James Riddell

• Name	James Riddell
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Abt 1655	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
  	Merchant Burgess - year admitted
  Occupation	10 Jan 1654/55	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1, 2]
  	Merchant burgess, date admitted as second son to the late James Riddell, burgess
  Residence	1661	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [1]
  Person ID	I44836	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

  Family	Jeane Andersone   d. 10 Jun 1670, Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
  Marriage	5 Apr 1655	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Antenuptial contract of marriage between James Riddell, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, and Jean Anderson, daughter of Alexander Anderson, merchant, burgess thereof, 17 Mar. 1655
  Children	1. Helen Riddell,   b. 1661, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 1687, East Jersey, New Jersey, USA (Age 26 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Alexander Riddell,   b. 1666, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. James Riddell,   b. 1668, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Occupation - Merchant Burgess - year admitted - Abt 1655 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Occupation - Merchant burgess, date admitted as second son to the late James Riddell, burgess - 10 Jan 1654/55 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Marriage - 5 Apr 1655 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Residence - 1661 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3614] Births (OPR) Scotland, Edinburgh 685/1 60 218. [S3594] Boog Watson, Charles B., Roll of Edinburgh Burgesses and Guild-Brethren, 1406-1700, p421. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), RD15/47/10 Legal Papers, Alexander Anderson, merchant burgess of Edinburgh.