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the 1939 above
16 years in service
he is 5' 4" and weighs 154 lbs
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The marriage you've found in 1918 would make him just 17, so maybe a bit of a red herring? Although his bride may have been a war widow, so that was not her birth name - but it seems unlikely unless he preferred older women.
Trouble is, if the shipping records found are actually him (and the address in 1937 appears to confirm this) then you've no idea where to look for marriages or deaths unless he can be further traced through shipping records.
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Oh, well done Margaret!
:-)
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He's a member of the ship's crew here, a greaser.
James Porter
in the New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
View New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957
Name: James Porter
Arrival Date: 2 Dec 1939
Birth Date: abt 1900
Age: 39
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/ Nationality: English
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Roslin Castle
Search Ship Database: Search for the Roslin Castle in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
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Hi Flip
That was my thoughts too.
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Just a thought Prickles, the occupation of Greaser is normally associated with ships - could he have been in the Merchant or Royal Navy? Like you I don't have ww access, so can't check for him on shipping lists.
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This is one i keep putting on the back burner.
I pop him out every now and then, then i give up, and pop him back again! :-|
Before i throw the towel in.......perhaps someone else might be able to find out what happened to him.
Here goes........
William James Porter
William James Porter in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: William James Porter
Registration Year: 1900
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Registration district: South Stoneham
Inferred County: Hampshire
Volume: 2c
The son of James William Porter and Mary Ann Dudley.
According to the 1901 and 1911 census records, it seems William actually preferred his middle name of James.
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Crown Street, Portswood, South Stoneham, Hampshire, England
James Porter Head Married Male 40 1861 Plasterer Lymington, Hampshire, England
May Porter Wife Married Female 37 1864 - Southampton, Hampshire, England
Frederick Porter Son Single Male 16 1885 Plasterer Southampton, Hampshire, England
George Porter Son Single Male 14 1887 - Southampton, Hampshire, England
Alfred Porter Son Single Male 12 1889 - Southampton, Hampshire, England
Frank Porter Son Single Male 10 1891 - Southampton, Hampshire, England
Gladys Porter Daughter Single Female 6 1895 - Southampton, Hampshire, England
Bert Porter Son Single Male 8 1893 - Southampton, Hampshire, England
May Porter Daughter Single Female 4 1897 - Southampton, Hampshire, England
James Porter **** Son Single Male 0 1901 - Southampton, Hampshire, England
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
23 High Crown Street Highfield Southampton, Portswood, Hampshire, England
James Porter Head Married Male Plaster 50 1861 Lymington Hants
Mary Porter Wife Married Female - 46 1865 Southampton
George Porter Son Single Male Boiler Makers Labourer 24 1887 Southampton
Frank Porter Son Single Male Assistant Gardener 19 1892 Southampton
Albert Porter Son Single Male General Porter 17 1894 Southampton
Gladys Porter Daughter Single Female Domestic Servant 15 1896 Southampton
May Porter Daughter Single Female School 13 1898 Southampton
James Porter **** Son Single Male School 10 1901 Southampton
Reginald Porter Son Single Male School 8 1903 Southampton
I am certain this is my James on an incoming passenger list, as he gives the same address as one of his brothers on another passenger list.
James Porter in the UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960
Name: James Porter
Birth Date: abt 1900
Age: 37
Occupaton: Greaser
Proposed Address in UK: Name: 358 Priory Road, St Deny's, Southampton
Port of Departure: Durban, South Africa
Arrival Date: 13 Sep 1937
Port of Arrival: Southampton, England
Ship Name: Warwick Castle
Shipping line: Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company Ltd
Official Number: 162527
So he was still alive in 1937
That is the last i see of him.
I have checked the address of....358 Priory Road, St Deny's, Southampton on the 1939 Register.......but there are no family members living at that address at that time.
I found a marriage for a James Porter.......
Marriages Mar 1918 (>99%)
Crowfoot Annie E Porter Southampton 2c 83
Porter James Crowfoot Southampton 2c 83
I found 2 births registered for Annie E Crowfoot
Births Sep 1892 (>99%)
Crowfoot Annie Elizabeth Poole 5a 258
She married in 1920........
Marriages Sep 1920 (>99%)
Abbott Walter C Crowfoot Poole 5a 788
Crowfoot Annie E Abbott Poole 5a 788
Births Jun 1900 (>99%)
Crowfoot Annie Elizabeth Norwich 4b 110
She died in 1900
Deaths Sep 1900 (>99%)
Crowfoot Annie Elizabeth 0 Norwich 4b 87
Not had any luck with a James....William James.... or an Annie E Porter on the 1939 Register.
I don't have access to World Wide records.......so maybe there is something there that i am missing?
Any help........much appreciated.
Thank you.........Prickles. :-)
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