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PORTEOUS, John
(About 1520-)

 

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1. MUIRHEAD, Cristine

PORTEOUS, John 1

  • Born: About 1520
  • Marriage (1): MUIRHEAD, Cristine by 31 August 1544 1

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John married Cristine MUIRHEAD, daughter of James MUIRHEAD 6th of Lauchope and Janet BAILLIE, by 31 August 1544.1 (Cristine MUIRHEAD was born about 1528.)


  Marriage Notes:

"Of the daughter of James and Janet (Baillie) Muirhead, Christian, we know that she was born circa 1527. In the year 1544, she married John Porteous, Younger of Glenkirk. Christian / Cristine was mentioned on 28 September, 1544 in:

'a confirmation of a charter to William Portuus of Glenkirk with consent of Cristine Muirhead lawful daughter to James Muirhead of Lachop and John Portuus her spouse, son and heir of William to infest them in conjunct fee and liferent in the 6 pound lands of old extent of Quhitsland in the Sheriffdom of Peebles,31 August 1544 at Glenkirk'.

A witness to the transaction was James Muirhead of Schawfute, the younger brother of James Muirhead of Lauchope."

from Mother Bedford website 1

Sources

1 Internet Site, https://www.motherbedford.com/Muirhead109.htm James Muirhead of Lauchope.

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