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Margaret Abercrombie

F, #1266, b. 1819, d. 20 May 1872
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Pedigree
Last Edited: 5 Jul 2017

Parents:

Father*: John Abercrombie1 b. c 1788
Mother*: Ann Ambrose1 b. c 1789
  • Birth*: Margaret Abercrombie was born in 1819.2,3
  • She was the daughter of John Abercrombie and Ann Ambrose.1
  • (Bride) Marriage Bann: Marriage banns for Margaret Abercrombie and Robert Porter were published on 29 May 1840 at Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland, .4
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Margaret Abercrombie married Robert Porter, son of David Porter and Mary McLiesh, on 30 May 1840 at Coupar Angus, Forfarshire, Scotland, .5,2,6,7
  • (Deceased) Death*: Margaret Abercrombie died on 20 May 1872 at Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, .2,8,3
  • Married Name: As of 30 May 1840, her married name was Porter.
  • (Spouse) Death: Her spouse Robert Porter died on 30 May 1877 at 8 Graham place, Dundee, Forfarshire, Scotland, ; 1877 deaths in the district of St Andrew in the burgh of Dundee, ref 490; Robert Porter general dealer widower of Margaret Abercrombie; 1877 May thirtieth 11h 40m am 8 Graham Place; male aged 58 years; parents David Porter county carrier (dec) and Mary Porter ms McLish (dec); softening of brain 1 year 6 months as cert by James McDonald surgeon; signed William N Porter son 71 Albert Street; regsitered 1877 May 30th at Dundee T Macdairmid registrar.9

Census & Directory Entries

Member of Household6 June 1841Margaret Abercrombie was listed along with John Abercrombie in the 1841 census at New Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland, . John Abercrombie, 52, mill wright b not in this county; Ann 51, b Perthshire; Margaret Porter, 25 b Perthshire.1
Spouse30 March 1851She was listed in the household of Robert Porter in the 1851 census at Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, . Rob Porter, head, 32, shoemaker & broker, Coupar Angus, Perthshire; Margaret, wife, 32, Bendochy, Perthshire. Elizabeth Abercrombie Porter milliner, Clara Love Porter, William Abercrombie Porter, Ann Grace Porter, Margaret Abercrombie Porter and Mary Porter were also listed in the household.10
Spouse7 April 1861She was listed in the household of Robert Porter in the 1861 census at Leslie Street, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, . Robert Porter, head, 47, shoemaker, b Coupar Angus; Margaret, wife, 41, b Bendochy. Elizabeth Abercrombie Porter milliner, Clara Love Porter, William Abercrombie Porter, Ann Grace Porter, Margaret Abercrombie Porter, Mary Porter and Peter James Porter were also listed in the household.11
Spouse2 April 1871She was listed in the household of Robert Porter in the 1871 census at Leslie St Cottage, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, . Robert Porter, head, 52, licenced broker, Coupar Angus; Margaret Porter, 48, Blairgowrie. Elizabeth Abercrombie Porter milliner, Margaret Abercrombie Porter, Mary Porter, Peter James Porter, William Burns, John F Porter and Grace McDonald were also listed in the household.12

Family:

Robert Porter b. 30 Jan 1819, d. 30 May 1877
  • (Bride) Marriage Bann: Marriage banns for Margaret Abercrombie and Robert Porter were published on 29 May 1840 at Rattray, Perthshire, Scotland, .4
  • (Bride) Marriage*: Margaret Abercrombie married Robert Porter, son of David Porter and Mary McLiesh, on 30 May 1840 at Coupar Angus, Forfarshire, Scotland, .5,2,6,7

Children:

Elizabeth Abercrombie Porter milliner+ b. 1 Aug 1841
Clara Love Porter b. 14 Jun 1843
William Abercrombie Porter b. 21 Jul 1845, d. 1857
Ann Grace Porter b. 5 Apr 1847
Margaret Abercrombie Porter+ b. 11 Jul 1849
Mary Porter+ b. 19 Feb 1851, d. 1878
David John Porter b. 24 Jul 1854
Peter James Porter b. 26 Feb 1856
George Robertson Porter b. 5 Aug 1858, d. 1916
Johanna Tait Porter b. 15 May 1861

Citations

  1. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Rattray; ED: 2; Page: 26; Line: 1264; Year: 1841. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Aug 2012]
  2. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index), C113355.
  3. [S40] ED [June 2017].
  4. [S36] Old Parochial Register of marriage,pre-1855 (General Record Office of Scotland) GROS OPR Banns & Marriages Rattray Perthshire 389/00 0050 0118 (no image) [Aug 2012].
  5. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI), M112796.
  6. [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI), M113896.
  7. [S36] OPR pre-1855 GROS OPR Banns & Marriages Coupar Angus Forfarshire/Perthshire 279/00 0040 0183 (no image) [Aug 2012].
  8. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory death 1872 Blairgowrie Perthshire 335/00 0031 (no image) [Aug 2012].
  9. [S50] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS statutory deaths 1877 St Andrew Dundee 282/04 0490 [Sep 2011].
  10. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Blairgowrie; ED: 1C; Page: 4; Line: 25; Roll: 504; Year: 1851. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Sep 2011]
  11. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Blairgowrie; ED: 2; Page: 23; Line: 23; Roll: CSSCT1861_47. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1861 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. Reels 1-150. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Aug 2012]
  12. [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Source Citation: Parish: Blairgowrie; ED: 5; Page: 35; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1871_61; Year: 1871. Source Information: Ancestry.com. 1871 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: Scotland. 1871 Scotland Census. Reels 1-191. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. [Sep 2011]