I'm looking for ancestors of Robert Porter b.c.1846 (weaver) and his wife Ann (or Annie) Dixon (or Dickson) and also any information on 2 of their children, James Porter born 1871 and David Porter born 1875.
Robert Porter's father was David Porter (weaver) but who was his mother? When and where were David Porter and his wife married and also when and where were they born and buried? Ann/Annie's father was Thomas Dixon / Dickson (weaver) and again I've no idea who her mother was. There's a possibility that her mother's forenames were Sarah Ann but I'm not sure. Again, where and when did Thomas Dixon / Dickson and his wife marry and where and when were they born and buried?
I also don't know when or where Ann Porter nee Dixon died. From other records, it has to be between 1877 and 1891. I'm assuming she died in Ireland as there's no death in that time period on ScotlandsPeople website for an Ann (or variant) Porter with a maiden surname of Dixon (or variant). I looked at 5 possible deaths on the new online GRONI BMDs but every one of them was a spinster.
I'm also looking for descendants of Robert and Ann's son James Porter born 1871. In 1891 census he is a lodger in the house of Patrick Higgins at 20 Graham Street, Addiewell, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. After that he disappears. Can anyone tell me if he married and when/where he died? I've not found a suitable marriage or death match on ScotlandsPeople for him.
The other son of Robert and Ann that I'm looking for is David Porter, born 1875. I think he may have ended up in or around the area of Bacup, Lancashire, England. A David Porter of the correct age and place of origin appears on English censuses. He may have married Mary Hannah Banham in 1906 and had 6 children.
Sorry that there's such a lot of stuff that I need to find answers for but hopefully there's something in all of it that somebody recognises and will get in touch.
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Robert Porter's father was David Porter (weaver) but who was his mother? When and where were David Porter and his wife married and also when and where were they born and buried? Ann/Annie's father was Thomas Dixon / Dickson (weaver) and again I've no idea who her mother was. There's a possibility that her mother's forenames were Sarah Ann but I'm not sure. Again, where and when did Thomas Dixon / Dickson and his wife marry and where and when were they born and buried?
I also don't know when or where Ann Porter nee Dixon died. From other records, it has to be between 1877 and 1891. I'm assuming she died in Ireland as there's no death in that time period on ScotlandsPeople website for an Ann (or variant) Porter with a maiden surname of Dixon (or variant). I looked at 5 possible deaths on the new online GRONI BMDs but every one of them was a spinster.
I'm also looking for descendants of Robert and Ann's son James Porter born 1871. In 1891 census he is a lodger in the house of Patrick Higgins at 20 Graham Street, Addiewell, West Calder, Midlothian, Scotland. After that he disappears. Can anyone tell me if he married and when/where he died? I've not found a suitable marriage or death match on ScotlandsPeople for him.
The other son of Robert and Ann that I'm looking for is David Porter, born 1875. I think he may have ended up in or around the area of Bacup, Lancashire, England. A David Porter of the correct age and place of origin appears on English censuses. He may have married Mary Hannah Banham in 1906 and had 6 children.
Sorry that there's such a lot of stuff that I need to find answers for but hopefully there's something in all of it that somebody recognises and will get in touch.
Recently posted on WDYTYA and Rootschat as well
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