Biddle Surname

Biddle Family Members:

Sarah Biddle (?1783 - ?1852?)	=	Thomas Shill (c.1786 - ?1838?)


? William Biddle (?1758 - ?1821?)	=	? Sarah

Origins and Meaning

The Surname Profiler website shows that the Biddle surname is predominant in the West Midlands and Birmingham area.

There are also these Biddle marriages in Gloucestershire:

BIDDLE, Benedict M 06JAN1679 Cam Joane WILKINS
BIDDLE, Martha M 19DEC1778 Randwick Samuel HILL
BIDDLE, Moses M 03MAR1852 Thornbury Sarah COSSHAM

There is also this comment: BIDDLE: In the 18th century the Biddles were numerous in Caudle Green. Two Staffordshire gentlemen named Biddall or Biddull gave 25 pounds a piece to the Spanish Armada fund in 1588. (From here.)

Biddle Web Resources

Rootsweb Biddle mailing list: http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/surname/b/biddle.html
A Biddle Coat of Arms: http://www.family-crests.com/coat-of-arms/family-crest/b/biddle-coat-arms-1986.html
The Biddle Message Board: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.biddle. I posted a message on 4/3/06.
A famous Biddle: John Biddle, the father of English Unitarianism (http://www.nndb.com/people/073/000094788/)

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Created by: Sam Edwards, 2006.
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