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===Children===
 
===Children===
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*Janet Porteous (1901-)
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*Mary Porteous
 
==Census Records==
 
==Census Records==
1881 Rigside, Broomfield
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1881 Rigside, Broomfield<br>
 
1891 Douglas Parish, Lanarkshire, age 14 occupation coal miner<br>
 
1891 Douglas Parish, Lanarkshire, age 14 occupation coal miner<br>
1891
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1901 Bothwell, Lanarkshire, age 24, occupation coal miner
 
==Immigration to Canada==
 
==Immigration to Canada==
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1904 Ship ''Ethiopia'', to USA going to Kangley, Illinois.
 
==Occupation in 1914==
 
==Occupation in 1914==
 
=='''Hillcrest Mine Disaster July 19, 1914 - Killed'''==
 
=='''Hillcrest Mine Disaster July 19, 1914 - Killed'''==

Revision as of 19:32, 21 June 2012

Alexander Porteous
Born 1877
Scotland
Died 1914 (aged 36–37)
Hillcrest, Alberta
Cause of death Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Resting place Hillcrest Cemetery
Nationality Scottish
Occupation Miner

Early Life

Birth

Birth 30 Mar 1877, Douglas Parish, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Parents

Alexander Porteous (Sr.) married Mary Douglas (nee Clarkson) 29 Sep 1876, Newtonfoot, Douglas, Lanarkshire.

Siblings

  • Grace Douglas (step sister to Alexander and James)
  • John Douglas (step brother to Alexander and James)
  • Alexander Porteous
  • Margaret Porteous
  • Janet Black Porteous (married Thomas Quigley
  • James Porteous
  • George Porteous
  • Catherine Porteous
  • Mary Porteous
  • George Clarkson Porteous
  • Robert Ramage Porteous

Marriage

Children

  • Janet Porteous (1901-)
  • Mary Porteous

Census Records

1881 Rigside, Broomfield
1891 Douglas Parish, Lanarkshire, age 14 occupation coal miner
1901 Bothwell, Lanarkshire, age 24, occupation coal miner

Immigration to Canada

1904 Ship Ethiopia, to USA going to Kangley, Illinois.

Occupation in 1914

Hillcrest Mine Disaster July 19, 1914 - Killed

Cemetery

After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster

Compensation