• Born: 28 October 1868, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{3 4 5}
• Marriage (1): Mary Craig GIFFEN in 1906 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland ^{1 2}
• Died: 8 November 1915, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland at age 47

   Cause of his death was bacterioma of stomach.

  Birth Notes

14 St Andrew's St, Kilmarnock

  Death Notes

11 Black Street

  Recorded Events in His Life

• He worked as a commercial traveller in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

• He has conflicting birth information of 26 October 1867 and Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

• He worked as a clothier in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.

• He appeared on the 1871 Census of Scotland on 2 April 1871 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ³
  

Joseph Porter   Head   30   Stewarton, Ayrshire    Harton Joiner Temp 1 ?? 2 Boys
Janet Porter    Wife   28   Dundee Old, Ayrshire
John Porter     Son     2   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire

• He appeared on the 1881 Census of Scotland on 3 April 1881 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁴
  

Joseph Porter     Head   41   Troon, Ayrshire       Joiner & Funeral Undertaker
Janet Porter      Wife   38   Dundonald, Ayrshire
John Porter       Son    12   Kilmk, Ayrshire       Scholar
Jessie Porter     Dau     9   Kilmk, Ayrshire       Scholar
Margaret Porter   Dau     7   Kilmk, Ayrshire       Scholar
Joseph Porter     Son     5   Kilmk, Ayrshire
Jeanie Porter     Dau     3   Kilmk, Ayrshire
Thomas Porter     Son    11 Mos   Kilmk, Ayrshire  

• He appeared on the 1891 Census of Scotland on 5 April 1891 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁵
  

Janet Porter        Head   46   Dundonald, Ayrshire    Housekeeper
John Porter         Son    22   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Draper's Assistant
Jessie Porter       Dau    19   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Wool Warper
Margaret K Porter   Dau    16   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Wool Winder
Jeanie Porter       Dau    13   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Message Girl
James Porter*       Son    10   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Scholar
James Porter        Son     8   Kilmarnock, Ayrshire   Scholar
  *Note error in enumeration or transcription:  by age this should be son Thomas

• He worked as a draper's assistant on 5 April 1891 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. ⁵

John married Mary Craig GIFFEN in 1906 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland.^{1 2} (Mary Craig GIFFEN was born on 12 April 1877 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland and died about 1954 in prob Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.)