Talk:Porteous family

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[edit] Fictional Porteouses

There have been many examples of fictitious characters named Porteous. It seems unfair to single out one (albeit by a renowned author) and, in any case, it has no place here in an article about the history of a real historic family. – Agendum 14:19, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Porteous/Porteus family in Lincolnshire

The Porteous family originated in Scotland and there is no record of it ever having been from Lincolnshire.

Generally, the Porteus spelling of the name is used by some branches of the original family, especially in Northern Ireland and by emigrant families to the USA/Canada – although some believe that this spelling of the name has a completely separate origin, and may be connected with the Portas family in Lincolnshire.

This article is about the Scottish Porteous family, and I have therefore deleted mention of any Lincolnshire origin. – Agendum (talk) 18:01, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

Looking at this page as part of personal research I am puzzled about the comments made. There is clear documented and published proof of the evolution of the Portas spelling found in Lincolnshire evolving to Porteus and taking the name to the USA.Also, at what point does a Scottish Porteous become an English Porteus as in the case of Bielby Porteus? OUuser (talk) 19:18, 1 April 2008 (UTC)

Born in York , educated in England and died in London.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Chivalrousancestors (talk • contribs) 22:26, 31 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Beilby Porteus

The recent information regarding Bishop Beilby Porteus has no place in what is intended purely as a list of histircal family members sharing the same name, rather than a mini-biography or career outline. Also, the date of death given was totally wrong – probably good to check your facts in a reliable biography first.– Cheers, Bruce Agendum (talk) 22:59, 31 May 2008 (UTC)