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Origin of Idle Total Records: 3  Origin of Idle, Meaning of Idle Origin: The source of the name Gidley and its many permutations is the town of Gidleigh in Devon England. Surnames: Gidley Submitted by: Bryan Gidley Origin of Idle, Meaning of Idle Origin: I am looking for relatives of John Ridley from County Wexford, Ireland. He married Ann Fullam. They lived in NY,USA. They are the parents of my father James. L. Ridley who was born 9/14/1914 in Brooklyn, NY. Surnames: Ridley Submitted by: Tim Ridley Origin of Idle, Meaning of Idle Origin: The Riddell family is of Scotch origin, the name having been variously spelled as Ridel, Riddle, Riddel, Riddell, Ridley, and Ridlum, but all of the names were derived from the same source, the dale or valley of the River Rye, or Ryedale, whence the family first took their name, that being the place of residence of the stock at the time the name was assumed as a surname. A picture of the ancient Riddell Castle, which was located at Ryedale, is all that is now extant. A branch of this original Scotch family settled in the North of Ireland. About the year 1704 four brothers of the name of Riddel came to America from Edinburgh, Scotland, and settled in Charlemont, Massachusetts. Surnames: Ridel, Riddle, Riddel, Riddell, Ridley, Ridlum Submitted by: DP 11/20/2008 9:40 AM Page 1 of 1

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