Lorna's family forest

Ann Portes¹

(say 1770 - )

Relationship

4th great-grandmother of Lorna Henderson

BMDB data

Ann Portes was born say 1770 ?Duns(e), BEW, SCT.¹
Ann Portes married James Collan cir. 1792 ?Duns(e), BEW.¹

Names

In 1799 her surname was recorded as Porteus and in 1863, as Porteous.^2,3

Family

James Collan (say 1770 - )

Children

Ann Collan+¹ (Jan 1793 - Nov 1863)
Alison Colvin⁴ (cir. 1795 - Jan 1859)
James Colvine² (Dec 1799 - )
Jean Colvin⁵ (Feb 1801 - )

Charts

My pedigree chart
Paternal ancestors of Lorna
COLVIN

Adam DAVIDSON's ancestors

Last Edited

18 Oct 2023

Citations

Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 13th bap, 29th Jan 1793 Ann COLLAN d/o James COLLAN & Ann PORTES, Duns, BEW, 735/ 40 96 Page 96 of 386, copy d/loaded Oct 2022.
Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 31 Dec 1799 Bap. 26 Jan 1800 James s/o James COLVIN & Ann PORTEUS, Duns, BEW, 735/ 40 160, copy d/loaded Oct 2022.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 23 Nov 1863 Ann CHISHOLM d/o James COLVIN & Ann PORTEOUS wid. of Robert CHISHOLM, reg. Duns, BEW, #61, from Anc. uploaded by sylvia graham Aug 2015, copy d/loaded Oct 2022.
Scottish BMDB entries (from 1855), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Dth 18 Jan 1859 Alison DICKINSON, wid. Adam DICKINSON; Dtr of James COLVIN & Ann PORTEOUS, reg. Dunse, BEW 735 / 10, copy d/loaded Oct 2023.
Scottish BMDB entries (to 1854), http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.php, Birth 16 Feb Bap. 3 May 1801 Jean d/oJames COLVIN & Ann PORTEUS, Duns, BEW, 735/ 40 160 , copy d/loaded Oct 2022.

E. & O. E. Some/most parish records are rather hard to read and names, places hard to interpret, particularly if you are unfamiliar with an area.

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