Robert Gardiner Porteous

1914 - 1966  (51 years)

• Name	Robert Gardiner Porteous
  Born	9 Jul 1914	Burnbridge, Muiravonside, Stirling, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Name	Bobby
  Occupation	1940s  [1]
  	Dairyman
  Occupation	1950s
  	lorry driver
  Occupation	Oil Process Worker  [1]
  Residence	19 Jul 1940	Burnbridge, Muiravonside, Stirling, Scotland
  Residence	19 Dec 1940	19 Priory Road, Whitecross
  Residence	1943	'Claremont' Sunnyside Road, Brightons   [1]
  Residence	1956	34 Albert Avenue, Grangemouth   [1]
  Residence	1962	3 Princes Street, Grangemouth, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  _UID	FD4B7928B5144D3CA90EFCA5824FA3E9F040
  Died	20 Jan 1966	Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Cause: pulmonary embolism and appendicectomy
  Buried	Polmont Cemetery, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  Person ID	I7319	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2012

  
  

  Father	Alexander Porteous,   b. 18 Aug 1888, Bonhard Mill, Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 13 Feb 1970, Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Jane Brown Hutton,   b. 24 Sep 1890, Bonhard Cottage, Carriden, West Lothian, Scotland ,   d. 8 Jun 1967, St Michaels Hospital, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland  (Age 76 years)
  Married	7 Jul 1911	Woodside, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  	Witnesses to the wedding Alexander Porteus and Jane Hutton were John Kerr and Catherine Hutton.
  Family ID	F2373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Matilda Thomson Ritchie,   b. 16 Jan 1921, Maryfield Cottage, Reddingmuirhead, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 2 May 2007, Stirling Infirmary, Stirlingshire, Scotland  (Age 86 years)
  Married	19 Jul 1940	Larbert Registry Office, Stirling, Scotland   [1]
  	Witnesses at the marriage of Robert Porteous and Matilda Rotchie were Margaret Ritchie, Maryfield Cottage, Reddingmuirhead and C. H. Olsen, "Bengloe", Polmont (garage proprietor).
  Children	1. Matilda Thomson Ritchie Porteous   2. Alexander Porteous   3. David Ritchie Porteous
  Last Modified	4 Jan 2012
  Family ID	F2375	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Robert, known as Bobby, was a dairyman (1940,s) and lorry driver with Wimpey (1950's), before joining BP. There was a dairy facility at Claremont, Sunnyside Road, Brightons. Initially, he used a horse and cart to deliver milk in the Brightons area, and later used a small van. Robert was interested in gardening, reading and breeding cagebirds, especially budgies. He helped with the annual show of cagebirds in the Town Hall in Falkirk. In 1966, whilst Bobby was recovering from an appendix operation in Falkirk and District Royal Infirmary, he suffered a relapse and died on the 20th Jan. His ashes were interred in Grandstable Cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).