The other day a list member posted a PORTEOUS name as a name of interest to them. My wifes cousin Grant PORTEOUS living in Manchester, England, is from Scotland. I wrote to ask him if had any information about his family and the following is his reply to me. Perhaps this is of interest to this List member, If so please contact me and I will pass you on to Grant. Mike Morris Toronto Canada > Hi Mike, > In answer to your Q.Allthough I have done quite a bit of research on my > family tree; as yet I have not found that any of my ancestors lived in > Edinburgh.The name is fairly common in the lowlands around the Clyde belt > and border region including Edinburgh. As you know research into your > family tree is never ending.I've managed to go back to James b 1763 > Dumfrieshire, it is listed in his register of death. And it states his > occupation as Blacksmith. This seems to be the main occupation in the family > through the subsequent generations. My gt Grandfather William was the > last Blacksmith in my direct decendants. If you ever come accross any > Porteous'es who have had Blacksmiths in their family line; then I would be > interested. Thanks. Grant. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.17 - Release Date: 4/19/05