Hi Marion

Thankyou so much that would be great i have had a good look but came up with nothing

Regards jay

Hi Marian yes sorry about that i also thought charles was her father as the only elizabeth porter that i could find born bridgewater was the one with charles. But when i got her marriage cert back it says that immanuel porter a sailor was her father and the witnesses were james and hannah porter that would make more sence as she named her first son john emmanuel dare. Hope that makes a bit more sence now. I thought by getting marriage cert i could get somewhere but hit a brick wall with elizabeth and her husband the dare side of things

thanks so much

jay

Hi Marion no i dont have her birth cert but when i have her in the 1861 cencus she is said to have come from bridgewater then in 1871 1881 and so on she is now married to a james robbins or robins living in newport monmouthshire all saying 1831 bridgewater. Its all a bit of a mystery with this family her first husband i cant even find him. Although she seemed from stories i have been told about her was a very good buisness women she had some sort of hotel, took care of a few of her grandchildren when there mother was shot  thanks so much for all your help with this

jay

Deaths Jun 1860   

PORTER  Emanuel    Bridgwater  5c 326   

 

Deaths Mar 1868   
 
PORTER  Emanuel  76  Axbridge  5c 435      

 

This last one would have been born c1792.  I have found this Emanuel Porter age 68 born c1792 in 1861 with wife Eliza age 56, sons Henry 34 and William 32.  They are living in Wrington, Somerset, in the registration district of Axbridge.  Emanuel owned a farm of 15 acres 0 roods and 38 perches, and he employed his two sons (as agricultural labourers).  If we have the correct person, they were living on Legg's Farm in 1851, where he farmed 100 acres.  They also had a servant, and Eliza had a brother William Hart living with them, so Hart was her maiden name. In 1841 the same five people lived there.

 

I also found their Marriage Banns -

 

Gloucestershire: Bristol - Register of Marriages, 1800-1837 
 Marriage Index 1800 to 1837 St. John the Baptist Bristol 
   1826 
County: Gloucestershire 
Country: England 
227 12 Dec 1826 Emanuel Porter & Eliza Hart botp Banns 

 

I haven't yet found a link to Elizabeth.

 

Marian

Hi Marian

wow thats realy great thankyou i will take a look through that later. I dont know where elizabeth is in 1851 but when she married in 1854  on marriage cert it looks like neston there is another word but cant work it out the next word looks like mace just looking at it again now it could well be weston super mare the writing is realy bad sorry it says she was a domestic servant. Once again thankyou so much

jay

Hi Marion okey dokey as soon as i can get to the scanner i will send it to you thanks again for all your help

jay

Hi Jay

 

You're welcome.  I have been doing some more searching and I did find on the 1861 census Sarah Porter widow age 57 Nurse, born Curry Rivell, Somerset.  She is living with Vincent Robins 34 and Elizabeth Robins 33 and their daughter Elizabeth 6 at 22 Bow Street, Dolphin Row, Langport, Somerset.  Is this your family?

 

On the next census in 1871, there is an Elizabeth Robins in Newport with husband JAMES Robins who is 21 years older than she is.  Children are Sarah 16, John 14, Elijah 13, Mary 9, James 7, Elizabeth 4, Jane 6 and Charlotte 2 months. 

 

Sarah Porter now age 67 is still living in Langport, but with her daughter Harriet Hartland and her husband and family.

 

I also found James and Hannah Porter age 68 and 57 on the 1851 census.  Could they be uncle and aunt of Elizabeth?  James is a Master Carpenter and Hannah a schoolteacher. 

 

Marian

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Hi Marion

thats great i dont know about the first and last family but the elizabeth robbins of newport is mine she was married first to a william dare she got married to james robbins at the same time period that she gave birth to hannah dare (robbins) john age 14 in 1871 that is my great grandfather he was a dairyman he also owned a lot of property elizabeth had a i dont know if it was a hotel or a lodging house in commercial street newport the whole family is a mystery to be honest thanks for all your hard work

jay

Hi Jay

 

Yes it does seem somewhat of a mystery, I agree.

 

Do feel free to e-mail me that cert. as it might help us to get a bit further in the quest.

 

Marian

Hi Marion okey dokey i will do that later thankyou

jay