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Thomas and Ann Jane Porter (nee Jeffers).They married on the 27th Oct 1916 at St Lawrences R C church Greenock Scotland.

Need to know who Thomas's parents were please.

Those records would be on Scotlands People which is Pay to View .

Think for a 1916 marriage you have to purchase the cert for the info .cost £10 through the site

Thanks Shirley I 'll tell my friend.

Was'nt sure if soemone may look it up or not as I know it's pay to view.

Thanks anyway.

If he was Thomas Campbell Porter, an Ancestry tree has his parents as
John Porter 1864 – 1932 and
Elizabeth Mc Dermott 1865 – 1950


1901 Scotland Census

Name: John Porter
Age: 31
Estimated birth year: abt 1870
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Elizabeth Porter
Gender: Male
Where born: Ireland
Registration Number: 564/1
Registration district: Greenock East
Civil Parish: Greenock East
Town: Greenock
County: Renfrewshire
Address: 16 Serpentine Walk
Occupation: Riveter
ED: 39
Household schedule number: 176
LINE: 22
Roll: CSSCT1901_195

John Porter 31
Elizabeth Porter 35
John Porter 16
James Porter 14
Elizabeth Porter 13
Martha Porter 11
William Porter 9
Thomas Porter 7 Where born: Grangemouth, stirlingsh
Richard Porter 5
Maggie Porter 3
George Porter 9 Mos

Jan

Thanks Jan I will tell my friend and see if she knows anymore. She was adopted.

Marriage per ScotlandsPeople:

1916 PORTER THOMAS JEFFERS JEANIE GREENOCK EAST /RENFREW 564/01 0157


Date and place as you said, Mel.
Thomas Porter, iron driller, bachelor.
Age 22. Usual address 4 John Street, Greenock.
Father: John Porter, riveter.
Mother: Elizabeth Porter ms McDermitt (sic)

Jeanie Jeffers, shop assistant, spinster.
Age 20. Usual address 56 East Hamilton Street, Greenock.
Father: David Jeffers, foreman sugar porter.
Mother: Helen Jeffers ms Morgan (deceased)

1901 census transcription details for: 40, Nicolson Street, Greenock
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG13
Piece: 564
Folio: 18
Page: 35
Reg. District: Greenock East
Sub District:
Parish: Greenock
Enum. District:
Ecclesiastical District: West Parish
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: 40, Nicolson Street, Greenock
County: Renfrewshire
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
JEFFERS, David Head Married M 28 1873 Sugarhouse Labourer
Toward, Argyleshire
JEFFERS, Ellen Wife Married F 28 1873
Greenock, Renfrew
>>JEFFERS, Ann Jane Daughter F 4 1897
Greenock, Renfrew
JEFFERS, Mary E Daughter F 3 1898
Greenock, Renfrew
JEFFERS, Ellen Daughter F 0 (2 MONTHS) 1901
Greenock, Renfrew


and for the Porters. Age discrepency for John compared to the ancestry version above.


1901 census transcription details for: 16, Serpentine Walk, Greenock
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: RG13
Piece: 564
Folio: 39
Page: 36
Reg. District: Greenock East
Sub District:
Parish: Greenock
Enum. District:
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: 16, Serpentine Walk, Greenock
County: Renfrewshire
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
PORTER, John Head Married M 37 1864 Riveter
Ireland
PORTER, Elizabeth Wife Married F 35 1866
Greenock, Renfrewshire
PORTER, John Son Single M 16 1885 Riveter's Heater
Rothesay, Buteshire
PORTER, James Son M 14 1887 Riveters Heater
Bowling, Dumbartonshire
PORTER, Elizabeth Daughter F 13 1888 Scholar
Bowling, Dumbartonshire
PORTER, Martha Daughter F 11 1890 Scholar
Polmont, Stirlingshire
PORTER, William Son M 9 1892 Scholar
Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
PORTER, Thomas Son M 7 1894 Scholar
Grangemouth, Stirlingshire
PORTER, Richard Son M 5 1896 Scholar
Greenock, Renfrewshire
PORTER, Maggie Daughter F 3 1898
Greenock, Renfrewshire
PORTER, George Son M 0 (9 MONTHS) 1901
Greenock, Renfrewshire

Thankyou everyone for help with my Porter family.I will check it all out later.I may be back if I get stuck again (which Is quite likely lol)
Jane

Thanks for the marriage ArgyllGran. Thats the couple I thought it was but could'nt be sure.

Thanks to everyone for looking it has been a great help.

Cauli cheese and sauages with green beans and broccoli. Starting it now.

Hello,

Just stumbled across this thread by accident. Thomas Cambpell Porter is one of my relatives. He was my Great-Grandfather's Brother. I only found out his descendants last September when doing research into another of the brothers (John, who was Provost of Greenock) lead to me tracing another branch of the family.

Thomas's Parents were indeed John Porter, from the Strabane area in Ireland, and Elizabeth McDermott, from Greenock.

They married on 06/12/1884 in Rothesay on Bute, presumably because Elizabeth was 8 months pregnant at the time, having their first son John in Rothesay on 08/01/1885.

They later moved about across central Scotland, having further children in Bowling, Polmont, and Grangemouth, before settling back in Greenock. John was an Engine Fitter, and there were shipyards in Grangemouth and Greenock. I tracked their movements via the census records betwen 1881 and 1911. They could have also been elsewhere in the years in-between...

In full, their children were;

John McDermott Porter 08/01/1885 - 1956
James Campbell Porter 09/09/1886 - 19/02/1956 (My Great-Grandfather)
Elizabeth Campbell Porter 17/02/1888 - 1960
Martha Galbraith Porter 22/02/1890
William Porter 03/03/1892 - 1965
Thomas Porter 24/01/1894 - 1958 (I believe he lived in Luton)
Richard McDermott Porter 02/03/1896 - 1916 (Died at the Somme)
Margaret Ford Porter 22/01/1898
George Smith Porter 17/06/1900 - 27/02/1970
Charles Brown Porter 09/08/1902 - 1934

My info had Thomas marrying a Jean Jeffers (presumably the Ann Jane listed above), and having 3 children;
Richard Porter (has a daughter Ann)
David Porter (has Richard, David, Theresa, and Jessie)
Elizabeth Porter (known as Bessie)

http://boards.ancestry.co.uk/surnames.porter/7064/mb.ashx

Please get in touch if you'd like more info

Scott Porter

John Porter > John Porter > James Campbell Porter > Charles Brown Porter > Charles Brown Porter > Scott Brown Porter

Hi Scott
Thanks for your message .I have replied now by PM