Peerage Record – 55935

     Captain Thomas Riddell was born after 1726. He was the son of Sir Walter Riddell of that Ilk, 5th Bt. and Jane Turnbull.² He married Elizabeth Maclauchlan, daughter of Lauchlan Maclauchlan and Mary (?), in September 1766 at Saxham Hall, Suffolk, England.¹ He died in 1805.³
     He gained the rank of Captain in the Honourable East India Company Service.³ He lived at Bessborough, Berwickshire, Scotland.¹

     Lauchlan Maclauchlan is the son of Lachlan McLachlan of Fassfern and Elizabeth Campbell.² He married Mary (?)² He died in 1768 at Jamaica.²
     He was also known as Lachlan McLachlan.²

     Elizabeth Maclauchlan is the daughter of Lauchlan Maclauchlan and Mary (?)^2,3 She married Captain Thomas Riddell, son of Sir Walter Riddell of that Ilk, 5th Bt. and Jane Turnbull, in September 1766 at Saxham Hall, Suffolk, England.³
     She was also known as Elizabeth McLachlan.³ From September 1766, her married name became Riddell.³

     General Henry James Riddell was the son of Captain Thomas Riddell and Elizabeth Maclauchlan.² He died on 8 March 1861.¹
     He gained the rank of Colonel in the 6th Regiment.¹ He was Knight, Hanoverian Order (K.H.)¹ He fought in the Peninsular Wars.¹

     Jane Buchanan was the daughter of James Buchanan.¹ She married Sir John Riddell of that Ilk, 6th Bt., son of Sir Walter Riddell of that Ilk, 5th Bt. and Jane Turnbull, in 1762.¹ She died on 24 February 1798.²
     From 1762, her married name became Riddell.

     Sir Walter Riddell of that Ilk, 7th Bt. was born in 1763.^1,2 He was the son of Sir John Riddell of that Ilk, 6th Bt. and Jane Buchanan.³ He died on 7 February 1784 at Lauriston, Scotland.^1,2
     He succeeded as the 7th Baronet Riddell, of Riddell, co. Roxburgh [N.S., 1628] on 16 April 1768.¹

     Sir James Buchanan Riddell of that Ilk, 8th Bt. was born in 1768.¹ He was also reported to have been born in 1765.² He was the son of Sir John Riddell of that Ilk, 6th Bt. and Jane Buchanan.³ He died on 4 September 1784 at Brunswick, Germany, unmarried, drowned while bathing.^1,2 He died intestate and his estate was administered in July 1789.²
     He gained the rank of Lieutenant in the 1st Foot Guards.^1,2 He succeeded as the 8th Baronet Riddell, of Riddell, co. Roxburgh [N.S., 1628] on 7 February 1784.¹ He was recognised by Lord Lyon King of Arms, and matriculated his arms at the Lyons Court on 20 March 1784.²

     Sir John Buchanan Riddell of that Ilk, 9th Bt. was born in 1768.² He was the son of Sir John Riddell of that Ilk, 6th Bt. and Jane Buchanan.³ He married Lady Frances Marsham, daughter of Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney and Lady Frances Wyndham, on 17 August 1805.¹ He died on 21 April 1819 at Maidstone, Kent, England.^1,4
     He was admitted to Lincoln’s Inn on 27 May 1784.² He succeeded as the 9th Baronet Riddell, of Riddell, co. Roxburgh [N.S., 1628] on 4 September 1784.¹ He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for Linlithgow burghs between 1812 and 1819.^1,2

     Walter G. Secor was born in 1922.¹ He was the son of John W. Secor and Florence M. Bell.¹ He died in 1936.¹

     Jane Cooke Starkey Bankes was born in 1856 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England.¹ She was the daughter of Meyrick Bankes and Eleanor Starkey.¹ She married Isaac Speakman, son of Thomas Speakman, on 26 December 1878 at St. Catherine, Liverpool, Lancashire, England.¹ She died in 1882 at Liverpool, Lancashire, England.¹
     From 26 December 1878, her married name became Speakman.¹