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Liddle is one of about 90 variations of the surnames thought to originate in the ancient area of Liddesdale in southern Scotland. The river that runs through this area was called Lid in ancient times. The modern name of both the stream and the dale or del includes Liddle and Liddal. No documents have been found recording the direct line of lineage from the family of Lord Sules to the Liddle ancestry. It is, however, thought by some that the Liddle ancestry is of the lineage of the family of Lord Sules, based on A. Jeffrey's History of Roxburgshire, Vol. IV. This history records a Randolph de Sules of the family of Lydal, who was made Provost of Roxburgh in 1296. That family of Sules Lords built Hermitage Castle and were later Lords of Liddesdale. These Sules Lords are buried in a small enclosure beside Hermitage Castle. The names, Liddle and Liddesdale, have undergone many different forms of spelling since the thirteenth century. In official records and historical documents there are numerous instances where the same parcel of land or family name is referred to with a variation of spelling. It is, therefore, very believable the Liddle's are a branch of this Lydal family of Randolph de Sules. The Team Liddell et al Genetics Study goal is to determine whether or not the many variant surnames thought to originate from this Liddesdale area of Scotland are in fact one family. g Click the "Contact Us" Display at Left to Learn More h Note: If you cannot use the "Contact Us" button, copy and paste this address into your e-mail service window and write the message from there. bill4web@yahoo.com (Do not try to click on this address)
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