Janet (Arundel) Riddle (abt. 1823 - 1900)

Born about 17 Feb 1823 in East Lothian, East Berwick, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew (Riddle) Riddell — married 20 Jun 1856 (to 17 Mar 1895) in Nenthorn, Berwickshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died 13 May 1900 at about age 77 in Herbert, Orepopo, Otago, South Island, New Zealand [uncertain]

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Biography

Janet was born about 1827. She was aged 14 in 1841, living with her parents, Thomas and Ann, and siblings at North Berwick, East Lothian. ^[1]

She passed away in 1900.

The pic may be Jane Goodall her mother in law!

1856: MARRIAGE: recorded in Family Search as Janet Arndle. Shotgun wedding.

1856: BIRTH OF CHILD James. In Scotland. Most probably Nenthorn or possibly Ratho?

1858: BIRTH OF CHILD: Thomas. In Ratho, Scotland

1860 : BIRTH OF CHILD: Ann. In Ratho, Scotland.

EMIGRATION TO NEW ZEALAND with Husband and kids.

The “FLYING MIST” 1862, Ship The ship sailed from Glasgow on June 5, 1862, for Bluff, with 20 passengers, including 13 shepherds, and 1,741 sheep, of which about 700 died in the voyage, most of them while the ship was in the tropics. The Flying Mist arrived at Bluff on the afternoon of August 25.

1900: DEATH : NZ BDM 1900/3407

1900: BURIAL : Oamaru Cemetery, Oamaru, New Zealand.

Highly likely that the North Otago village of Arundel is named for her :)

Sources

1. ↑ "Scottish General Register Office: 1841 Census Returns database, FreeCEN (https://www.freecen.org.uk/search_records/5a1499a6f4040b9d6e95f296 : viewed 9 May 2021), Janet ARUNDEL in household of Thos ARUNDEL, Westgate, East Lothian, Scotland; from 1841 "England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images; citing The National Archives HO 107/713, Folio 3, Page 14, Schedule , The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

New Zealand birth deaths marriages.

"Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTL8-HHW : accessed 2 November 2015), Andrew Riddle and Janet Arndle, 20 Jun 1856; citing Nenthorn,Berwick,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 6,035,516.

• North Otago Times, 15 May 1900 (Original)

(Copied from The Shepherd's Way) DEATH RIDDELL - At Herbert, on the 13th May, at her son-in-laws, John J Johnston's residence, Herbert, Janet, relict of the late Andrew Riddell, in her 74th year. The funeral will leave the residence on Wednesday, the 16th, at 11 a.m. for the Oamaru Cemetery, arriving at 2 p.m. Friends are kindly invited to attend. R HAYES, Undertaker.