Brief Life History 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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- Ann Porter in household of Benjamin Porter, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Ann Porter, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Ann Porter, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
Spouse and Children
1819–1901 Male
1817–1847 Female
Children (1)
1845– Female
Parents and Siblings
1790–1851 Male
1791–1872 Female
Siblings (13)
1815– Male
1817–1847 Female
1817– Male
1817– Female
1819–1847 Male
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World Events (4)
1823
Age 6
1830
Age 13
1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
Age 16
Name Meaning
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 and Older Scots porter(e), port(o)ur ‘doorkeeper, gatekeeper’ (Anglo-Norman French port(i)er, portur, Latin portarius). 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. The name has been established in Ireland since the 13th century. In North America, this surname has absorbed cognates and equivalents in other languages, for example German Pförtner (see Fortner ) and Poertner .
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 Middle English port(o)ur, porter ‘porter, carrier of burdens’ (Anglo-Norman French portur, porteo(u)r).
Dutch: variant, mostly Americanized, of Poorter, status name for a freeman (burgher) of a town, Middle Dutch portere, modern Dutch poorter. Compare De Porter .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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