Alexander Porteous
| 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 |
| Religion | Presbyterian (1911 census) |
Contents
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 (1877-1914)
- Margaret Porteous (1879-1880)
- Janet Black Porteous (1881-) (married Thomas Quigley)
- James Porteous (1883-1914)
- George Porteous (1886-1887)
- Catherine Porteous (1888-1940)
- Mary Porteous (1889-1890)
- George Clarkson Porteous (1891-1976)
- Robert Ramage Porteous (1892-1893)
Marriage
Alexander Porteous, Jr. married Janet Darling Park Murray in Cumbusland (near Glasgow, Scotland) 8 June 1900.
Children
- Janet Porteous (1901-)
- Mary Carkson Porteous (1903-)
- Henry Porteous (1906-) Born USA
- Alexander Porteous (1909-)
Census Records
1881 Rigside, Broomfield
1891 Douglas Parish, Lanarkshire, age 14 occupation coal miner
1901 Bothwell, Lanarkshire, age 24, occupation coal miner
1911 Hillcrest, Alberta, age 34, occupation miner, Presbyterian
Immigration to Canada
1904 Ship Ethiopia, to USA going to Kangley, Illinois, to his uncle.
1908 Ship Mauretania returned to Scotland
About 1909-1910 returned to Canada
Occupation in 1914
Hillcrest Mine Disaster June 19, 1914 - Killed
Cemetery
Alexander is buried in the Hillcrest Cemetery.
After the Hillcrest Mine Disaster
Janet Porteous, widow, was one month of leaving Scotland to join her husband in Hillcrest. She remained in Scotland and died 1950 in Motherwell, Lanark.
Compensation
Interesting Facts
Brother George and father Alex. Sr were at work that day but not in the mine.
Brother James Porteous was also killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.
Brother-in-law Thomas Quigley was also killed in the Hillcrest Mine Disaster.
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