William Arthur Porteous

1920 - 1990  (70 years)

• Name	William Arthur Porteous
  Born	21 Nov 1920	Burnbridge, Muiravonside, Stirling, Scotland   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1944	West Park Dairy, Pardovan, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Occupation	8 Aug 1944  [1]
  	Brickworker
  Military Award	1939-1945
  	Trooper , Royal Tank Regiment
  Occupation	1930's
  	gardener
  Occupation	1950s
  	process operator, British Aluminium
  Occupation	1948-1950
  	milk salesman
  Residence	1950	Rockville Lodge, Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland
  Residence	1948-1957	28 Dovecot Road, Westquarter
  Occupation	1971
  	Process Operator for ICI
  Residence	19 Priory Road, Whitecross
  Residence	4 Colonsay Avenue, Polmont, Redding, Stirling, Scotland
  _UID	4FADE8E5C900436DA219DDA3AA0ABD7C6A1B
  Died	13 Dec 1990	Stirling Royal Infirmary, Stirlingshire, Scotland   [1]
  	Cause: hypostatic pneumonia & oesophageal carcinoma
  Person ID	I7322	My Big Tree
  Last Modified	21 Dec 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 Michael's 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	Margaret Kerr Dalrymple,   b. 5 May 1920, Lawyett, Wallacestone, Polmont, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. 28 May 1985, 4 Colonsay Avenue, Polmont, Redding, Stirling, Scotland  (Age 65 years)
  Married	8 Aug 1944	Polmont Manse, Polmont, Redding, Stirling, Scotland   [1]
  	Witnesses at the wedding of William Porteous and Margaret Dalrymple were Alexander Porteous and Annie Porteous, both of West Park, Pardovan, Linlithgow.
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Margaret Dalrymple Porteous,   b. 7 Dec 1951, Maternity Home, Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2012
  Family ID	F4507	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Served as a trooper in the Royal Tank Regiment during WWII William's interests were fishing, bowling and gardening. The informant on the death of Arthur Porteous, in 1990, was his daughter Jane Gow

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Terry Stewart (Reliability: 3).