Porter, McIntyre,McMillan

[Mackiwi]

Thank you, I was just trying to figure out who Jean may have been. I also found Margaret's parents & siblings.

Mackiwi 

[woodiem.m.]

Hi all
Descendants of George and Robina Porter from Mauchline, Ayr, Scotland

I have just started researching the porter family, and am now quite excited at finding someone who seems to have some information about them going to Canada.  Any knowledge would be most helpful i.e. where in Canada was John Porter born?  He married Elizabeth Clelland on 1st Oct 1875, Clelland Park, Mauchline, and then married a Mary McQueen.

[Mackiwi]

Hi & welcome to the family
Is it John Porter 1853 that you are interested in? If so he was born in Canada? After many years of searching I have only recently found one other person looking at the Porter family. I will flick him an email to read your posting and perhaps between the 3 of us we can put the family together.

Mackiwi 

[woodiem.m.]

Wonderful news.  I have just started researching this branch of my family.
I recently spent a couple of days at the new Burns Centre in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire looking up the Porter Family and obtaining John P's death certificate, but only got as far back as George and Robina.

Look forward to receiving any further information especially about their life in Canada.

Now very excited!!!!

[woodiem.m.]

Oops

In my excitement forgot to actually confirm yes it is the same John Porter 1853 born Canada (North America according to the census!!).

Thanks

[gibbied]

Hi,

I have been working on the Porter's for ages now..... I'm married to one   My Wife's (Great x2) Grandparents were George and Robina and her Great Grandfather was William, which was John Porter's brother.  I've done a lot of work on the whole family and I have a lot of information but unfortunately I couldn't find much on the birth in Canada.

[woodiem.m.]

Wow - I think we are the same generation line, and your wife and I are cousins!!!

George was my great great grandfather.  My great grandfather was John Porter and his daughter Margaret Porter married John Woodburn - my grandfather.

My sister's middle name is Rubina - and we have always thought they had mixed 2 aunts names together (Ruby & Bina), however they may have also used Robina's name aswell.

Looking forward to seeing the connections

[Mackiwi]

Sorry I can't help with Canada just yet. What we have gathered does not show why they went to Canada or how George was employed.
They went to Ontario,Canada 1851 or 52 ? (where George and Robina married certificate not found yet)and returned to Sorn by May 1859.
My connection is through Agnes, daughter of George and Robina. She was married to Lachlan Macintyre from 1893 to 1898 when he passed away, there were no children of this marriage.
1903 she married William Downs McMillan.

Lots of new information coming online all the time, so we live in hope.

Mackiwi 

[gibbied]

I know that Robina travelled with George's sister to New York during August 1852.  I couldn't find a marriage certificate for them but I believe that they were married on 4th August 1853 in New Jersey, USA.