This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: JenniferGrant49 Surnames: Riddell, Scoon Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.scotland.general/21543/mb.ashx Message Board Post: My Gx3 grandparents were James Riddell (b. 2 Feb 1822) & Agnes Scoon (b. 1824). They were married on 26 Dec 1949 in Hawick, Roxborough, Scotland and arrived in Australia on the 28 Sep 1854 along with two daughters, Elizabeth (b. abt 1850) who was my Gx2 grandmother, and Margaret (b. abt 1853). This family all appeared on the official NSW records as arriving on the "China" with the three females' origin location listed as Howick, Roxburgh and James' origin listed as Newcastleton, Boxburghshire. I've searched Scotland's People looking for birth records for both Elizabeth & Margaret but have had no luck. Also, James and Agnes had a daughter who they also named Margaret Jane, b in 1855 in Australia. This seems strange as I can find no death record here for the Margaret who emigrated with the family but Margaret Jane, who was born in Australia, had 19 children and lived to 100 years! It would seem that James' parents could be Henry Riddell & Margaret Laing, but I don't have any supporting evidence for this. Also, Agnes' parents could be John Scoon & Elizabeth Elliott. This information has been gathered from other family trees on Ancestry. I'd be most appreciative of any information anyone out there might have and/or any suggestions as to what records I could access to find more information. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.