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Offline Debby

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Porteous Family Peebles
« on: Monday 27 December 10 14:32 GMT (UK) »
I am researching from Australia and have come to a bit of a dead end.  Would be interested to hear from anyone who is related or has info that might be of use.

My dead end is with the most distant ancestor Peter Porteous.

The last fully detailed ancestor was Robert Porteous b1784 who was married to 1. Christina Todd & 2. Janet Dickson.  Robert's parents are listed as Peter Porteous and Janet Sanderson.  Roberts siblings were Jean b1797 and Margaret b1801.

I can find no marriage record for Peter and Janet.  I have found a death record that might be Peters on 11 Dec 1822 but there are no further details to indicate who his parents were.  I can find no death record for Janet and no record of tomb stones for either of them or their children.

I have a speculative birth record for Peter 2 May 1745 being the son of George Porteous and Margaret Marshall at Abercorn but no other records eg the marriage entry to corroborate if this is accurate or not.  Also the town is different but not too far from West Linton.

The Porteous' I have are as follows

Peter Porteous m Janet Sanderson
1.  Robert Porteous b1784 West Linton d1865 West Linton

1.  Robert Porteous b1784
m  1807 West Linton to Christina Todd
1.1 Robert b1808 West Linton d1868 Leith Edinburgh m Veronica Dickson
1.2 Margaret b1810 West Linton d1856 Leith Edinburgh (unmarried)
1.3 Jean b1812 West Linton d1891 Innerleithen m Alexander Lennie
1.4 Janet b1814 West Linton d1884 West Calder m George Law
1.5 Thomas b1816 West Linton d1898 Whitburn West Lothian m 1840 Agnes Veith
1.6 Christian (F) b1818 West Linton d1864 Glasgow m George Moffatt
1.7 Peter b1820 West Linton d1892
1.8 John b1822 West Linton d?? Edinburgh m Agnes Forgan
1.9 James b1824 West Linton d1881 Edinburgh m Agnes Forrest
1.10 Alexander b 1827 West Linton d1876 Edinburgh (unmarried)

m 1833 West Linton to Janet Dickson
1.11 Peter b1833 West Linton d1892 Newlands m Agnes Lawson
1.12 William b1835 West Linton d aft 1901  m Euphemia Veitch

1.1 Robert b1808 West Linton d1868 Leith Edinburgh m Veronica Dickson
1.1.1 Elizabeth Porteous b1836
1.1.2 Christian Porteous b1839
1.1.3 Margaret Porteous b1840 m Alexander Linton
1.1.4 Helen Porteous b1841
1.1.5 Janet Porteous b1845
1.1.6 Alison Porteous b1847
1.1.7 Robert Porteous b1851 d1928 m Elizabeth Nichol
1.1.8 James Porteous b1853
1.1.9 Isabella Porteous b1857 d1892 Australia m Robert Miller


1.3 Jean b1812 West Linton d1891 Innerleithan m Alexander Lennie
1.3.1 Alexander b1845
1.3.2 Robert b1847
1.3.3 Charles b1849
1.3.4 Thomas b1851
1.3.5 James b1853
1.3.6 John b1856

1.4 Janet b1814 West Linton d1884 West Calder m George Law
1.4.1 Janet b1832
1.4.2 James b1834
1.4.3 Agnes b1835
1.4.4 Lillias b1841
1.4.5 Robert b1843
1.4.6 Elizabeth b1846  d1883

1.5 Thomas b1816 West Linton d1898 Whitburn West Lothian m 1840 Agnes Veith
1.5.1 Robert b1843
1.5.2 Margaret b1846

1.6 Christian (F) b1818 West Linton d1864 Glasgow m George Moffatt
No children found yet

1.7 Peter b1820 West Linton m Agnes
1.7.1 Mary b1856
1.7.2 Robert b1859
1.7.3 Jessie b1860
1.7.4 Thomas b1862
1.7.5 William b1864
1.7.6 Peter b1865
1.7.7 Agnes b1868
1.7.8 Charles b1872

1.8 John b1822 West Linton d?? Edinburgh m Agnes Forgan
1.8.1 Ann b1851

1.9 James b1824 West Linton d1881 Edinburgh m Agnes Forrest
1.9.1 Ann b1862
1.9.2 Georgina b1863
1.9.3 Robert b1865
1.9.4 Alexander b1867

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Re: Porteous Family Peebles
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 24 January 13 18:24 GMT (UK) »
Hi Debby, I have just seen your post for Porteous in Peebles, I have the same family which I am presently working on and I have some info that you don't and you have info that I don't. I have printed off your message and will be in touch if you would like to contact me a personal message so that I can send it direct to you.
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Russell