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ok, here was my confusion over the 1861 census for Mary ...

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Household schedule number: 39
Household Members:
Name Age
Mattw Mariner 50
Hannah Mariner 28
Flora Mariner 14
John P Mariner 9
Mary Porter 21
1861 England Census
about Mary Porter
Name: Mary Porter
Age: 21
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Relation: Servant
Gender: Female
Where born: Leith, Scotland

Civil parish: Wellclose
Ecclesiastical parish: Whitechapel St Mark
County/Island: Middlesex
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation:

Condition as to marriage:

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Registration district: Whitechapel
Sub-registration district: Aldgate
ED, institution, or vessel: 9
born Leith Scotland!

Possibly Daniel Porter in 1841 - listed as a Merchant Seaman, which would fit with the occupation on David Porter's marriage certificate.

1841 Scotland Census
about Daniel Porter
Name: Daniel Porter
Age: 45
Estimated birth year: abt 1796
Gender: Male

Civil parish: North Leith
County: Midlothian
Occupation: Mer S
Parish Number: 692/1
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Household Members: Name Age
Thos Mackie 45
Wm Momion 30
Wm Fraser 50
Daniel Porter 45*****
Malcom M Callsen 45
Isabella Callsen 20
Robt Sinclair 37
Thos Suttie 30
Don Williamson 30
Wm Crencksbank 25
Agnes Black 23
Euphemia Lister 33

And here's the rest of the family in Leith in 1841

1841 Scotland Census
about Mary Porter
Name: Mary Porter
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1840
Gender: Female
Where born: Midlothian, Scotland

Civil parish: North Leith
County: Midlothian
Address: London Row
Parish Number: 692/1
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Household Members: Name Age
Christian Porter 35
Alexander Porter 15
Daniel Porter 14
David Porter 14
John Porter 12
Mary Porter 1

As i said, here goes then....
In the 1841 census Ninjalady provided for Mary Porter, i was both surprised and delighted to learn that Daniel and Christian Porter had a son John born 1829.
Reseaching him ... he was born John Auber Porter.
I found his marriage entry only to learn that ... "Wah! guess wot i found?"... He married Anne Maria Finch!...Who confused us in the 1851 census for David Porter, which stated she was Anne Maria Porter, daughter of David and Mary ... whereas in fact she was Mary's unmarried sister aged 17 who later went on to marry Davids brother John in 1856!
Now, this is the part where the "Temper Tantrum! set in, because as determined as i was not to ask any further help from you guys...........i went on a mission to find John and Anne together in later census's .... anyway to cut along story short, poor john died in 1858. two years after his marriage to Anne...Boo Hoo!
On a good note, i have managed to marry off Mary Porter and George Sims daughter Winifred i am on a roll, all thanks to you....thankyou so much. Sue x

I just happened to come across a tree on Ancestry that matches my detail's and its all looking good. Sue x

That's excellent news, Susan. I love it when a plan comes together!!!