The Orys and Cook Family Tree » William Henry Porter (1849-1874)

Personal data William Henry Porter 

  • He was born on 4TH Q 1849 in North Tawton, Oakhampton, Devon. England.
    First name(s) WILLIAM HENRY Last name PORTER Birth year 1849 Birth quarter 4 Registration month - Mother's maiden name Taylor District Okehampton County Devon Country England Volume 10 Page 176 Record set England & Wales Births 1837-2006

    Name: William Henry Porter Registration Year: 1849 Registration Quarter: Oct-Nov-Dec Registration District: Okehampton
    Inferred County: Devon Volume: 10 Page: 176
  • Profession: in the year 1871 Fly Driver.
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1851: Starch Factory Buildings, York Terrace, Battersea, London.
      1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Starch Factory Buildings, York Terrace, Battersea, Wandsworth, London & Surrey, England
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Henry Porter Head Married Male 23 1828 Labourer At Greese Factory Kent, England
      Jane Porter Wife Married Female 26 1825 - North Tawton, Devon, England
      Emma Mary Porter Daughter - Female 2 1849 - Battersea, Surrey, England
      William Henry Porter Son - Male 1 1850 - North Tawton, Devon, England

      Name: William Henry Porter Age: 1 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850 Relation: Son Father's Name: Henry Porter
      Mother's Name: Jane Porter Gender: Male Where born: North Newton, Devon, England Civil Parish: Battersea
      Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps: View related Ecclesiastical Parish County/Island: Surrey
      Country: England Registration District: Wandsworth Sub-registration District: Battersea ED, institution, or vessel: 19
      Household Schedule Number: 82 Piece: 1577 Folio: 317 Page Number: 19 Household Members: Name Age
      Henry Porter 23 Jane Porter 26 Emma Mary Porter 2 William Henry Porter 1
    • in the year 1861: Frog Lane, Sutton At Hone, Dartford, Kent.
      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Frog Lane, Sutton At Hone, Dartford, Kent, England
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      John Hacher Head Married Male 49 1812 Agricultural Labourer Wilmington, Kent, England
      Sophia Hacher Wife Married Female 48 1813 - Scotland
      William H Porter Nephew - Male 11 1850 Scholar Devon, England (Shown as Deaf on census)

      Name: William H Porter Age: 11 Estimated Birth Year: 1850 Relation: Nephew Gender: Male Where born: Parish N K Deaf, Devon, England Civil Parish: Sutton at Hone County/Island: Kent Country: England Registration District: Dartford
      Sub-registration District: Dartford ED, institution, or vessel: 8 Neighbors: View others on page Household Schedule Number: 204
      Piece: 468 Folio: 36 Page Number: 36 Household Members: Name Age John Harber 49 Sophia Harber 48 William H Porter 11 (Nephew) Thomas Smith 21 Thomas Warricker 34 Ellen Early 40 Ann Murphy 35 (last 4 all Lodgers)
    • in the year 1871: 82 Palace Road, Bromley, Kent.
      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Palace Road, Bromley, Kent, England
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William Porter Head - Male 22 1849 - Devon, England
      Julia Porter Wife - Female 18 1853 - Kent, England
      Alice E Porter Daughter - Female 0 1871 - Kent, England

      me: William Porter Age: 22 Estimated Birth Year: 1849 Relation: Head Gender: Male Where born: Devon England Civil Parish: Bromley Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter and St Paul Town: Bromley County/Island: Kent Country: England
      Registration District: Bromley Sub-registration District: Bromley ED, institution, or vessel: 12 Household Schedule Number: 88
      Piece: 874 Folio: 38 Page Number: 14 Household Members: Name Age William Porter 22 Julia Porter 18 Alice E Porter 1/12 Jonathan Russell 28 Frank Brown 29
  • He died on 2ND Q 1874 in Bromley, Kent. England, he was 25 years old.
    Could be..
    Deaths Jun 1874 (>99%) PORTER William Henry 24 Bromley 2a 190
  • He is buried on May 14, 1874 in Bromley, Kent. England.
  • This information was last updated on November 14, 2020.

Household of William Henry Porter

He is married to Julia Harvey.

They got married on April 25, 1870 at Bromley, Kent. England, he was 21 years old.

First name(s) Julia Last name Harvey Name note - Age 16 Marriage year 1870 Marriage date 25 Apr 1870 Marriage place Bromley
Father's first name(s) William Father's last name Harvey Spouse's first name(s) William Henry Spouse's last name Porter Spouse's age 21
Spouse's birth year 1849 Spouse's birth date 1849 Spouse's father's first name(s) Henry Spouse's father's last name Porter
County Kent Country England Record set England Marriages 1538-1973

First name(s) JULIA Last name HARVEY Marriage quarter 2 Marriage year 1870 JULIA HARVEY married one of these people
William Henry Porter, Albert Oost District Bromley District number - County Kent Country England
Volume 2A Volume as transcribed 2A Page number 471 Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Child(ren):

  1. Alice Emma Porter  1871-1951

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Henry Porter

William Henry Porter
1849-1874

1870

Julia Harvey
1854-1934

Alice Emma Porter
1871-1951

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Historical events

Day of marriage April 25, 1870

  • The temperature on April 25, 1870 was about 13.9 °C. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 74%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
  • In the year 1870: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
    • July 1 » The United States Department of Justice formally comes into existence.
    • July 18 » The First Vatican Council decrees the dogma of papal infallibility.
    • August 6 » Franco-Prussian War: The Battle of Spicheren is fought, resulting in a Prussian victory.
    • September 20 » The Bersaglieri corps enter Rome through the Porta Pia, and complete the unification of Italy.
    • October 27 » Franco-Prussian War: Marshal Bazaine surrenders to Prussian forces at the conclusion of the Siege of Metz along with 140,000 French soldiers.
    • November 1 » In the United States, the Weather Bureau (later renamed the National Weather Service) makes its first official meteorological forecast.

Day of burial May 14, 1874

  • The temperature on May 14, 1874 was about 10.3 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 75%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • February 28 » One of the longest cases ever heard in an English court ends when the defendant is convicted of perjury for attempting to assume the identity of the heir to the Tichborne baronetcy.
    • May 9 » The first horsebus makes its début in the city of Mumbai, traveling two routes.
    • May 27 » The first group of Dorsland trekkers under the leadership of Gert Alberts leaves Pretoria.
    • July 8 » The Mounties begin their March West.
    • July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
    • August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.

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