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Peter James Porter

M, #1273, b. 26 February 1856

Family Explorer

Pedigree

Last Edited: 21 Oct 2010

Parents:

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

Birth*: Peter James Porter was born on 26 February 1856 at Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland, .¹
He was the son of Robert Porter and Margaret Abercrombie.

Census & Directory Entries

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,

. Peter I Porter, son, 5, scholar, Blairgowrie; Robert Porter, head, 47, shoemaker, b Coupar Angus; Margaret, wife, 41, b Bendochy.²

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,

. Peter Porte, son, 15, drapers apprentice, Blairgowrie; Robert Porter, head, 52, licenced broker, Coupar Angus; Margaret Porter, 48, Blairgowrie.³

Citations

[S1] International Genealogical Index (IGI) (Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: International Genealogical Index).
[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]