Riddell-Carre, late of Cavers,
had promised me full information respecting this branch of the old family,
but, alas! he died; and my very respected and reliable correspondent was
lost to me. I think this branch reached only three generations.
RIDDELLS OF LILLIESLEAF, SCOTLAND.
William Riddell (1), supposed to be descended from the Riddells
of Riddell, in the parish of Lilliesleaf, married Margaret Hervey, resided
in Lilliesleaf, and had issue five children, of whom hereafter. He was a
carpenter by trade. I have made an effort to find where this family was
broken off the old family-tree; was assisted in my work by the late Wal-
ter Riddell-Carre, of Cavers, Scotland, who had no doubt of the relation-
ship, but could find no sufficient proof to assume the connection.
SECOND GENERATION.
John Riddell (1), eldest son of William' (1), was born in the parish
of Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire; married Betsey Turnbull, and had issue
three children, of whom hereafter. He was a carpenter by trade.
Thomas Riddell (1), second son of William¹ (1), was born in the
parish of Lilliesleaf; married Rachel Stirling, and had issue six children,
of whom hereafter, and died in 1843. He was a thatcher by trade.
Walter Riddell² (1), third son of William¹ (1), was born in the par-
ish of Lilliesleaf; married Betsey Young, and died in 1843, leaving three
children, of whom hereafter.
Mary Riddell (1), eldest daughter of William¹ (1), was born in the
parish of Lilliesleaf; was married to Thomas Cochran, a merchant in
Glasgow.
Margaret Riddell² (1), second daughter of William¹ (1), was born in
the parish of Lilliesleaf, and was married to James Walker, a tailor of that
place.
THIRD GENERATION.
William Riddell (2), only son of John² (1), was born in the parish
of Lilliesleaf; married Gothes Thompson, and had issue seven children,
of whom hereafter.
Mary Riddell (2), only daughter of John (1), was born in the parish
of Lilliesleaf, and had an infant the same day on which her father died
in 1843.
William Riddell (3), eldest son of Thomas (1), was born in the
parish of Lilliesleaf; married Agnes Deans, and had issue five children,
of whom hereafter.
