Ann Porter

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Porter was born about 1831, in West Harptree, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Porter, was 33 and her mother, Phoebe Davis, was 25. She lived in St George's Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and St Thomas Of Canterbury's Church, Todenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1851.

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Family Time Line

James Porter
1799–
Phoebe Davis
1807–1890
George Porter
1830–1899
Ann Porter
about 1831–
William Porter
1834–
Sarah Porter
1835–1901
Elizabeth Porter
1838–
James Porter
1841–
Phoebe Porter
1843–
Mary Porter
1845–

Sources (5)

  • Ann Porter in household of Sarah Gale, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Ann Porter, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
  • Ann Porter in household of James Porter, "England and Wales Census, 1841"

World Events (8)

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

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.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

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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