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Archibald Porteous

Archibald Porteous

Male 1803 - 1881  (78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Archibald Porteous was born on 23 Aug 1803 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland; was christened on 04 Sep 1803 in , Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 5 Dec 1881 in Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland.

    Family/Spouse: Agnes Brown. Agnes was born in abt. 1806 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 10 Sep 1877 in Gilmerton, Midlothian, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. John Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1835 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 18 Oct 1919 in Mansford Town, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand.
    2. 3. David Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1837 in Inveresk, Edinburgh.
    3. 4. Hellen Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1841 in Inveresk, Edinburgh.
    4. 5. Ann Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1842 in Inveresk, Edinburgh.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  John Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (1.Archibald1) was born in 1835 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 18 Oct 1919 in Mansford Town, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand.

    John married Isabella Philips (McMinn) in 1863 in New Zealand. Isabella (daughter of John Philips and Beatrix Craig) was born about 1838 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire; died on 3 Jun 1915 in Auckland, New Zealand; was buried in Auckland, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Agnes Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1864 in New Zealand; died in Dec 1939 in Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Port Chalmers, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.
    2. 7. John (Jack) Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jul 1866 in Port Molyneux, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand; died in 1927 in Warrington, Otago; was buried in st barnabas churchyard, Warrington, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
    3. 8. Isabella Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1868; died in 1941.
    4. 9. Ann Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1870; died in 1870.
    5. 10. Ann Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1871 in New Zealand; died in 1953.
    6. 11. Archibald William Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1873; died on 19 Dec 1952 in Port Chalmers.
    7. 12. Marion Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Abt. 1873; died in Dec 1938 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
    8. 13. Margaret Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born in July 1879 in Waikouaiti, New Zealand; died on 7 Sep 1956 in Dunedin, New Zealand; was buried in Otago, New Zealand.

    John married Beatrice Oliver Brunton in 1884 in New Zealand. Beatrice was born on 1 December 1853 in Cockpen, Midlothian, Scotland; died on 26 November 1943 in Warrington, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Merton Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. David Ivon Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1885 in Dunedin, New Zealand; died on 14 November 1918 in Brockhurst Military Hospital, Hampshire, England.
    2. 15. William Brunton Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 July 1888 in Waikouaiti, New Zealand; died on 19 Nov 1888 in Merton, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Merton Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand.

  2. 3.  David Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (1.Archibald1) was born about 1837 in Inveresk, Edinburgh.

    David married Isabella Trotter on 30 Nov 1860 in Inveresk With Musselburgh,Midlothian,Scotland. Isabella was born about 1836 in Mid Lothian, Lasswade. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. John Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1863 in Mid Lothian, Liberton.
    2. 17. Agnes Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1865 in Mid Lothian, Lasswade.
    3. 18. Archibald Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1869 in Haddington, Ormiston; died on 11 Sep 1942; was buried on 15 Sep 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
    4. 19. Isabella Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1871 in Mid Lothian, Heriot.
    5. 20. William Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1873 in Mid Lothian, Heriot.

  3. 4.  Hellen Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (1.Archibald1) was born about 1841 in Inveresk, Edinburgh.

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. Margaret Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1866 in Tulliallan, fifeshire.

  4. 5.  Ann Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (1.Archibald1) was born about 1842 in Inveresk, Edinburgh.

    Family/Spouse: George Denholm. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Agnes Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born in 1864 in New Zealand; died in Dec 1939 in Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Port Chalmers, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

    Agnes married Albert Watson Annan in 1908 in New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  John (Jack) Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born on 4 Jul 1866 in Port Molyneux, Clutha, Otago, New Zealand; died in 1927 in Warrington, Otago; was buried in st barnabas churchyard, Warrington, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

    John married Laura Mary Sargison in 1897 in Registry Office, Waitati, Blueskin, Otago, New Zealand. Laura (daughter of Henry (Harry) Griffin Sargison and Mary Ann (Janet) Horne) was born in April 1877 in Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand; died on 18 June 1955 in Sunnyside Hospital, Christchurch, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; was buried in Jun 1955 in rose garden, bromley cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 22. John Gordon Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born in January 1898 in Blueskin, New Zealand; died on 22 Dec 1967; was buried in Hamilton Park Cemetery, Hamilton City, Waikato, New Zealand.
    2. 23. Laura Ellen Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1899 in Blueskin, Otago, New Zealand; died on 4 Apr 1899 in Warrington, Otago; was buried in St Barnabas, Warrington, Otago, New Zealand.
    3. 24. Graham Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jul 1901 in Blueskin, Otago, New Zealand; died in 1968 in Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand.

  3. 8.  Isabella Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born in 1868; died in 1941.

  4. 9.  Ann Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born in 1870; died in 1870.

  5. 10.  Ann Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born in 1871 in New Zealand; died in 1953.

    Ann married Theodore Johannes " John" Rissmann on 5 Feb 1904 in Home of John Porteous ,Merton, Otago, NZ. Theodore was born on 16 Jun 1873 in Kapunda, Sth Australia; died on 15 Jul 1953 in Invercargill, NZ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. George Alfred Ivan Rissman  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1904; died on 18 Dec 1934 in Mokoreta Valley, NZ.
    2. 26. Isabella Minnie Rissmann (Twemlow)  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Feb 1906; died on 23 Oct 1995 in Gore, NZ.
    3. 27. Marion "Vera" Rissman  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Dec 1908; died on 18 May 1918.

  6. 11.  Archibald William Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born in 1873; died on 19 Dec 1952 in Port Chalmers.

  7. 12.  Marion Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born in Abt. 1873; died in Dec 1938 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

  8. 13.  Margaret Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born in July 1879 in Waikouaiti, New Zealand; died on 7 Sep 1956 in Dunedin, New Zealand; was buried in Otago, New Zealand.

    Margaret married Charles Albert Preston in 1909 in New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  9. 14.  David Ivon Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born on 23 Jul 1885 in Dunedin, New Zealand; died on 14 November 1918 in Brockhurst Military Hospital, Hampshire, England.

  10. 15.  William Brunton Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born on 10 July 1888 in Waikouaiti, New Zealand; died on 19 Nov 1888 in Merton, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Merton Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand.

  11. 16.  John Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (3.David2, 1.Archibald1) was born about 1863 in Mid Lothian, Liberton.

  12. 17.  Agnes Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (3.David2, 1.Archibald1) was born about 1865 in Mid Lothian, Lasswade.

  13. 18.  Archibald Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (3.David2, 1.Archibald1) was born about 1869 in Haddington, Ormiston; died on 11 Sep 1942; was buried on 15 Sep 1942 in Edinburgh, Scotland.

  14. 19.  Isabella Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (3.David2, 1.Archibald1) was born about 1871 in Mid Lothian, Heriot.

  15. 20.  William Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (3.David2, 1.Archibald1) was born about 1873 in Mid Lothian, Heriot.

  16. 21.  Margaret Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (4.Hellen2, 1.Archibald1) was born about 1866 in Tulliallan, fifeshire.


Generation: 4

  1. 22.  John Gordon Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (7.John3, 2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born in January 1898 in Blueskin, New Zealand; died on 22 Dec 1967; was buried in Hamilton Park Cemetery, Hamilton City, Waikato, New Zealand.

    John married Mary Grace Jones Abernethy on 25 Apr 1926 in New Zealand. Mary (daughter of John James Laurenson ABERNETHY and Georgina RYDER) was born on 26 Oct 1897 in Gore, New Zealand; died on 9 May 1986. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 23.  Laura Ellen Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (7.John3, 2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born in 1899 in Blueskin, Otago, New Zealand; died on 4 Apr 1899 in Warrington, Otago; was buried in St Barnabas, Warrington, Otago, New Zealand.

  3. 24.  Graham Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (7.John3, 2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born in Jul 1901 in Blueskin, Otago, New Zealand; died in 1968 in Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Andersons Bay Cemetery, Otago, New Zealand.

    Graham married Margaret Cuthill in 1928 in New Zealand. Margaret was born in 1907; died in May 1996 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Northern Cemetery, Dunedin, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 28. Garth Alexander Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jul 1929 in Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; died on 26 Mar 2015 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.
    2. 29. Stewart Graham Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Sep 1937 in Dunedin, Otago , New Zealand; died on 14 Apr 1990 in Dunedin Public Hospital, Dunedin, Otago , New Zealand; was buried on 18 Apr 1990 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

  4. 25.  George Alfred Ivan Rissman Descendancy chart to this point (10.Ann3, 2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born in 1904; died on 18 Dec 1934 in Mokoreta Valley, NZ.

  5. 26.  Isabella Minnie Rissmann (Twemlow) Descendancy chart to this point (10.Ann3, 2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born on 23 Feb 1906; died on 23 Oct 1995 in Gore, NZ.

  6. 27.  Marion "Vera" Rissman Descendancy chart to this point (10.Ann3, 2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born on 27 Dec 1908; died on 18 May 1918.


Generation: 5

  1. 28.  Garth Alexander Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (24.Graham4, 7.John3, 2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born on 6 Jul 1929 in Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand; died on 26 Mar 2015 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand; was buried in Andersons Bay, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.

    Family/Spouse: Shirley Stuart Dixon. Shirley (daughter of Alexander George A. Taylor? and Agnes Renfew Gretham? Taylor) was born on 3 Jul 1928; died on 7 Apr 2012 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Barry Porteous  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 29.  Stewart Graham Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (24.Graham4, 7.John3, 2.John2, 1.Archibald1) was born on 25 Sep 1937 in Dunedin, Otago , New Zealand; died on 14 Apr 1990 in Dunedin Public Hospital, Dunedin, Otago , New Zealand; was buried on 18 Apr 1990 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

    Family/Spouse: Nola Elizabeth Mee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 6

  1. 30.  Barry Porteous Descendancy chart to this point (28.Garth5, 24.Graham4, 7.John3, 2.John2, 1.Archibald1)




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