John Warnock Porteous

1864 - 1955  (91 years)

• Name	John Warnock Porteous
  Born	21 Apr 1864	Kirkwall, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/219124367
  Name	J. W. Porteous
  Occupation	1892	Kirkwall, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario   [2]
  	traveller
  Occupation	1901	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Shipping Clerk
  Occupation	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Book Keeper, Edge Tool Works
  Residence	1911	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-60752
  Died	30 Jun 1955	Vernon, , British Columbia, Canada
  Buried	Oliver Cemetery, Oliver, , British Columbia, Canada
  Person ID	I60752	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Rev. John Porteous,   b. CALC 12 Dec 1812, Maybole, , Ayr, Scotland ,   d. 30 Dec 1895, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Mother	Catherine Warnock,   b. 26 May 1830, , Scotland ,   d. 16 Mar 1908, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	1 Jul 1856	Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F32826	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ida M. Offord,   b. 23 Jul 1867, Shakespeare, Perth County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 May 1938, Vernon, , British Columbia, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Married	13 Apr 1892	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Children	1. Hugh A. Porteous,   b. Oct 1893, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Bessie Porteous,   b. 19 Nov 1898, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Sep 1991, Calgary, Alberta, Canada  (Age 92 years)   3. John Wardlaw Porteous,   b. Jan 1907, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F15892	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S259] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1901, Galt (Town/Ville) C-3 Page 15. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. John W Porteous (traveller of Kirwall) Born: Kirkwall Age: 27 Est. Birth: abt 1865 Father: John Porteous Mother: Catharine Porteous married Ida M Offord (resident of Galt) Age:: 24 Est. Birth: abt 1868 Born: Shakspeare Father: Daniel Offord Mother: Debnah Offord married 13 Apr 1892 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Galt [S572] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1911, Div. 16 Page 5. [S110] Church Records - ON, Waterloo Co., Cambridge - First United. Rev. John Porteous Married Catherine Warnock, Spinster, Both of Beverly?, Witn: Adam & James Warnock, 1 July 1856 By License In Beverly

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 21 Apr 1864 - Kirkwall, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Occupation - traveller - 1892 - Kirkwall, Beverly Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario Married - 13 Apr 1892 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Shipping Clerk - 1901 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Book Keeper, Edge Tool Works - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Jun 1955 - Vernon, , British Columbia, Canada  = Link to Google Earth