Frederick Porter

Brief Life History of Frederick

When Frederick Porter was born on 20 July 1853, in Hendon, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Porter, was 48 and his mother, Maria Banks, was 43. He married Clara Bell on 15 December 1872, in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Hornsey, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom for about 50 years.

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Family Time Line

Frederick Porter
1853–
Clara Bell
1854–
Marriage: 15 December 1872
Alice Porter
1874–
Edith Porter
1889–
Walter Porter
1894–
Alfred Porter
1896–
Alfred Porter
1876–1881
Frederick Charles Porter
1878–
Jessie Clara Porter
1880–1960
Annie Jane Porter
1881–
Arthur Ernest Porter
1883–
William James Porter
1885–
Gertrude May Porter
1887–
Daisy Emma Porter
1891–

Sources (23)

  • Charles Porter in household of James Porter, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
  • London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
  • Frederick Porter, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"

World Events (8)

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.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

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

1884

Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).

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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