Am trying to find info that would put me on the right track to finding John Riddells father. According to a family book, info taken from "History of the Ancient Ryedales", Johns father worked in the Wauchope area for 50 years, but no name given.From the Scottish naming pattern I am assuming his name was Walter. There is a likely match using the British Vital Records, LDS source numbers C117902 and information from Hugh Wallis' site. What I have on this Riddell family, John Riddell.b.1779.Hobkirk,(1851 Census.72yrs) m.poss. 1799.?- Margaret Turnbull. b.1777.Denholm, Cavers(d/o James). Walter. b. 14 Dec.1800.Wauchope. ch. 7 Jan 1801 Hobkirk. Margaret. b. 26 Sept.1802. Wauchope. ch. 12 Oct.1802 Hobkirk. James. b. 14 Nov.1804. Wauchope. ch.28 Dec 1804. Hobkirk. d. 15 Feb 1892. m. 29 Jun 1827.Jane Goodall(d/o Andrew and Janet Donaldson) b. 1805. d. 9 Aug.1869 Blackadder.formerly of Girrick. (six sons of this line went to NZ between 1859-1864)-have info on these lines/certs. Robert. b. 1 Mar.1807.Wauchope. ch.15 Mar 1807. Hobkirk. William. b. 24 Sept.1809. Wauchope. ch. 1809. Hobkirk. John. b. 27 Mar.1812. Wauchope. ch. 8 May.1812. Hobkirk. d. 9 Nov. 1876. Galashiels.(poss marriages.-Agnes Scott/Margaret Grieves) Betty. b. 22 May.1814. Wauchope. ch. 12 Jun 1814. Hobkirk. Jane. b. 27 May. 1817. Wauchope. ch. 27may 1817 Hobkirk. Turnbull. b.1822. Bowden. m. abt. 1859. Helen Clarkson.b. 1836. Melrose. Any help or thoughts appreciated. Now off to the LDS to see what I can find there. TIA, Val Riddell. Australia.