MI Look-up request for RIDDELL family of Bathgate / Armadale

[Sturdy]

Recently I established a tenuous link to the RIDDELL family from the Armadale / Bathgate area of Scotland and would like if possible to track down any living descendants. I understand this site is not for tracking down living relatives, as such I am hoping to gain some leads from the deaths of two earlier RIDDELLS being Alexander RIDDELL and William RIDDELL who are mentioned on the Armadale History website as having death notices in the local papers.

If possible I would like to know if there is any MI's recorded for the death of Alexander RIDDELL who died on the 21st Sept, 1928 and was a noted Mason (as in Masonic Lodge I think), and William RIDDELL who died on the 18th Jan 1929 who was said to have been well known in mining circles.

If anyone has ready access to the death notices from the local Armadale Gazette or Courier that would also be a great help and very much appreciated. Being in Australia I am unfamiliar with this area of Scotland so hopefully I have posted this message in the right County.

Many thanks and Merry Christmas to all.

Sturdy - Australia

[tidybooks]

Hi Sturdy,

On the West Lothian Resources page, there is a link,

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,101770.45.html which may assist in your search for MI's for your 2 relatives.

You are correct in  saying this site is not for searching for living relatives, so please use PM system when communicating with others re living persons. Hopefully you will be successful in your search.

Tom

[Skoosh]

Sturdy,  something to keep you busy over Xmas,

http://lothianlives.org.uk/

http://www.wlfhs.org.uk/

http://scottishmining.co.uk/index.html

Skoosh.

[tidybooks]

Hi Sturdy,

Found an obituary for William Riddell in the Scotsman, will pm you.

Tom

[mamad]

Hello Sturdy,

Found an Alexander Riddle buried in Bathgate. However, the date death is 14/09/1928 and date of internment is 17/09/1928. He was a miner, aged 70 and address is 97 South Street Armadale.
Other names in the lair are Aitken/Barr, Douglas/Riddle, Lauder/Riddle, Riddle. All between 1893 and 1931. Seven people in all.
If this is the person you are looking for, I can post or send PM details of others.

Mags

[mamad]

Hello Sturdy,

Have sent you a PM.

Mags