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Hello Catherine and Sylvia, just logged on, thank you. Yes Norah did remarry. Alas, Frederick and Kathe are with us no more. Regards Marian.

Just as a matter of interest:-

1911

Name: Norah Mary Porritt
Age in 1911: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1887
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: West Hartlepool, Durham, England
Civil Parish: West Hartlepool
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County/Island: Durham
Country: England
Street address: 11 St James Place West Hartlepool
Marital Status: Married
Registration district: Hartlepool
Registration District Number: 545
Sub-registration district: Hartlepool
ED, institution, or vessel: 35
Piece: 29635
Household Members:
Name Age
Thomas Edward Porritt 29
Norah Mary Porritt 24
Thomas Edward Porritt 6
Frederick John Porritt 1/12
John Andresen 71

So the Norah M Muir in 1939 record looks to be the mother remarried.

Name: Thomas Edward Porritt
Birth Place: West Hartlepool
Death Date: 8 Jul 1916
Death Place: France and Flanders
Enlistment Place: West Hartlepool
Rank: Private
Regiment: Yorkshire Hussars (Alexandra, Princes of Wales' Own)
Battalion: 2nd Battalion
Regimental Number: 19757
Type of Casualty: Killed in action
Theatre of War: Western European Theatre


Marriages Jun 1920 (>99%)
Muir George B Porritt Hartlepool 10a 348
Porritt Norah M Muir Hartlepool 10a 348

Frederick appears to have married a Kath* in 1948 ....... I won't post the freebmd entry as they MIGHT still be alive

Was taking a looks for Frederick and came across this:-

Frederick (Muriel) Porritt 08 Mar 1911 Male Painter & Cabinet Maker Single 13 4

George Porritt 19 Apr 1888 Male Aircraft Builder Married 13 1
Alice Mary Porritt 06 Mar 1887 Female Domestic Household Duties Unpaid Married 13 2
John William Porritt 15 Jan 1910 Male Aircraft Builder Single 13 3
Muriel Sails (Perritt) 20 Apr 1918 Female Assisting Household Duties Single 13 5

...............such a coincidence I thought I'd post it. (Same name and exact date of birth)

Just shows how carefull you have to be when researching even names that are a little unusual.

Thanks very much Gins. Quite a lot of years ago I was going to send for his army records but at the time I thought it was quite pricey and a very long waiting period. Still can't afford it now, with other priorities ahead of him.

This could be your man


Frederick John

Last namePorritt

Attestation year1929

Service number797467

Record setRoyal Artillery attestations 1883-1942

CategoryMilitary, armed forces & conflict

SubcategoryRegimental & service records

Thank you both.

Snap safc can't find Frederick so maybe already in the forces.

14 Union Place West Hartlepool

Thomas E Puritt 18 Dec 1904 Shipyard Plater Heavy Worker
George B Muir 04 Mar 1885 Shipyard Plater Heavy Worker
Norah M Muir 27 Mar 1887 Unpaid Domestic Duties

Muir Household (3 People) 14 Union Place , West Hartlepool C.B., Durham, England
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First name(s) Last name(s) DOB Sex Occupation Marital status Schedule Schedule Sub Number
Thomas E Puritt 18 Dec 1904 Male Shipyard Plater Heavy Worker Single 57 3
George B Muir 04 Mar 1885 Male Shipyard Plater Heavy Worker Married 57 1
Norah M Muir 27 Mar 1887 Female Unpaid Domestic Duties Married 57 2

Hello, I am wondering where the above were in 1939. Thomas Edward Porritt born 18 December 1904 in West Hartlepool and his brother Frederick John Porritt born 8 March 1911 also West Hartlepool. Thomas was unmarried and Frederick had been married in 1948 in West Hartlepool (West Hartlepool is now Hartlepool. Thank you.