James Porter (abt. 1840 - 1883)

Born about 1840 in England

Husband of Mary Ellen (Trask) Porter — married 12 Feb 1863 in Wellington, New Zealand

Descendants

Died 18 Jul 1883 at about age 43 in Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Little is known of James Porter who was a Mariner who settled in Wellington NZ

• In James will he leaves everything to Mary Ellen, his wife, under the condition she never remarry. If she should remarry than everything is to be split up evenly and go to the kids.^[1]. I would suggest going and reading for yourself because it is a very interesting will and what happens afterward is interesting. His record starts at 462 and ends at 473.

Sources

1. ↑ "New Zealand, Archives New Zealand, Probate Records, 1843-1998," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9V-KYZV : 27 April 2016), James Porter, 1883; citing Wellington, Wellington Probate Files [First Sequence], 1843-1939, record number 2038, Archives New Zealand, Auckland Regional Office.

• "New Zealand, Civil Records Indexes, 1800-1896," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24J-LDWY : accessed 12 January 2017), James Porter and Mary Ellen Trask, 1863; citing Marriage, New Zealand, New Zealand, Wellington; registration number 1863/7790.