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Born in Todmorden.
During World War I,
he served as a Leading Signalman
with the Royal Navy
aboard the battleship HMS Formidable.
He died 1st January 1915
when his ship was torpedoed by German Submarine SM-U24 and
sank off Devon
with the loss of 512 of her crew of 780.
He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial, England [Grave Ref 8]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
She was
a postal telegraph clerk [1901] /
(possibly) the Post Mistress at Mytholmroyd Post Office [1919,
1933, 1939].
In 1940, she was living at 32 Ridge Road, Todmorden with her
sister Maud.
They both died there:
Maud [1953];
Ada Ann [1963]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
Son of Fred Porter.
Born in Killinghall.
He was
a wool warehouseman /
employed by Hoyle's wool warehouse, Church Street, Halifax
[1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
Scots Guards.
Clifford may have joined the Scots Guards – rather than a
Yorkshire regiment – because the family lived in Scotland for a time.
He was a reserve for about 3 weeks at the commencement of
hostilities, before he was sent to the front.
In January 1915, he was presumed missing since 11th November 1914.
He had died 30th November 1914.
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Sanctuary Wood Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref II K 5]
It is just possible that Clifford was wounded and captured by
the Germans in that action.
His remains were eventually found in a German grave in the communal
cemetery in Menin.
He was identified by his dog tag.
In 1928, his remains were reinterred in Sanctuary Wood.
By that time his name had already been inscribed on the Menin Gate in
Ypres as a soldier with no known grave.
He died as a Private, but on the grave he is shown as being a
Guardsman, a term which only came into being after 1914
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary's Church, Halifax
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Graham Shaw
He was a Halifax tea dealer, and had premises in
1 Carlton Street, Halifax [1829, 1834]
and
Woolshops [1822]
Later, he went into business as a woolstapler in Bull Close Lane
[1837], and son Samuel joined the business at The Square
and at George Street [1853] and Horton Street [1875].
The family began worsted spinning at Greetland [1866]
He married Elizabeth [1796-1877].
Children:
They lived at Savile Royd [1881]
David died 27th October 1863 (aged 72).
Elizabeth died 13th June 1877 (aged 81).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 537]
He was a silk dresser [1891].
He married Alice [1869-1944].
Child:
Elsie [1913-4th October 1941] who was buried with her parents
David died 25th March 1926 (aged 52).
Alice died 21st January 1944 (aged 74).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-D40]
He lived at 9 South Parade, Halifax.
He died at the Great Northern Station Yard [8th August 1871] (aged 30)
and was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery [Grave Ref: C 407 D]
In [Q3] 1904, he married Bessie Crook [18??-1955] in Lancaster.
Child:
Bessie Crook [1906-1912]
They lived at Steep Lane, Manse.
Members of the family were buried at Steep Lane Baptist Chapel, Sowerby
He worked for Asquith's.
He married Lily
Children:
They lived at 2 Shibden Fold, Stump Cross.
During World War II,
he enlisted [January 1940], and
he served as a Lance Bombardier
8 H.A.A. Regiment
with the Royal Artillery.
He died of an illness [17th December 1944] (aged 39).
He was buried at Chittagong War Cemetery, Bangladesh [Grave Ref 1 B 3].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
She gave to the town the organ which stands in the
Victoria Hall in memory of her brother Samuel Porter.
She never married.
She died 9th February 1904 (aged 69).
She & her mother were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 537].
In her will, she left £26,300 for charitable purposes,
including Abbott's Ladies' Home, St Jude's Church, Halifax and
the Royal Halifax Infirmary.
He was
a coachman at Kilvington Hall, Thirsk /
a coachman at Well Hall, Hamilton, Scotland [1886] /
a coachman at Killinghall [1889] /
a coachman [1891] /
a coachman (domestic) [1901] /
a coachman for John Mackintosh & Sons Limited /
a confectionery warehouseman [1911].
When the motor car replaced the coach and horses, he moved to work in
the warehouse at the Mackintosh factory.
In [Q4] 1884, he married (1) Ann Beaumont [1858-1909]
in Leeds.
Children:
Ann died in Halifax in 1909 (aged 50)
In [Q4] 1912, he married (2) Grace H. Pickles in Halifax.
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Graham Shaw
Born in Mytholmroyd [8th April 1888].
He was
a clerk (cotton weaving manufacturer) [1911] /
a bookkeeper [1914].
In October 1914, he married Hilda Craven [1894-19??] at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.
Child:
Richard A. [b 1915]
During World War I,
he served as a Private.
He died in the conflict [4th November 1920]
He is buried in the family grave at St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd.
He is remembered on a memorial in St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd,
and in the book Royd Regeneration
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
In [Q3] 1865, he married Ellen Stansfeld in Halifax.
Children:
James died Q3 1875 (aged 59)
He was
a railway clerk [1881] /
station master at Mytholmroyd Station [for 36 years until
his death 1919].
In 1874, he married Sarah Moscrop [1849-1933]
in Preston
Children:
They lived at
John & Sarah died at the Post Office, Mytholmroyd,
where their daughter Ada Ann was (possibly) Post Mistress.
John died 20th February 1919.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £215 8/3d.
Administration was granted to his widow Sarah.
Sarah died 12th August 1933 (aged 84).
They were buried at St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
a gas retort setter [1891].
Around 1868, he married Emma [1845-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Shibden Fold, Halifax [1891]
He was a woolstapler and carried on the family businesses after his
father's death [in 1863].
He was interested in music and was active in the Victoria Hall Company.
He lived at Savile Royd [1881], with his unmarried sisters.
He died 1st January 1899 (aged 76),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 538]
with his family.
In 1899, his sisters – Ellen and Elizabeth – gave
£6,000 towards the Porter Ward at the Royal Halifax Infirmary which was named for him
Recently recovered from an attack of scarlatina, she had been
convalescing at Barkisland Parsonage for 7 weeks.
She had shown symptoms of deafness during her stay.
On
15th May 1869,
she was killed at
North Dean Station
as she was about to return home to Southport by train.
As she was crossing the line, her the dress was caught by the
Normanton to Manchester express train which passed.
2 porters had called out to warn her, but she did not notice their
calls.
She was knocked down by the engine and killed on the spot.
Her body was taken to the Shears Inn at West Vale
This & associated entries use material contributed by Lesley Abernethy
He was a nephew of David Porter.
He made a number of anonymous gifts to Crossley Orphanage.
The Leeds Times [Saturday 27th November 1886] reported
Application will be made to the Lords of Council for permission to
make the alteration
He had no other links with the school and never visited.
In 1873, he was injured in an accident on the Halifax-Bradford
railway line
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
(Possibly) father of David Porter
Porter, Albert Edward Ref 503-1022
Son of Elizabeth [née Ives] & Robert
Porter.
Porter, Ann Ada Ref 503-557
Daughter of John Porter.
Porter, Clifford Ref 503-102
Or Cliff.
On 11th April 1914, two brigades of Prussian Guards attacked each
side of the Menin Road and got within 3 miles of Ypres after a fierce
battle.
The commander of the British Guards Brigade was killed in that action
along with hundreds of other soldiers.
Porter, David Ref 503-108
(Possibly) son of William Porter.
Porter, David Ref 503-901
(Possibly) son of Robert Porter.
Porter, Edward Ref 503-1078
He was a railway porter.
Porter, Rev Edward Ref 503-735
Pastor at Steep Lane Baptist Church, Sowerby [1910]
Porter, Edwin Ref 503-416
Son of Robert Porter.
Porter, Elizabeth Ref 503-109
Daughter of David Porter.
Porter, Fred Ref 503-99
Born in Howden.
Ann was born in Stutton, Yorkshire
Porter, Frederick George Ref 503-664
Son of John Porter.
Hilda, of 26 Balmoral Place [?], Industrial Road, Sowerby
Bridge, was the daughter of George Craven, army pensioner
Porter, James Nixon Ref 503-469
Ellen was the daughter of Judge James Stansfeld
Porter, John Ref 503-291
Born in Halsall, Lancashire.
Sarah was born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire [18th November
1849]
Porter, Rev R. W. Ref 503-485
Curate at St Paul's, King Cross [1903].
In 1904, he was appointed
vicar at Ravensthorpe [Normanton]
Porter, Robert Ref 503-860
He was Constable of Northowram [1706]
Porter, Robert Ref 503-914
Born in Cambridgeshire.
Emma was born in Leeds
Porter, Samuel Ref 503-147
Son of David Porter.
Porter, Miss Selina Ref 503-746
Sister-in-law of the Rev C. J. Bushell, Vicar of Barkisland.
Porter, Thomas Ref 503-111
Yarn merchant from Manchester.
Mr Thomas Porter, a Manchester merchant, has promised a
donation of £50,000 to the Crossley Orphan Home & School
in Halifax on condition that the name be altered to The Crossley &
Porter Orphan House & School.
Porter, William Ref 503-225
Tea dealer with premises at Carlton Street [1830].
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