18 Aug 2023
Wife: Elizabeth Claydon Collins Also known as: Betsy Porter 1
Born: 1848 in Kings Lynn, Norfolk 2 (see note 1) Census: 1881 in Hilgay, Norfolk (see note 2) Census: 1901 in Newmarket, Suffolk (see note 3) Census: 1911 at 55 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 4) Resided: 1920 - 1923 at 55 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 1 (see note 5) Census: 1921 at 55 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 6) Father: Mother:
Husband: William Smith Galloway Porter Married: 1875 in Norfolk 2 (see note 7)
Born: 1854 in Norfolk 3 (see note 8) Census: 1871 in London (see note 9) Occupation: Solicitors Clerk 4 Father: Mother: Notes
F Child 1: Ethel Porter Born: ABT 1877 in Lincolnshire Census: 1881 in Hilgay, Norfolk (see note 10) Husband: William Henry Marshall Married: 1907 in Edinburgh 5 (see note 11)
M Child 2: Sidney Ernest Porter Born: 16 Apr 1880 in Lincolnshire 2,6 (see note 12) Census: 1881 in Hilgay, Norfolk (see note 13) Census: 1901 in Newmarket, Suffolk (see note 14) Occupation: 1901 - 1916 Barber & Hairdresser 7 Resided: 1912 - 1923 at 55 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington 4,7,1 Census: 1921 at 55 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 15) Occupation: 1921 Hairdresser, H J Cox, Sidney Street, Cambridge Resided: 1939 in Nottinghamshire 6 Occupation: 1939 Licensed Victualer 6 Died: 1960 in Nottinghamshire 8 (see note 16) Wife: Harriet Maud Barker b. 28 Aug 1892 Also known as: Maud H Porter 6 Married: 1912 in Norfolk 2 (see note 17)
F Child 3: Eva Gwenllian Porter Born: 1884 in Monmouthshire 2 (see note 18) Census: 1891 in Newmarket, Suffolk (see note 19) Census: 1901 in Newmarket, Suffolk (see note 20) Occupation: 1901 Assistant Dressmaker Census: 1911 at 55 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 21) Husband: John Hilton
F Child 4: Blanche Maud Porter Born: 1887 in Newmarket, Suffolk 2 (see note 22) Census: 1901 in Newmarket, Suffolk (see note 23) Census: 1911 at 55 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 24) Occupation: 1911 Refreshment Room Attendant Notes
F Child 5: Beatrice Olive Porter Also known as: Olive Porter 9 Born: 1894 in Suffolk 2 (see note 25) Census: 1901 in Newmarket, Suffolk (see note 26) Census: 1911 at 55 Alpha Terrace, Trumpington (see note 27) Occupation: 1911 Drapers Assistant Husband: Arthur Bert Shaw b. ABT 1895 Married: 4 Jan 1919 in Trumpington (see note 28)
Sources: (1) Electoral Register. (2) FreeBMD website. (3) GRO index. (4) Marriage record of child. (5) Scotlands People website. (6) 1939 Register. (7) Baptism records of children. (8) Index on ancestry.co.uk. (9) 1901 census.
Event Notes Note (1) Dec 1848 Kings Lynn 13 186 Note (2) Age 29, born Lynn, Lawyers Clerks Wife with three children Note (3) Age 41, born Kings Lynn, widow with five children Note (4) Age 61, born Kings Lynn, widow, with children Note (5) Betsy Porter Note (6) Age 72, born Kings Lynn, with son Sidney and his family Note (7) Dec 1875 Downham 4b 984. Husband indexed as William Smith Galloway (no Porter) Note (8) Jun 1854 Downham 4b 381 Note (9) Age 16, born Norfolk. Solicitors General Clerk Note (10) Age 3, born Coningsby, with mother and family Note (11) 1907 St Giles 685/4/977 Note (12) Jun 1880 Horncastle 7a 623 Note (13) Age 11 months, born Coningsby, with mother and family Note (14) Age 20, born Coningsby, with mother and family. Barber Note (15) Age 41, born Conningsboro. Hairdresser, H J Cox, Sidney Street, Cambridge, with wife Harriet Maud, two children and his mother, also his niece Blanche Maud Marshall Note (16) Sep 1960 East Retford 3c 92 age 80 Note (17) Mar 1912 Downham 4b 505 Note (18) Sep 1884 Pontypool 11a 139 Note (19) Age 6, born Pontypool, with mother and family Note (20) Age 15, born Wales, with mother and family. Assistant Dressmaker Note (21) Mrs John Hilton, age 26 born Pontypool, with mother and sisters Note (22) Jun 1887 Newmarket 3b 541 Note (23) Age 13, born Newmarket, with mother and family Note (24) Age 23, born Newmarket, with mother and sisters. Refreshment Room Attendant Note (25) Sep 1894 Risbridge 4a 682 Note (26) Olive Porter: age 7, born Newmarket, with mother and family Note (27) Age 16, born Wickhambrooke, with mother and sisters. Drapers Assistant Note (28) Jan 4 SHAW Arthur Bert 23 bac Pte39th Battn AIF of Park House Camp Salisbury son of William Alfred painter PORTER Beatrice Olive 24 sp [blank] otp dau of William solicitor's clerk wits: S E PORTER, P G CARTER Copyright © Trumpington Local History Group 2023 Email TLHG Return to TLHG introduction page Name Index