Mary (Turner) Porter (1812 - 1887)

Born 14 Jan 1812 in Upton Bishop, Herefordshire, England

Ancestors

Wife of John Porter — married 11 May 1843 in Kings Caple, Herefordshire, England

Descendants

Died 17 Jan 1887 at age 75 in Ross, Herefordshire, England

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Mary (Turner) Porter was born in Herefordshire, England.

Biography

Mary Turner was born on January 14 1812 and baptised at Upton Bishop Herefordshire on February 2, 1813.^[1] Her mother was Hannah Turner no father's name is given on her baptismal record and clearly her parents were not married as on Mary's marriage certificate her father is given as Thomas Williams, a labourer.(see image 4).

Upton Bishop Church

In 1820 Mary's mother, Hannah married Joseph Webb and in 1822 they had a son William so Mary's half brother was born when she was ten years old. By the time of the 1841 census Mary was living away from home, at Little Dewhurst, which is about 10 miles from Upton Bishop. She was probably working as a servant in a large household.^[2] Mary married John Porter at Kings Caple on May 11, 1843^[3] neither of them could sign at the time of their marriage. Surname Given Name District Volume Page Transcribers Marriages Jun 1843 TURNER Mary Ross XXVI 351 chilmaid

St. John the Baptist's Church, Kings Caple

They had three sons, Charles, born in 1847, John, born in 1849 and James, born in 1852. In the 1851 census Mary is listed with her husband and two sons aged 3 and 5. living in Hentland, Herefordshire.^[4] In 1871 Mary was living with her husband and eldest son, still in Hentland.^[5] Mary's husband died in September 1877, after his death she remained in Hentland but by 1881 she was living as a boarder with another widow. Mary outlived her husband by nearly 10 years and died on January 17, 1887 at Ross, Herefordshire.^[6] Mary lived all her life in Herefordshire, England.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptisms Upton Bishop
   Birth Date: 14 JAN 1812
   Place: Upton Bishop Herefordshire
   Baptism Record_ID: 244147
   Entry_Number: 2
   Year: 1813
   Month: Feb
   Day: 2
   Parents_Surname: TURNER
   Child_Forenames: Mary
   Fathers_Forenames: [not stated]
   Mothers_Forenames: Hannah
   Mothers_Surname: Turner
   Residence: Crow Hill
   Occupation: Servant
   Officiating_Minister: G.H.L. Gretton Curate
   Event: Baptism
   Memoranda: Daughter of Notes: Register_Reference: AD99/4 Page_Number: 1 Parish_Chapel: Upton Bishop
2. ↑ 1841 England Census
   Name Mary Turner
   Age 25
   Estimated Birth Year abt 1816
   Gender Female
   Where born Herefordshire, England
   Civil parish Little Dewchurch
   Hundred Wormelow (Upper Division)
   County/Island Herefordshire Country England
   Registration district Hereford Sub-registration district Dewchurch
   Piece 432 Book 6 Folio 5 Page number 5
   Household Members
   Name Age
   John Hardwick 45-49
   Ann Hardwick 45-49
   Thos Bennett 53
   Jane Bennett 59
   Mary Turner 25
   Willm Dallow 20
   John Fencot 18
   Christopher Colbourn 16
   
3. ↑ England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
   Name: Mary Turner
   Registration Year: 1843
   Registration Quarter: Apr-May-Jun
   Registration district: Ross
   Inferred County: Herefordshire Volume: 26 Page: 351
   Records on Page: Names:
   John Porter
   Mary Turner
   Occupation: Servant
   Also FBMD
   Marriages Jun 1843
   Surname TURNER Given Name Mary District Ross Volume XXVI Page 351 Transcribers chilmaid Cited on: https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?scan=1&r=6925763:5948&d=bmd_1622585863
4. ↑ 1851 Census
   Name Mary Porter
   Age 38
   County Herefordshire
   Est. Year of birth 1813
   Place of Birth Upton Bishop, Herefordshire
   (See image 1 for more details)
5. ↑ England and Wales Census, 1871
   Name Mary Porter
   Event Place Hentland, Herefordshire, England
   Enumeration District 7
   Gender Female
   Age 59
   Marital Status Married
   Relationship to Head of Household Wife
   Birth Year (Estimated) 1812
   Birthplace Upton Bishop, Herefordshire Entry Number 14 Affiliate Image Identifier GBC/1871/2689/0017
   Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
   John Porter Head M 53 Much Birch, Herefordshire
   Mary Porter Wife F 59 Upton Bishop, Herefordshire
   Charles Porter Son M 25 Little Dewchurch, Herefordshire
   Citing this Record
   "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V55J-84B : accessed 9 June 2016), Mary Porter in entry for John Porter, 1871.
6. ↑ FMP England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Date: 17 JAN 1887
   Age: 85
   Last name PORTER
   First name MARY
   Born 1812
   Died 1887
   Event 1887
   Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
   Location Ross, Herefordshire, England