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John GIBSON
(Bef 1720 –1791)
Mary CRAIG
(Bef 1720 –1792)
John PORTER
(Abt 1727 –1817)
Agnes GIBSON
(1738 –1823)
Alexander PORTER
(Abt 1778 –1846)

 

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Spouses & Children

1. Agnes BLECKLY

2. Jean RALSTON
 3. Agnes MUIR

Alexander PORTER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
  • Born: Abt April 1778, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland 5
  • Christened: 3 May 1778, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland 4
  • Unmarried (1): Agnes BLECKLY about 1816 in Ayrshire, Scotland
  • Marriage (2): Jean RALSTON about 1818 in Ayrshire, Scotland 1
  • Marriage (3): Agnes MUIR on 12 June 1821 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland 1 2 3
  • Died: 30 November 1846, Porterston, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland about age 68 3 11
  • Buried: 2 December 1846, Dundonald, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland 3 11
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bullet  General Notes

Dundonald Churchyard, Gravestone 77:

Erected by
Alexander PORTER
in memory of his father John PORTER
who died 27th Aug. 1817 aged 90 yrs
and his mother Agnes GIBSON
who died 19th Jul. 1825 aged 85 yrs
also his son Thomas aged 8 yrs
also William who died in infancy
The above Alexander PORTER who died at
Porterstone 30th Nov. 1846 aged 68 yrs
Also his spouse Agnes MUIR
who died at Porterstone 16th Mar. 1848 aged 49 yrs.

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bullet  Christening Notes

Dundonald Parish Church

bullet  Burial Notes

Dundonald Churchyard

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bullet  Recorded Events in His Life

  • He worked as a farmer in Porterston, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 2
  • He had a residence on 14 June 1824 in Porterston, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 6
  • He had a residence on 23 May 1828 in Porterston, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 7
  • He had a residence on 31 January 1830 in Porterston, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 8
  • He had a residence on 9 January 1831 in Porterston, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 9
  • He had a residence on 31 March 1833 in Porterston, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 10
  • He had a residence on 26 June 1836 in Porterston, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 12
  • He had a residence on 11 April 1841 in Porterston, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 13
  • He worked as a farmer on 11 April 1841 in Porterston, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 13
  • He worked as a farmer at Porterston on 6 June 1841 in Porterston, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 5
  • He appeared on the 1841 Census of Scotland on 6 June 1841 in Porterston, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland. 5

Alexander Porter   60   Abt 1780   Ayrshire, Scotland   Farmer
Agnes Porter       40   Abt 1800   Ayrshire, Scotland
John Porter        19   Abt 1821   Ayrshire, Scotland
Hugh Porter        18   Abt 1822   Ayrshire, Scotland   Sp Mason
Alexander Porter   16   Abt 1824   Ayrshire, Scotland  
Robert Porter      15   Abt 1825   Ayrshire, Scotland
Janet Porter       10   Abt 1830   Ayrshire, Scotland
William Porter      8   Abt 1832   Ayrshire, Scotland
Agnes Porter        5   Abt 1835   Ayrshire, Scotland
Thomas Porter       2 Mo    1841   Ayrshire, Scotland


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Alexander had a relationship with Agnes BLECKLY about 1816 in Ayrshire, Scotland. (Agnes BLECKLY was born about 1801 in prob Ayrshire, Scotland 14.)


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Alexander next married Jean RALSTON about 1818 in Ayrshire, Scotland.1 (Jean RALSTON was born about 1795 in prob Ayrshire, Scotland 14.)


bullet  Marriage Notes

Suspect not married. 1

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Alexander next married Agnes MUIR, daughter of Hugh MUIR and wife UNK, on 12 June 1821 in Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland.1 2 3 (Agnes MUIR was born in 1799 in Craigie by Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland 5, christened on 4 March 1799 in Craigie by Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, died on 16 March 1848 in Porterston, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland 2 3 and was buried on 18 March 1848 in Dundonald, Dundonald Parish, Ayrshire, Scotland 2 3.)


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bullet   Sources   bullet

  1. Kirsty M. Haining.
  2. Ayrshire Burials Omnibus Edition. CD-ROM. (Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland: Troon @ Ayrshire Family History Society, 2007.), 590/4 Dundonald Old Parochial Register (1820 –1854): Agnes PORTER, a.k.a. MUIR, formerly residing in Porterston, Died 16-Mar-1848; Buried 18-Mar-1848 in Dundonald; Widow/Relict: Wife of the late Alexander Porter, farmer.
  3. Dundonald Churchyard, Dundonald Parish Church (Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland), Momumental inscriptions, Alexander Porter family monumental inscription (gravestone 77), Published by Troon @ Ayrshire Family History Society, March 2009.
  4. Old Parish Registers of the Church of Scotland, Index of Births & Christenings, 1553 –1854 (Edinburgh, United Kingdom: General Register Office for Scotland). The Old Parish Registers are church records of births, baptisms, banns, marriages, deaths, and burials that were kept by individual parishes within the Church of Scotland ("the Established Church") from 1553 until 1855 when civil registration began.  All original registers are now held by the General Register Office for Scotland at New Register House in Edinburgh, Scotland.
  5. Ancestry.com, 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1–151), Alexander Porter household, Dundonald, Ayrshire, Scotland (transcription on Ancestry.com).
  6. Dundonald Parish Church (Dundonald Parish [Dundonald, Troon, Barassie, Fullarton, and Crosbie], Ayrshire, Scotland), Baptisms, v. 3, 1819 –1855; Marriages, v. 4, 1820 –1854; Deaths, v. 4, 1820 –1854. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, "Volume 3: B. 1820-1854," 1824 birth and baptism of Alexander Porter; FHL microfilm 1041340.
  7. Dundonald Parish Church (Dundonald Parish [Dundonald, Troon, Barassie, Fullarton, and Crosbie], Ayrshire, Scotland), Baptisms, v. 3, 1819 –1855; Marriages, v. 4, 1820 –1854; Deaths, v. 4, 1820 –1854. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, "Volume 3: B. 1820-1854," 1828 birth and baptism of Thomas Porter; FHL microfilm 1041340.
  8. Dundonald Parish Church (Dundonald Parish [Dundonald, Troon, Barassie, Fullarton, and Crosbie], Ayrshire, Scotland), Baptisms, v. 3, 1819 –1855; Marriages, v. 4, 1820 –1854; Deaths, v. 4, 1820 –1854. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, "Volume 3: B. 1820-1854," 1830 birth and baptism of William Porter; FHL microfilm 1041340.
  9. Dundonald Parish Church (Dundonald Parish [Dundonald, Troon, Barassie, Fullarton, and Crosbie], Ayrshire, Scotland), Baptisms, v. 3, 1819 –1855; Marriages, v. 4, 1820 –1854; Deaths, v. 4, 1820 –1854. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, "Volume 3: B. 1820-1854," 1831 birth and baptism of Janet Porter; FHL microfilm 1041340.
  10. Dundonald Parish Church (Dundonald Parish [Dundonald, Troon, Barassie, Fullarton, and Crosbie], Ayrshire, Scotland), Baptisms, v. 3, 1819 –1855; Marriages, v. 4, 1820 –1854; Deaths, v. 4, 1820 –1854. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, "Volume 3: B. 1820-1854," 1833 birth and baptism of William Porter; FHL microfilm 1041340.
  11. Ayrshire Burials Omnibus Edition. CD-ROM. (Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland: Troon @ Ayrshire Family History Society, 2007.), 590/4 Dundonald Old Parochial Register (1820 –1854): Alexander PORTER, formerly residing in Porterston, Died 30-Nov-1846; Buried 02-Dec-1846 in Dundonald.
  12. Dundonald Parish Church (Dundonald Parish [Dundonald, Troon, Barassie, Fullarton, and Crosbie], Ayrshire, Scotland), Baptisms, v. 3, 1819 –1855; Marriages, v. 4, 1820 –1854; Deaths, v. 4, 1820 –1854. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, "Volume 3: B. 1820-1854," 1836 birth and baptism of Agnes Porter; FHL microfilm 1041340.
  13. Dundonald Parish Church (Dundonald Parish [Dundonald, Troon, Barassie, Fullarton, and Crosbie], Ayrshire, Scotland), Baptisms, v. 3, 1819 –1855; Marriages, v. 4, 1820 –1854; Deaths, v. 4, 1820 –1854. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland, "Volume 3: B. 1820-1854," 1841 birth and baptism of Thomas Porter; FHL microfilm 1041340.
  14. Kirsty M. Haining, Estimated date. Estimates are based off of known event dates (birth dates, christening dates, marriage dates, graduation dates, retirement events, death dates, etc.) from the lives of the individual's immediate ancestors or descendants. Women are estimated to be roughly 20 years older than the birth of the first child; men are about 5 years older than their wives; siblings are estimated at 2 years apart.


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