Hi Richard It might pay you to have a look around the NORTHUMBRIA-L@rootsweb.com list: I think there is a list for the Borders too, I know of several Riddells originating in Berwickshire. Good luck with your search Bob NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard" <winbarst@gmail.com> To: <DERBYSGEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 1:29 PM Subject: [DBY] Riddell > Hello > > My ancestor, Moses Bellamy Riddell, came to NSW about 1860 or earlier. > He may have come from Derbyshire. His wife was named Mary Ann > Devinian or Wallace. His son was Augustus Reginald Riddell, who was > born in about 1860. I wonder if listers know of Riddell as a > Derbyshire name, and if there are records of Riddells emigrating from > there to NSW. I'm not sure how Moses got here, whether as free > immigrant, convict or crew. He may have been an engineer. This is > all I know about him, and much of this is conflicting evidence from > certificates. I have posted this message to the Devon list as well, > because both places appear in the records. > > Thank you > > Richard > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

In the dim and distant past I recall knowing a few Riddell's in Lincolnshire - not that much of a leap from Derbyshire. Sue in Newark   ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob & Janet <jb.armstrong@clear.net.nz> To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com Cc: Sent: Friday, 16 November 2012, 17:25 Subject: Re: [DBY] Riddell Hi Richard It might pay you to have a look around the NORTHUMBRIA-L@rootsweb.com  list: I think there is a list for the Borders too, I know of several Riddells originating in Berwickshire. Good luck with your search Bob NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard" <winbarst@gmail.com> To: <DERBYSGEN@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2012 1:29 PM Subject: [DBY] Riddell > Hello > > My ancestor, Moses Bellamy Riddell, came to NSW about 1860 or earlier. > He may have come from Derbyshire.  His wife was named Mary Ann > Devinian or Wallace.  His son was Augustus Reginald Riddell, who was > born in about 1860.  I wonder if listers know of Riddell as a > Derbyshire name, and if there are records of Riddells emigrating from > there to NSW.  I'm not sure how Moses got here, whether as free > immigrant, convict or crew.  He may have been an engineer.  This is > all I know about him, and much of this is conflicting evidence from > certificates.  I have posted this message to the Devon list as well, > because both places appear in the records. > > Thank you > > Richard > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message