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James Riddle 1831–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 May 1831

Birth Location: Stitchel, Roxburgh, Scotland

Death Date: 02 Apr 1919

Death Location: Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

Father: James Riddell

Mother: Jean Goodwill

Spouse(s): Jane Oliver

Children(s): William Riddle, Andrew Riddell, John Riddle, Margaret Riddell, Jessie Riddle, Elizabeth Riddell, James Riddle, Agnes Riddell, William Riddle, Jane Riddell

James Riddle was born in 1831 in Stitchel, Roxburgh, Scotland, the child of James Riddell And Jean Goodwill. James Riddle married Jane Oliver, and had children including Agnes Riddell, Andrew Riddell, Elizabeth Riddell, James Riddle, Jane Jeanie Riddell, Jessie Riddle, John Riddle, Margaret Riddell, William Oliver Riddle, William Riddle. James Riddle passed away in 1919 in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Riddle was born in 1831 in Stitchel, Roxburgh, Scotland, the child of James Riddell And Jean Goodwill.
  • James Riddle married Jane Oliver, and had children including Agnes Riddell, Andrew Riddell, Elizabeth Riddell, James Riddle, Jane Jeanie Riddell, Jessie Riddle, John Riddle, Margaret Riddell, William Oliver Riddle, William Riddle.
  • James Riddle passed away in 1919 in Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Riddell
1804–1892
Birth Location: Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Jean Goodwill
1805–1869
Birth Location: Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jane Oliver
1829–1909
Birth Location: Holborn Head, Caithness, Scotland
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Children(s)

William Riddle
1867–1940
Birth Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Andrew Riddell
1872–1955
Birth Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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John Riddle
1869–1895
Birth Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Margaret Riddell
1865–
Birth Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Jessie Riddle
1864–1893
Birth Location: New Zealand
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Elizabeth Riddell
1860–1895
Birth Location: Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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James Riddle
1857–1938
Birth Location: Latheron, Caithness, Scotland
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Agnes Riddell
1862–1865
Birth Location: New Zealand
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William Riddle
1858–1859
Birth Location: Latheron,Caithness,Scotland
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Jane Riddell
1861–1896
Birth Location: Waverley, Taranaki, New Zealand
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James Riddle's Ancestors

Self
James Riddle
1831–1919
Birth Place: Stitchel, Roxburgh, Scotland
Parents
James Riddell
1804–1892
Hobkirk, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jean Goodwill
1805–1869
Ednam, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Riddell
1784–1851
Hobkirk, Roxburgh, Scotland
Margaret Turnbull
1777–1862
Denholm, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Andrew Goodall
1837–1869
Markinch, Fife, Scotland
Janet Davidson
1838–1869
Kennoway, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
James Turnbull
1749–
Margaret KersaleKersel/
1750–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Riddle's Descendants

1.
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James Riddle (22 May 1831–02 Apr 1919) m. Jane Oliver (21 JUN 1829–31 Dec 1909)
  1. 1. William (Oliver) Riddle 1867–1940 m. Anne (Delphin) Riddell 1871–1954
    1. 1. James (Oliver) Riddell 1902–1987
    2. 2. William (Raymond Roy) Riddell 1914–1952
    3. 3. Oliver (Douglas Doone) Riddell 1908–1957
  2. 2. Andrew Riddell 1872–1955 m. Harriet (Catherine (Kate)) Prouse 1877–1951
    1. 1. Andrew (Jack) Riddell 1911–1986
    2. 2. Melva (Jessie) Riddell 1909–1989
    3. 3. Jean (Harriett) Riddell 1908–
    4. 4. Cecilia (Catherine) Riddell 1904–1984
    5. 5. Gertrude (Annie) Riddell 1901–1986
    6. 6. Cyril (Richard Oliver) Riddell 1897–1984
  3. 3. John Riddle 1869–1895
  4. 4. Margaret Riddell 1865– m. John ('Jack') Walker 1868–1952
    1. 1. John (Riddell) Walker 1909–1964
    2. 2. Douglas Walker 1893–1902
    3. 3. Margaret (Eileen) Walker 1901–
    4. 4. Alexander (James) Walker 1892–1916
    5. 5. Gertrude (Jane) Walker 1891–1985
  5. 5. Jessie Riddle 1864–1893 m. John (Blair) Robertson –1909
  6. 6. Elizabeth Riddell 1860–1895 m. James ((Jim)) Walker 1857–1923
    1. 1. Bruce Walker 1893–1909
    2. 2. Ivy (Isabella) Walker 1891–1965
    3. 3. Jessie Walker 1888–1915
    4. 4. Lexxie Walker 1885–1910
  7. 7. James Riddle 1857–1938 m. Mary McLean 1866–1932
    1. 1. Donald (Stanley) Riddell 1904–1962
    2. 2. Jessie Riddell 1901–1973
    3. 3. Thomas Riddell 1898–1940 m. Olive (Cora) Riddell –1980
    4. 4. William Riddell 1893–1968
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Mary) Riddell 1895–1953
    6. 6. John Riddell 1891–1915
    7. 7. Annie (Jane) Riddell 1889–1955
    8. 8. James Riddell 1888–1958
    9. 9. Margaret Riddell 1886–1960
    10. 10. Dora (Isabella) Riddell 1899–1959
  8. 8. Agnes Riddell 1862–1865
  9. 9. William Riddle 1858–1859
  10. 10. Jane ((Jeanie)) Riddell 1861–1896 m. Duncan Mclean 1858–1931
    1. 1. Annie McLean 1889–
    2. 2. Jessie Mclean 1895–1896
    3. 3. Elizabeth McLean 1891–
    4. 4. Donald (Stanley) McLean 1887–1911
    5. 5. Jeannie (Drummond) McLean 1885–1961
    6. 6. Neil McLean 1893–1967

James Riddle's Timeline

2 Records

1831
22 May 1831
Birth of James Riddle in Stitchel, Roxburgh, Scotland
Stitchel, Roxburgh, Scotland
1919
02 Apr 1919
Age 88
Death of James Riddle in Gordonton, Waikato, New Zealand.
Gordonton, Waikato, New Zealand.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 May 1831
    Event Place: Stitchel, Roxburgh, Scotland
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Apr 1919
    Event Place: Gordonton, Waikato, New Zealand.
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1964

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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