I may not be of much help but a John Porteous from Ruthwell, born about 1770 was my gggrandfather he was married to Isabella Gardener amd had 7 children between 1800 and 1817. namely Ann, Isabella (my great grandmother who married James Mitchell of Nutberry Annan in 1830), James, Janet, Jannet, Margaret and Nicholas. John was a gardner and the family may have come from near Edinburgh. I have no other information. Boswells On 05/03/2011 23:58, Bruce Glass wrote: > Hi Listers, > > I am working on a problem which has brick-walled me for many years. > > My Gt-Grandmother was married at Gretna 22nd April 1849 at which time > she was 3 months pregnant and about 19 years of age. She was married as > Eliza Hurst to John Graham and at the time both gave their addresses as > St Cuthbert's in Cumberland (Carlisle). A witness to the marriage was a > James Porteous who was obviously very close to Eliza as her first > children were born at his home in Carlisle. Supposedly (I have no proof > either way) James Porteous was married to Elizabeth (?). > > Eliza Hurst and John Graham were married again in St Cuthbert's, > Carlisle on 9th November 1851 and again she gives her father's name as > George Hurst, Doctor. By the time of this marriage she had already > given birth to two children and was pregnant with her 3rd. I would also > assume that by the time of this marriage she had reached the age of 21. > > On one document Eliza Hurst gave her birthplace as Ruthwell, Dumfries, > Scotland. On virtually every record she gives her place of birth as > Scotland but not the town or county. On almost all documents she gave > her father as George Hurst, Doctor. > > If anyone can assist me with even small details that could assist me in > tracking down her baptism or the marriage of James Porteous to Elizabeth > (?) I would appreciate your help very much. > > Best regards, Bruce Glass > New Zealand > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >