While searching the British Vital Records and the IGI, for connections to our Margaret RIDDELL.b.1802, married 1831 Selkirk, SCT, Walter BALLANTYNE.b.1806, I stumbled across the rest of the BALLANTYNE family line. Walter - 1806 - Selkirk - s/o James BALLANTYNE & Helen AITCHISON. James - 1777 - Selkirk - s/o James BALLANTYNE, James - 1748 - Selkirk - s/o George BALLANTYNE. Children of George. - Margaret - 1743: Charles - 1745: Agnes - 1746: James - 1748: George - 1750: Catharine - 1755: Thomas - 1760. Children of James 1748 - Robert - 1770: Christian - 1771: Marion - 1773: Helen - 1775: James - 1777: Margaret - 1778. Children of James 1777 - Walter - 1806. Children of Walter and Margaret - (St Boswells & Bowden.ROX.SCT.) James - 1832.m.Jane OFFICER.(Australia line), John - 1834.m.Jane DAVIDSON: Robert - 1837.m.Jane JOHNSTON:(NZ line): Walter - 1842.m.Jane KERR: Thomas - 1845.m.Ellen LYALL. would be interested in finding if anyone connects to this Scottish line and can help fill in the missing links. Val in Australia. [email protected]