John
Riddle
aka Riddell
Born about in Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland
Ancestors 
Son of James Riddle
and Jane (Goodall) Riddle
Brother of
Andrew (Riddle) Riddell, James (Riddle) Riddell, Janet (Riddle) Ballantyne, Walter Riddle, Robert Riddell, Margaret (Riddle) Bain, Patrick Johnston Riddle and Jane (Riddle) McLachlan
Husband of
Jane (Nisbet) Riddle
— married
about 1860 in Tasmania
Descendants 
Father of
James Riddle, Jane (Riddle) Neil, Isabella (Riddle) Chisholm, Agnes (Riddle) Earwaker, Margaret Joanna (Riddle) Hall, Herbert John Riddle and Andrew Riddle
Died
at about age 74
in Fortrose, Southland, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Aug 2014
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Biography
NAME VERSIONS: Scottish census records him as 1841: Riddell. 1851 Riddle.
RESIDENCE: 1841: Kersquarter Cottages, Sprouston, Roxburghshire, Scotland.[1] 1851: Gordon Mill, Gordon, Berwickshire, Scotland. [2]
MIGRATION: Scotland to Tasmania Tasmania to Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand. Oamaru to Fortrose, Southland, New Zealand.
OCCUPATION: 1841: still at home lucky boy.... [3]. 1851: Shepherd [4] Sheep station manager in Oamaru. Farmer - 'Flag Hill' farm, Fortrose, Southland, New Zealand.
MARRIAGE: in Tassy
DEATH: NZBDM: 1902/2325
BURIAL: Fortrose Cemetery Southland New Zealand plot 122.00 Block I to 127 Find a grave record [5]
Sources
DEATH LOOKUP: [6] BURIAL LOOKUP: [7] Memories of William Riddell: [8]
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~6.25%
Norm Riddell
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A267867 [compare], Ancestry member normriddell1
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~1.56%
~12.50%
Ainsley (Nicholson) Allouchery :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch RV9387104 [compare], Ancestry member Ainsley_Allouchery
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Carla (Ballingall) Knight :
MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch XR1174788 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jane Alexander :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jealexander45
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