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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: Henry William PORTER, born 13 Nov 1824, Bethnal Green
« on: Friday 31 December 21 09:40 GMT (UK) »
The license of another pub was transferred to Henry in 1851 - see link
https://pubwiki.co.uk/LondonPubs/Holborn/Greyhound.shtml
On Ancestry, there's a professional genealogist in Australia who has been researching Henry and who has posted some details.
Although clearly the branches of the family diverged, there's a possibility Noel Teulon Porter's papers may have send some light on the Porter family background.
Sarah's great-grandfather - George Lawford - was a bookbinder whose business was based on Oxford Street.
There's probably more to find out at the London Metropolitan archive and in Tower Hamlets, but having lived in East London for many years, I now live in County Durham. This research will have to wait until circumstances change in the pandemic.
You're probably in contact with the Emms family. If not I can forward some details.
There's a hint on Ancestry for a a Henry William Porter which is for a death registered in Australia. It seems to match, but I cannot get access to the whole record as I do not have worldwide membership. Similarly under Sarah's brother, William Charles, there's a hint about how he entered Australia. Do you know how he came to New Zealand?
There's a very interesting history for Sarah's great-grandfather Edward Porter's brother George and how he was sent as a convict to Australia and his subsequent life in Tasmania. I suspect that is the subject of the current professional research.
Best wishes to your wife on her project- I'll be interested in the finished work! I've ordered a reprint of the work and hope to visit the British Museum to see the original given to Queen Vic.
https://pubwiki.co.uk/LondonPubs/Holborn/Greyhound.shtml
On Ancestry, there's a professional genealogist in Australia who has been researching Henry and who has posted some details.
Although clearly the branches of the family diverged, there's a possibility Noel Teulon Porter's papers may have send some light on the Porter family background.
Sarah's great-grandfather - George Lawford - was a bookbinder whose business was based on Oxford Street.
There's probably more to find out at the London Metropolitan archive and in Tower Hamlets, but having lived in East London for many years, I now live in County Durham. This research will have to wait until circumstances change in the pandemic.
You're probably in contact with the Emms family. If not I can forward some details.
There's a hint on Ancestry for a a Henry William Porter which is for a death registered in Australia. It seems to match, but I cannot get access to the whole record as I do not have worldwide membership. Similarly under Sarah's brother, William Charles, there's a hint about how he entered Australia. Do you know how he came to New Zealand?
There's a very interesting history for Sarah's great-grandfather Edward Porter's brother George and how he was sent as a convict to Australia and his subsequent life in Tasmania. I suspect that is the subject of the current professional research.
Best wishes to your wife on her project- I'll be interested in the finished work! I've ordered a reprint of the work and hope to visit the British Museum to see the original given to Queen Vic.