Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,259 pages of information and 244,500 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 147,919 pages of information and 233,587 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

Robert Porter

From Graces Guide

c.1829 Born in Slimbridge, son of John and Ann Porter, brother of John Henderson Porter

1861 Robert Porter, Iron Roof and Bridge Works, Gas Street, Birmingham.[1]

1866 of Ebro Works, Tividale, near Tipton - presumably Porter and Co (of Tividale)

1871 Robert Porter 41 , gas engineer and contractor, lived in Brentford and his family[2]

1881 Robert Porter 51, civil engineer, lived in Lewisham with Penelope Porter 41, Mary A. Porter 21, Frances M. Porter 18, Arthur E. Porter 13, Ethel C. Porter 10, Constance E. Porter 8[3]

1904 Died in Surrey[4]

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Sources of Information

  1. 1861 Institution of Mechanical Engineers
  2. 1871 census
  3. 1881 census
  4. National probate calendar