Ann Porter

22 January 1817–3 March 1847 (Age 30)
Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Ann

When Ann Porter was born on 22 January 1817, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Benjamin Porter, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Ward, was 26. She married George Whitmore Rogers on 16 October 1842, in Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Foleshill, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 3 March 1847, in Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 30.

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Family Time Line

George Whitmore Rogers
1819–1901
Ann Porter
1817–1847
Marriage: 16 October 1842
Hannah Rogers
1845–

Spouse and Children

MARRIAGE
16 October 1842
Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom
children

(1)

    Hannah Rogers

    Female1845–Female

Parents and Siblings

siblings

(13)

    William Porter

    Male1815–Male

    Ann Porter

    Female1817–1847Female

    Thomas Porter

    Male1817–Male

    Mary Porter

    Female1817–Female

    Thomas Porter

    Male1819–1847Male

+8 More Children

World Events (4)

1823

Age 6

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1830

Age 13

Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

Age 16

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

Name Meaning

1 English and Scottish: occupational name for the gatekeeper of a walled town or city, or the doorkeeper of a great house, castle, or monastery, from Middle English porter ‘doorkeeper’, ‘gatekeeper’ (Old French portier). The office often came with accommodation, lands, and other privileges for the bearer, and in some cases was hereditary, especially in the case of a royal castle. As an American surname, this has absorbed cognates and equivalents in other European languages, for example German Pförtner ( see Fortner ) and North German Poertner .2 English: occupational name for a man who carried loads for a living, especially one who used his own muscle power rather than a beast of burden or a wheeled vehicle. This sense is from Old French porteo(u)r (Late Latin portator, from portare ‘to carry or convey’).3 Dutch: occupational name from Middle Dutch portere ‘doorkeeper’. Compare 1.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Sources (3)

  • Ann Porter in household of Benjamin Porter, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Ann Porter, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
  • Ann Porter, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"

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