Elizabeth Port

Brief Life History of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Port was born on 1 February 1849, in Froyle, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Port, was 30 and her mother, Mary Garnet, was 31. She died in 1865, in Froyle, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 16, and was buried in Froyle, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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James Wrathall
1828–1896
Elizabeth Port
1849–1865

Sources (13)

  • Elizabeth Port in household of William Port, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • Elizabeth Park, "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Elizabeth Port, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"

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World Events (1)

1854 · The Crimean War

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

Name Meaning

English: from Middle English port(e) ‘gateway, entrance’ (Old French porte, from Latin porta), hence a topographic name for someone who lived near the gates of a fortified town or city, or for the gatekeeper. Compare Porter 1.

English: topographic name for someone who lived near a harbor or in a market town, from a homonymous Middle English port(e) (Old English port ‘harbor, market town’, from Latin portus ‘harbor, haven’, reinforced in Middle English by Old French port, from the same source).

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Port‐en‐Bessin (Calvados), which is recorded as Portu in 1035–36. The placename derives from Latin portus ‘port, harbour, haven’.

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

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History of Mary Garnett Port

Mary Garnett Port – TAKE A FLOWER TO HER GRAVE Born: 7 Mar. 1817 in Chalton, Hampshire, England Married 1st Mr. Burgess Abt. 1838 Chalton, Hampshire, England Married 2nd one year later Our William …

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