Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Porter was born in 1848, in South Leverton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Porter, was 32 and her mother, Ann, was 27. She married Robert Clifton in 1869, in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Habblesthorpe, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Ordsall, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. She died in 1872, in East Retford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 24.
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Sources (7)
- Sarah Porter in household of Joseph Porter, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mrs. Sarah Clifton - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Mrs. Sarah Clifton
- England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
Spouse and Children
1844–1880 Male
1848–1872 Female
Children (2)
1870– Female
1872–1872 Male
Parents and Siblings
1816– Male
1821– Female
Siblings (5)
1842– Female
1844– Male
1846– Female
1848–1872 Female
1851– Female
World Events (1)
1854 · The Crimean War
Age 6
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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