Sir John Riddell

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• Name	John Riddell
  Title	Sir
  Gender	Male
  Title Suffix	of Riddell, 3rd Baronet
  Property	16 Dec 1680	Roxburghshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Escheat of Sir John Riddell to Sir William Sharp, his majesty's cash keeper
  Death	1700  [2]
  Burial	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [3]
  	Greyfriars churchyard
  Person ID	I46702	East Jersey Genealogies
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Sir Walter Riddell   d. Abt 1669
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Janet Rigg,   b. 1614, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. Bef Dec 1682 (Age < 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F20540	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Margaret Swinton,   b. 1662, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland d. 6 Mar 1698/99, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland (Age 37 years)
  Family ID	F31863	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Helen Morrison
  Marriage	1661
  Children	1. Christian Riddell  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Sir Walter Riddell  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F31870	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 3	Agnes Scott,   b. Daughter of Sir Gideon Scott of Harden and Margare   d. Bef 1661
  Marriage	Dec 1659
  Marriage Contract	13 Dec 1659  [4]
  Family ID	F32060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

  Family 4	Margaret Hepburn
  Marriage	13 Aug 1699	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland   [5]
  	Margaret was widow of Watt of Rosehill
  Family ID	F32061	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Property - Escheat of Sir John Riddell to Sir William Sharp, his majesty's cash keeper - 16 Dec 1680 - Roxburghshire, Scotland Marriage - 13 Aug 1699 - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland Burial - - Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3830] Romanes, Charles S., An Old Scottish Manuscript, The Genealogical Magazine, May 1903, p411. [S3832] Carre, Walter Riddell, Border Memories, p190. [S3744] Paton, Henry, Register of Interments in the Greyfriars Burying-Ground, Edinburgh, 1658-1700, p545. [S3526] National Records of Scotland, (Location: Edinburgh;), GD157/172. [S3608] Marriages (OPR) Scotland, (Name: National Records of Scotland; Location: Edinburgh;), Edinburgh 685/1 450/65.