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William Abercrombie Porter

M, #1269, b. 21 July 1845, d. 1857

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Pedigree

Last Edited: 13 Jun 2017

Parents:

Father*: Robert Porter b. 30 Jan 1819, d. 30 May 1877
Mother*: Margaret Abercrombie b. 1819, d. 20 May 1872

Birth*: William Abercrombie Porter was born on 21 July 1845 at Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, .¹
He was the son of Robert Porter and Margaret Abercrombie.
(Deceased) Death*: William Abercrombie Porter died in 1857 at Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, .²

(Informant) Death: He registered the death of Robert Porter 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.³

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,

. William Porter, son, 5, scholar, Blairgowrie; Rob Porter, head, 32, shoemaker & broker, Coupar Angus, Perthshire; Margaret, wife, 32, Bendochy, Perthshire.⁴

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,

. William R Porter, son, 15, ap cabinet maker, Blairgowrie; Robert Porter, head, 47, shoemaker, b Coupar Angus; Margaret, wife, 41, b Bendochy.⁵

Citations

[S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index).
[S40] ED [June 2017].
[S50] General Record Office for Scotland, online www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk, General Record Office for Scotland (Edinburgh, Scotland), GROS statutory deaths 1877 St Andrew Dundee 282/04 0490 [Sep 2011].
[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]