18 Aug 2023
Wife: Sarah Minnie Creger
Born: ABT 1857 in USA Census: 1891 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 1) Died: 1899 Buried: 11 Feb 1899 in Trumpington (see note 2) Father: Mother:
Husband: Thomas Humphrey John Porter Married: 1879 in Cambridge 1 (see note 3)
Born: 1857 in London 2 (see note 4) Resided: 1890 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington 3 Occupation: 1890 - 1891 Solicitors Clerk 3 Census: 1891 in Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 5) Census: 1901 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 6) Occupation: 1901 - 1911 Solicitors Managing Clerk Census: 1911 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 7) Resided: 1913 - 1936 at Quy Villa, Gazeley Road, Trumpington 4 Member: 1915 Trumpington Volunteer Training Corps 5 Census: 1921 at Quy Villa, Gazeley Road, Trumpington (see note 8) Occupation: 1921 Law Clerk, Francis & Co, Solicitors, Peas Hill, Cambridge Died: 1936 Buried: 30 Jul 1936 in Trumpington (see note 9) Father: Mother: Other spouse 2 Media link: https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/7678870 Media desc: Lives of the First World War
F Child 1: Mary Ann Elizabeth Porter Born: 4 Oct 1880 in Cambridge 6 Census: 1891 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 10) Census: 1901 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 11) Census: 1911 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 12) Resided: 1915 - 1963 at Tourmaline, 182 Shelford Road, Trumpington 4,3,6 Census: 1921 at Quy Villa, Gazeley Road, Trumpington (see note 13) Died: 1965 in Gloucester 7 (see note 14) Buried: 1965 in Trumpington 8 (see note 15) Husband: Henry William Huckle b. ABT 1886 d. 5 Sep 1918 Married: 2 Sep 1914 in Trumpington (see note 16)
F Child 2: Winifred Emily Porter Born: 1 Jun 1890 Christened: 20 Jul 1890 in Trumpington (see note 17) Died: 1890 in Cambridgeshire 1 (see note 18)
F Child 3: Elsie Florence Porter Born: 6 Dec 1891 in Trumpington 6 Christened: 23 Oct 1892 in Trumpington (see note 19) Census: 1901 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 20) Census: 1911 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 21) Resided: 1939 in Kent 6 (see note 22) Occupation: 1939 Teacher, Principal, Part Proprietor of Private Day School Resided: 1958 - 1963 at 182 Shelford Road, Trumpington 4 Died: 1970 in Gloucester 7 (see note 23)
M Child 4: Thomas Francis Porter Born: 19 Jul 1893 in Trumpington 6 Christened: 27 Aug 1893 in Trumpington (see note 24) Census: 1901 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 25) Census: 1911 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 26) Military: Aug 1914 - Mar 1921 Captain Royal Engineers 9,10 Resided: 1924 in Cambridge 3 Occupation: 1924 Civil Engineer 3 Resided: 1938 - 1954 at Quy Villa, Gazeley Road, Trumpington 4,6 Occupation: 1939 - 1944 Local Government Officer Rating Surveyor 6,10 Died: 25 Mar 1955 in Cambridge 7,11 (see note 27) Wife: Doris Eleanor Wisbey b. 23 Oct 1895 d. 1952 Married: 1916 in Berkshire 1 (see note 28)
F Child 5: Gladys Almena Porter Born: 4 Oct 1894 in Trumpington 1 (see note 29) Christened: 16 Dec 1894 in Trumpington (see note 30) Census: 1901 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 31) Census: 1911 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 32) Resided: 1939 in Gloucester 6 Occupation: 1939 Superintendent Nurse 6 Died: 1973 in Gloucester 1 (see note 33)
F Child 6: Doris Miriam Porter Born: 10 Jun 1896 in Trumpington 6 Christened: 23 Aug 1896 in Trumpington (see note 34) Census: 1901 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 35) Census: 1911 at Quy Villa, Cambridge Road, Trumpington (see note 36) Resided: 1929 - 1937 at Quy Villa, Gazeley Road, Trumpington 4 Resided: 1939 in Dorset 6 Occupation: 1939 Assistant Matron, Bryanston School 6 Resided: 1950 - 1954 at 182 Shelford Road, Trumpington 4 Died: 1977 in Gloucester 7 (see note 37) Husband: Douglas Arthur Hare b. 8 Mar 1887 d. 1970 Married: 1951 in Cambridge 7 (see note 38)
Sources: (1) FreeBMD website. (2) GRO index. (3) Baptism records of children. (4) Electoral Register. (5) Cambridge Chronicle and Journal. (6) 1939 Register. (7) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (8) Ken Fletcher pers.com. (9) Roll of Honour, in Trumpington Village Hall. (10) British Legion (Trumpington branch) application forms. (11) The London Gazette.
Event Notes Note (1) Age 33, born New Orleans, with husband Thomas H J Porter and daughter Mary Note (2) Feb 11 PORTER Sarah otp 41 Burials Act Note (3) Sep 1879 Cambridge 3b 757 Note (4) Jun 1857 Lambeth 1d 308 mothers surname Johnson Note (5) Age 34, born Lambeth. Solicitors Clerk, with wife Sarah and daughter Mary Note (6) Age 44, born Lambeth. Solicitors Managing Clerk, widower, with children and aunt Elizabeth Rayner Note (7) Age 54, born Lambeth. Solicitors Managing Clerk, with wife Emily and his children Note (8) Age 64, born Lambeth. Law Clerk, Francis & Co, Solicitors, Peas Hill, Cambridge, with wife Emily and visitors his daughter Mary Ann Huckle with her children Note (9) Jul 30 PORTER Thomas Humphrey John of Quy Villa, Trumpington 79 Note (10) Age 10, born Cambridge, with parents Note (11) Age 20, born Cambridge, with father and family Note (12) Age 30, born Cambridge, with father, stepmother and family Note (13) Age 40, born Cambridge, widow with two children, all visiting her father and stepmother Note (14) Mar 1965 Gloucester City 7b 519 age 84 Note (15) Residing in Gloucester Note (16) Sep 2 HUCKLE Henry William 28 bac clerk of 4 Warkworth Street Cambridge son of Henry confectioner PORTER Mary Ann Elizabeth 33 sp [blank] of Quy Villa Trumpington dau of Thomas Humphrey John solicitor's managing clerk wits: Thos H J PORTER, Frederick HUCKLE, Thomas H PORTER Note (17) Jul 20 PORTER Winifred Emily of Thomas Humphrey John & Sarah of Quy Villa solicitor's clerk born 1 Jun [1890] Note (18) Dec 1890 Chesterton 3b 312 age 0 Note (19) Oct 23 PORTER Elsie Florence of Thomas Humphrey John & Sarah otp lawyer's clerk Note (20) Age 9, born Trumpington, with father and family Note (21) Age 19, born Trumpington, with father, stepmother and family Note (22) With Mary H Worthington Note (23) Jun 1970 Gloucester City 7b 996 born 6 Dec 1891 Note (24) Aug 27 PORTER Thomas Francis of Thomas Humphrey John & Sarah otp lawyer's clerk Note (25) Age 7, born Trumpington, with father and family Note (26) Age 17, born Trumpington, with father, stepmother and family Note (27) Jun 1955 Cambridge 4a 168 age 61 Note (28) Mar 1916 Maidenhead 2c 881 Note (29) Dec 1894 Chesterton 3b 448 Note (30) Dec 16 PORTER Gladys Alessine of Thomas Humphrey John & Sarah otp solicitor's clerk Note (31) Age 6, born Trumpington, with father and family Note (32) Age 16, born Trumpington, with father, stepmother and family Note (33) Sep 1973 Gloucester City 7b 1044 born 4 Oct 1894 Note (34) Aug 23 PORTER Doris Miriam of Thomas Humphrey John & Sarah otp solicitor's clerk Note (35) Age 4, born Trumpington, with father and family Note (36) Age 14, born Trumpington, with father, stepmother and family Note (37) Mar 1977 Gloucester 22 1937 born 10 Jun 1896 Note (38) Jun 1951 Cambridge 4a 479 Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index