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PORTER, Jean
(1835-)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. SANG, Charles
2. QUIGLEY, James

PORTER, Jean 2

  • Born: 1835, Dove Hill, Glasgow, Scotland
  • Marriage (1): SANG, Charles on 11 Aug 1589 1
  • Marriage (2): QUIGLEY, James on 15 Apr 1859 in Blythswood, Glasgow, Scotland 2

   Other names for Jean were PORTER, Jane and QUIGLEY, Jane.

  General Notes:

James Quigley died on 4 December 1861. Jean, or Jane, Porter gave notice of his death on 6 December 1861 at Glasgow. Although the details of the death certificate infer a marriage: 'married to Jane Porter' and 'Jane Quigley, widow', no statutory marriage has yet been found.

APPLICATION FOR PARISH RELIEF
Jean Porter made her application for parochial relief to Barony parish on December 11 1861.

She was declared to be aged 26 and the widow of James Quigley. Her current place of residence was 21 Main Street C(alton), but she had been born at Dove Hill, G(lasgow). The reason for her application was the death of her husband, since she herself had no occupation bar domestic ones, and the children of the family, six names given, were resident with her.

In the 'residences' summary of the application the following information was given:

present house since May 1861 BARONY PARISH 6 months
prior 35 King Street GLASGOW 11 years

settlement: GLASGOW admitted 13 January 1862

In conclusion, it stated
Proceedings subsequent to pauper being enrolled:
Dec 11 Notice to Glasgow
Dec 12 Roll 3/- WCW
Dec 21 Stat to Glasgow

A final note was added 'now married to James Paton' re record 2/4613'. 2


Jean married Charles SANG on 11 Aug 1589.1 (Charles SANG was born 1769 or earlier.)


  Marriage Notes:

Agnes, married August 11th, I589, Robert Forbes, Prior of Monymusk. Marriage Contract at Fintray. She was invested in her pure virginitie in the lands of Tullyriach. Patrick, the future bishop, was a witness. (Fintray Charters.)

from Corse and Craigievar 1

Jean next married James QUIGLEY, son of Edward QUIGLEY and Mary CRAIG, on 15 Apr 1859 in Blythswood, Glasgow, Scotland.2 (James QUIGLEY was born about 1820 in Coleraine, County Derry, Ireland 3 and died 4 December 1861 at 11.00 pm in Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland 4.). The cause of his death was typhus over 14 days.


  Marriage Notes:

The poor relief application stated that the Rev Mr Gault married Jean and James Quigley on 15 April 1859. 2

Sources


1 e-books, House of Forbes by Alistair and Henrietta Tayler (1937 and 1987) Corse and Craigievar found at https://www.clan-forbes.org/house-of-forbes.

2 Glasgow or Paisley, D-Hew 14/13/1 No 12304 Barony 1861.

3 GRO Scotland, Birth certificate RDS 644/4 No 532 Calton 1855-daughter Elizabeth.

4 GRO Scotland, Death certificate RDS 644/2 No 1637 High Church 1861.

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