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Re: William Porteous Agnes Graham
« Reply #9 on: Monday 21 March 22 22:08 GMT (UK) »
Very many thanks.

This is a sad story I'm afraid.  William Porteous was the eldest brother of my great grandfather.  In the 1860s he was a miller at Linn Mill and tragically committed suicide in the mill race in 1865.  Agnes and the family did not fare so well after that.  I recently had a query from another source about Agnes Graham and hoped to find a little about her early history.  Linn Mill is now I believe, known as Riverside Mill.

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Re: William Porteous Agnes Graham
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 14 February 23 14:01 GMT (UK) »
Can I please ask who your great grandfather was please? My husband has connections to this family, however I don't have record of William Porteous with the first child being born 1808.

Children of John Porteous & Mary Winstanly that I have found so far are

Richard PORTEOUS 05 Jun 1808
Andrew Johnston PORTEOUS 15 Jul 1810
Mary PORTEOUS 09 Jul 1812
Janet PORTEOUS 20 Jun 1815
John PORTEOUS 21 Jun 1815
Thomas PORTEOUS 06 Sep 1821
Robert PORTEOUS 04 May 1825
James PORTEOUS Abt. 1828

My husband's line comes down from Janet Porteous. Would love to share notes

Diane
Wigtownshire:- MCKIE/RANKIN(E)/MCCRACKEN/AULD/COSH/JACKSON
Dumfriesshire:- GRAHAM/CLOW(E)/SANDERS/THOMLINSON/GLOVER

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Re: William Porteous Agnes Graham
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 14 February 23 14:35 GMT (UK) »
Hi, my great grandfather was John 1815 twin to Janet!
He married twice.
1) Jane Hall - my great grandmother
2) Ann Lumsdon

John and Jane had four children.

Mary Ann 1841,  James 1843 (my grandfather), Williamson 1845, John 1848.

Jane died of cholera in 1849

James married Mary Ann Fell.  They had twelve children .

William was the first born of John P and Mary Winstanley, he is interred in Tundergarth Churchyard to the right of John and Mary's lair.

There is also another child Margaret born c1809

I would be interested to hear further of your husband's connection to the family.

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Re: William Porteous Agnes Graham
« Reply #12 on: Sunday 24 September 23 11:56 BST (UK) »
I really don't understand why when an enquiry is made (with an offer to share information), the request is more than fully responded to yet not one word in reply after seven months  to even say it was received.

Thankfully this has not been a previous experience for me, I have always found rootschatters friendly and so very very helpful , thank you to all you wonderful RC from whom I have over the years received so much valuable help.

Just felt the moment may give someone a stab of conscience
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