I am looking for help tracking down the Jamaican Riddock/Ruddock ancestry. Oral history is sparse. One story is that the Jamaican Ruddock line originated from one Scot The other says the origin is from 3 brothers. The name changed from Riddock to Ruddock in the string in the records of Proprieters of estates and farms. All the Ruddocks in Jamaica trace their origins back to Westmoreland ( a few in Hanover, the adjoining parish). Thus far I have been able trace, via Jamaican records, back to A James Riddock of Glenislay, Westmoreland, Jamaica. He died in 1797. His death was reported in the Edinburgh papers. Immigrants to Jamaica often named their properties/towns after their home towns. So I am assuming that James had connections to Islay, Scotland. I am not certain how to proceed next so would be grateful for any help. TIA. Vilma ________________________________________________________________________ Check Out the new free AIM(R) Mail -- 2 GB of storage and industry-leading spam and email virus protection.