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- Birth*: Elizabeth Abercrombie Porter was born on 1 August 1841 at Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland,
.1 - She was the daughter of Robert Porter and Margaret Abercrombie.
- Marriage*: Elizabeth Abercrombie Porter married J Gourlay, son of James Gourlay and Isabella Dalrymple, on Monday, 2 January 1871 at Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, .2
- Marriage*: Elizabeth Abercrombie Porter married Andrew Watson, son of David Watson and Jane Thomson, on Monday, 3 November 1873 at Damside Street, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, .3
- Name Variation: Elizabeth Abercrombie Porter was also known as Bessie Watson.
- Married Name: As of 2 January 1871, her married name was Gourlay.2
- Married Name: As of 3 November 1873, her married name was Watson.4
- Emigration*: Elizabeth Abercrombie Porter emigrated with Elizabeth Abercrombie Porter on an unknown person in 1885; or some report 1879 ...5
- (Witness) Passenger List: She was mentioned on a passenger list with Margaret Abercrombie Miller on the Numidian Ship Allan Shipping Line between 8 February 1913 and 22 February 1913 at Glasgow to Boston. List of manifest of alien passengers for the United States immigration officer at port of arrival; SS Numidian sailing from Glasgow 8 Feby 1913, arriving at Boston 22 Feby 1913; ref 14; Moncur, Margaret, aged 36, female, widowed, occ milliner, can read & write, nationality British, race Scotch, last permanent residence Scotland Dundee, name of relative or friend in country whence came Father James Miller, 24 Thomson Street, Dundee, Scotland, final destination Mass Lowell, has a ticket to such final destination, passage paid by self, in possession of $30, previously in US for visit in 1895 to Lowell, going to join relative aunt Bessie Watson 437 Central St, Lowell, Mass, never in prison etc, polygamist, anachist..., in good mental & physical health, not deformed or crippled, height 5ft 3in, fair complexion, brown hair, brown eyes, no ID marks, born Scotland Dundee Aunt Bessie Watson.6
- Marriage*: She married Andrew Watson, son of David Watson and Jane Thomson, on Monday, 3 November 1873 at Damside Street, Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, .3
- [S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index).
- [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS Statutory Marriage 1871 Blairgowrie ref 335/ 3 [Mar 2017].
- [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutory Marriage 1873 Dunfermline 424/1 155 image held
[Mar 2017]. - [S64] General Record Office for Scotland, GROS Statutory Marriage 1873 Dunfermline 424/1 155 [Mar 2017].
- [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) Year: 1920; Census Place: Lowell Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_710; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 203; Image: 1013 [June 2017].
- [S9] Website Ancestry.co.uk (www.ancestry.co.uk) The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Boston, Massachusetts, 1891-1943; NAI Number: 4319742; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: T843; NARA Roll Number: 190 [June 2017].
- [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]
- [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]
- [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]
Elizabeth Abercrombie Porter
F, #1267, b. 1 August 1841
Last Edited: 5 Jul 2017
Parents:
Father*: Robert Porter b. 30 Jan 1819, d. 30 May 1877
Mother*: Margaret Abercrombie b. 1819, d. 20 May 1872
Mother*: Margaret Abercrombie b. 1819, d. 20 May 1872
Census & Directory Entries
| Member of Household | 30 March 1851 | They was listed as a member of the household of Robert Porter and Margaret Abercrombie in the 1851 census at Wellmeadow, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, . Elizabeth Porter, da, 9, scholar, Blairgowrie; Rob Porter, head, 32, shoemaker & broker, Coupar Angus, Perthshire; Margaret, wife, 32, Bendochy, Perthshire.7 |
| Member of Household | 7 April 1861 | They was listed as a member of the household of Robert Porter and Margaret Abercrombie in the 1861 census at Leslie Street, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, . Elizabeth A Porter, dau, 19, millinar, Rattray; Robert Porter, head, 47, shoemaker, b Coupar Angus; Margaret, wife, 41, b Bendochy.8 |
| Member of Household | 2 April 1871 | They was listed as a member of the household of Robert Porter and Margaret Abercrombie in the 1871 census at Leslie St Cottage, Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, . Elizabeth [Gelsey], da, 29, [nilling?], Blairgowrie; Robert Porter, head, 52, licenced broker, Coupar Angus; Margaret Porter, 48, Blairgowrie.9 |
| Head of Household | 1910 | Elizabeth Abercrombie Porter appeared on the census of 1910 Name: Elisebeth Watson Age in 1910: 68 Birth Year: abt 1842 Birthplace: Scotland Home in 1910: Lowell Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts Street: Contrade St House Number: 425 Race: White Gender: Female Immigration Year: 1879 Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Scotland Mother's Birthplace: Scotland Native Tongue: English Occupation: Groceries Industry: Retail Employer, Employee or Other: Own Account Home Owned or Rented: Rent Farm or House: House Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Number of Children Born: 3 Number of Children Living: 3 Out of Work: No Number of weeks out of work: 0. |
| Head of Household | 1920 | She appeared on the census of 1920 at Central Street, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, , Name: Elizabeth Watson Age: 78 Birth Year: abt 1842 Birthplace: Scotland Home in 1920: Lowell Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts Street: Central St Race: White Gender: Female Immigration Year: 1885 Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Widowed Father's Birthplace: Scotland Mother's Birthplace: Scotland Native Tongue: English Able to Speak English: Yes Home Owned or Rented: Rent Naturalization Status: Naturalized Able to Read: Yes Able to Write: Yes.5 |
Family:
Andrew Watson b. c 1835