Peter Porter

1875 - 1947  (71 years)

• Name	Peter Porter
  Born	20 Sep 1875	Burscough/Wigan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	31 Oct 1875	St John the Baptist, Burscough   [2]
  Occupation	Boatman, canal labourer
  Died	1947	Victoria Street, Burscough
  Buried	4 Jan 1947	St John the Baptist, Burscough   [3]
  Person ID	I01404	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Unknown
  Mother	Eliza Porter,   b. 1835, Halsall
  Partners	Abt 1868
  Family ID	F02440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Grace Parr,   b. 20 Jun 1878, Burscough ,   d. 1948, Mart Lane, Burscough  (Age 69 years)
  Married	23 May 1904	St John the Baptist, Burscough   [4]
  Children	1. Eliza Porter,   b. 15 Jun 1905, Victoria Street, Burscough ,   d. 1921, Victoria Street, Burscough  (Age 15 years)   2. John Porter,   b. 16 Jun 1906, Victoria Street, Burscough ,   d. 1906, Burscough Bridge   3. Margaret Porter,   b. 18 Aug 1908, Victoria Street, Burscough ,   d. Dec 1980, Stanley Court, Burscough  (Age 72 years)   4. John Porter,   b. 11 Jul 1910, Victoria Street, Burscough   5. Bertha Porter,   b. 4 Nov 1914, Victoria Street, Burscough   6. Edward Porter,   b. 28 Feb 1917, Victoria Street, Burscough ,   d. 1 Dec 1980, Ormskirk District Hospital  (Age 63 years)   7. Elsie Porter,   b. 16 Dec 1918, Victoria Street, Burscough ,   d. 1920, Victoria Street, Burscough  (Age 1 years)
  Last Modified	26 Mar 2024
  Family ID	F03057	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Baptism record has mother a widow. Birth registered Q4 1875 Ormskirk (GRO Online Index) but birthplace given as Wigan in 1881 census, Burscough thereafter. Marriage record names father as James Porter (d), farmer (grandfather's name).

  
  

• Sources

  [S260077] GRO Online Index. [S010056] Parish record. [S010080] Burial register for St John the Baptist, Burscough Bridge. [S010069] MC.