[Index]
Mary SLATER (1838 - 1920)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
George PORTER (1858 - 1878)
John PORTER (1860 - 1874)
Thomas PORTER (1862 - 1863)
Thomas PORTER (1864 - 1933)
Henry (Harry) PORTER (1867 - 1952)
Margaret Sarah PORTER (1869 - 1953)
Annie Elizabeth PORTER (1871 - 1958)
Elizabeth PORTER (1874 - 1964)
Sarah PORTER (1876 - 1943)
William PORTER (1879 - 1947)
 Mary SLATER (1838 - 1920)

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William PORTER (1837 - 1887)
 William SLATER (1808 - 1898) John SLATER (1778 - 1855) Possibly John SLATER (1758 - 1819)
Possibly Elizabeth HALL (1759 - 1827)
Frances SOMMERTON (1774 - 1857)



Ruth DEACON (1804 - 1869)











Mary SLATER
Mary SLATER
Pic P1. In Loving Memory of
Our Dear Mother
MARY PORTET
who died 7th Nov 1921
aged 85 years
sadly missed

Pic 1. In Loving Memory of
Our Dear Mother
MARY PORTET
who died 7th Nov 1921
aged 85 years
sadly missed

b. 1838 at Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
m. 1857 William PORTER (1837 - 1887) at Coventry, Warwickshire, England
d. 1920 at Ayr, Queensland, Australia aged 82
Near Relatives of Mary SLATER (1838 - 1920)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather John SLATER 1778 Great Rollright, Oxfordshire, England 1855 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England 77
Grandmother Frances SOMMERTON 1774 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England 1857 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England 83

Father in Law William PORTER
Mother in Law Sarah MARRIOTT

Father William SLATER 1808 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England 1898 Warwickshire, England 90
Mother Ruth DEACON 1804 1869 Coventry, Warwickshire, England 65
Step Mother Harriet DODD 1828 Coventry, Warwickshire, England 1899 Warwickshire, England 71

Self Mary SLATER 1838 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England 1920 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 82

Husband William PORTER 1837 Coventry, Warwickshire, England 1887 Inkerman, Ayr, Queensland, Australia 50

Son George PORTER 1858 Coventry, Warwickshire, England 1878 Jarvisfield, Ayr, Queensland, Australia 20
Son John PORTER 1860 Coventry, Warwickshire, England abt 1874 Bowen, Queensland, Australia 14
Son Thomas PORTER abt 1862 England 1863 1
Son Thomas PORTER 1864 1933 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 69
Son Henry (Harry) PORTER 1867 Queensland, Australia 1952 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 85
Daughter Margaret Sarah PORTER 1869 Queensland, Australia 06 Apr 1953 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 84
Daughter Annie Elizabeth PORTER 1871 Queensland, Australia 29 Aug 1958 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 87
Daughter Elizabeth PORTER 1874 Queensland, Australia 1964 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 90
Daughter Sarah PORTER 1876 Queensland, Australia 1943 Queensland, Australia 67
Son William PORTER 1879 Queensland, Australia 1947 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 68

Sister Hannah SLATER 1830 Sowe, Warwickshire
Brother Walter SLATER 1832 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Half Brother ? John SLATER 1833 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Sister Elizabeth SLATER 1835
Brother Thomas SLATER 1841 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Brother George SLATER 1845 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Sister Eliza SLATER 1848 Stoke, Warwickshire, England
Sister Sarah Ann SLATER 1848 Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Step Brother Joseph BENSON 1854
Step Sister Sarah BENSON 1857
Step Sister Hannah BENSON 1858
Step Brother Edward BENSON 1860
Step Brother Walter BENSON 1864 Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Step Brother William Henry BENSON 1870 Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Daughter in Law Elizabeth GRAHAM abt 1855 Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England 1915 Queensland, Australia 60
Daughter in Law Margaret Clare MACKERSIE 1874 Tambourine Mountain, Queensland, Australia 1943 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 69
Son in Law John SOPER abt 1857 Meeth, Devon, England 16 Feb 1944 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 87
Son in Law Charles CARCARY 25 Sep 1860 Farnell, Angus, Scotland 29 Jul 1953 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 92
Son in Law Albert SELDON 1921 Ayr, Queensland, Australia
Son in Law George Stradbroke MACKERSIE abt 1862 1936 Queensland, Australia 74
Daughter in Law Hannah Jane KELLY 1960 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia

Granddaughter Lucy Ann PORTER 1919 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Grandson Herbert PORTER abt 1877 Queensland, Australia 1938 Tully, Queensland, Australia 61
Granddaughter Margaret Elizabeth PORTER 1901 Queensland, Australia
Grandson William James Leonta PORTER 1903 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1906 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 3
Grandson George Henry PORTER 1905 Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Jessie PORTER 1909 Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Mary Isabel PORTER 1913 Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Annie PORTER 1914 Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Mary Grace SOPER 16 Jun 1886 Queensland, Australia 12 May 1979 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 92
Grandson John SOPER 1888 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 02 Jul 1971 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 83
Granddaughter Sarah Jane SOPER 1892 Queensland, Australia 04 Oct 1982 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 90
Grandson William George SOPER 25 Mar 1894 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 17 Sep 1985 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 91
Granddaughter Ellen SOPER 1897 Queensland, Australia
Granddaughter Ethel SOPER 1899 Queensland, Australia 26 Apr 1970 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 71
Granddaughter Emily Margaret SOPER 1903 Queensland, Australia 1903 Queensland, Australia 0
Grandson Henry Samuel SOPER 1904 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 22 Sep 1987 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 83
Grandson Herbert Francis SOPER 1906 Queensland, Australia 22 Feb 1976 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 70
Grandson Arthur Frederick SOPER 27 May 1908 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 30 Jun 1979 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 71
Grandson Walter James SOPER 1910 Queensland, Australia 16 Dec 1964 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 54
Granddaughter Annie CARCARY 18 Dec 1890 Queensland, Australia 1975 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 85
Grandson Charles Harry CARCARY 12 Jun 1893 Queensland, Australia 22 Nov 1902 Queensland, Australia 9
Grandson William James (Jim) CARCARY 27 May 1895 Queensland, Australia 14 Sep 1973 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 78
Granddaughter Mary Elizabeth (bessie) CARCARY 18 Aug 1897 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 12 Jul 1989 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 91
Grandson George Samuel CARCARY 01 Apr 1900 Queensland, Australia 1982 Queensland, Australia 82
Granddaughter Margaret Jane CARCARY 10 Jun 1902 Queensland, Australia 18 Oct 1988 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 86
Grandson David Alexander CARCARY 20 Aug 1904 Queensland, Australia 24 Jul 1926 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 21
Grandson John Howard (Jack) (Jock) CARCARY 05 Aug 1906 Queensland, Australia 1977 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 71
Granddaughter Frances Elsie CARCARY 20 Oct 1908 Queensland, Australia 15 Jun 1981 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 72
Granddaughter Alice Heatherbelle CARCARY 04 Oct 1911 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 06 May 1980 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 68
Grandson Gordon Arthur CARCARY 1914 Queensland, Australia 22 Jun 1915 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1
Grandson James Donald MACKERSIE 1903 Queensland, Australia 1961 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 58
Grandson William George MACKERSIE 1905 Queensland, Australia 1963 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 58
Grandson Henry Gordon MACKERSIE 1906 Queensland, Australia 1949 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 43
Grandson Charles Leslie MACKERSIE 1915 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1984 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 69
Granddaughter Lilly May PORTER 1918 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1997 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 79

Uncle James SLATER 1814 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England

Nephew Henry RICHARDSON 1850 Stoke, Warwickshire, England
Nephew Thomas JONES 1872 Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Niece Emily JONES 1874 Coventry, Warwickshire, England 1947 Coventry, Warwickshire, England 73
Nephew Frederick JONES 1877 Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Nephew Ernest JONES 1880 Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Nephew Herbert JONES 1886 Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Brother in Law Daniel PORTER 1896 Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law John PORTER 1917 Queensland, Australia
Brother in Law Thomas RICHARDSON 1829 Stoke, Warwickshire, England
Sister in Law Ann HIRONS
Sister in Law Agnes CARTER 1842 Foleshill, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Brother in Law Frederick JONES abt 1846 Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Events in Mary SLATER (1838 - 1920)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1838 Mary SLATER was born Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England Note 1
1841 3 Census Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England Note 2 67
1851 13 Census Stoke, Warwickshire, England Note 3 67
1857 19 Married William PORTER (aged 20) Coventry, Warwickshire, England Note 4
1858 20 Birth of son George PORTER Coventry, Warwickshire, England 1861 census
1860 22 Birth of son John PORTER Coventry, Warwickshire, England 1861 census
1861 23 Census Albert St, Coventry, Warwickshire, England Note 5 67
abt 1862 24 Birth of son Thomas PORTER England age 1 on shipping record
1863 25 Death of son Thomas PORTER (aged 1) supposed to have died at sea
1863 25 Immigration "Beejapore" to Brisbane Note 6
1864 26 Birth of son Thomas PORTER died 1932 - age 69 = c 1863
1867 29 Birth of son Henry (Harry) PORTER Queensland, Australia Note 7 18
1869 31 Birth of daughter Margaret Sarah PORTER Queensland, Australia Note 8 18
1869 31 Death of mother Ruth DEACON (aged 65) Coventry, Warwickshire, England Note 9
1871 33 Birth of daughter Annie Elizabeth PORTER Queensland, Australia Note 10 18, 59
1874 36 Birth of daughter Elizabeth PORTER Queensland, Australia Note 11 18
abt 1874 36 Death of son John PORTER (aged 14) Bowen, Queensland, Australia Note 12
1876 38 Birth of daughter Sarah PORTER Queensland, Australia Note 13 18
1878 40 Death of son George PORTER (aged 20) Jarvisfield, Ayr, Queensland, Australia Note 14 18, 60, 90
1879 41 Birth of son William PORTER Queensland, Australia Note 15 18
1887 49 Death of husband William PORTER (aged 50) Inkerman, Ayr, Queensland, Australia Note 16 60, 90
1898 60 Death of father William SLATER (aged 90) Warwickshire, England Note 17
1899 61 Death of step mother Harriet DODD (aged 71) Warwickshire, England Note 18
1920 82 Mary SLATER died Ayr, Queensland, Australia Note 19 59, 60, 90
1920 82 Burial Ayr Cemetery, Queensland, Australia Note 20 90
Note 1: 1861 census - 1838, Hook Norton

died 1920 - age 85 = c1835
Note 2: SLATER (corrected from Stotter)
William (30) - ag lab
Ruth (30)
Hannah (11)
Walter (9)
Elizabeth (6)
Mary (3)
Thomas (1)
Note 3: SLATER
Ruth (43) 1808, Leicestershire - laundress
William (40) 1811, Hook Norton - labourer
Mary (18)1833, Hook Norton - nurse girl
Thomas (10) 1841, Hook Norton
George (6) 1845, Hook Norton
Sarah Ann (3) 1848, Coventry
Eliza (1) 1850, Stoke
RICHARDSON
Thomas (23) - son in law - 1838, Stoke - coal miner
Hannah (21) - dau - 1830, Sowe - laundress
Henry (1) - grand son - 1850, Stoke, Warwickshire
Note 4: 1857 - Coventry - Warwickshire England C of E Marriages and Banns
William PORTER (20) Bachelor - weaver - father William Porter (weaver)
and
Mary Slater (20) spinster - father William Slater (labourer)
X mark of William
Mary signed her name
Witnesses - X of George Johnson and signature of Emily Creed
Note 5: SLATER
Ruth (57) 1804, Methan, Leicestershire - laundress
William (53) 1808, Center, Oxfordshire - labourer
Thomas (21) 1840, Hook Norton, Oxfordshire - carpenter
Eliza (11) 1850, Stoke, Warwickshire
PORTER
William (23) 1838, Coleshill, Warwickshire - silk weaver
Mary (23) 1838, Hook Norton
George (3) 1858, Coventry, Warwickshire
John (1) 1860, Coventry, Warwickshire
Note 6: PORTER
William (27)
Mary (27)
George (6)
John (4)
Thomas (1)
Note 7: died 1952 - age 84 = c 1868

1867 C44 Henry Porter William Mary Slater
Note 8: Qld bmd - 1869 C36 Margaret Sarah Porter William and Mary Slater
Note 9: William - widower in 1871 census

England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
ame
Ruth Slater
Estimated Birth Year
1804
Registration Year
1869
Registration Quarter
Oct-Nov-Dec
Age at Death
65
Registration district
Coventry
Inferred County
Warwickshire
Volume
6d
Page
309
Note 10: Qld bmd 1871 C81 Annie Porter William and Mary Slater

Burdekin burial register - died 29/8/1958, age 87
Note 11: Qld bmd - 1874 C52 Elizabeth Porter William and Mary Slater
Note 12: possibly Bowen, Qld, 1874

see email in comments for William Porter (1836-1887)
A few years earlier George's younger brother John then aged about 14 was taken by a crocodile in a creek near the dairy farm which their father William Porter operated at Euri Creek north of Bowen.
Note 13: Qld bmd - 1876 C129 Sarah Porter William and Mary Slater
Note 14: see email in comments for father William Porter (1836-1887)
Elizabeth and George were married young and had a son Herbert. George was drowned when 17 or 18 in a lagoon near Ayr when trying to save a boy who had jumped in to save a dog. George was buried on the bank of the lagoon.

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George Porter
Birth unknown
Death 20 Feb 1878
Jarvisfield, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia
Burial Buried or Lost at Sea

Brisbane Courier 14 March 18178
A CORRESPONDENT writing from the Lower Burdekin, under date February 22, says : A very sad affair happened last Tuesday, by which a young man named George Porter, who was carrying on this industry at one of the selections above referred to, was suddenly cut off, leaving a young wife and two children. A boy about 14 years old, whom it seems the Porters had adopted, also lost his life at the same time. It appears from what I can gather that Porter being short of beef took the boy with him, intending to shoot some game for their dinner. It is supposed that he shot a duck, and that the boy, after taking his clothes off, went into the lagoon for the bird, and either became entangled in the weeds, or got out of his depth. It is evident, at any rate, that Porter went hurriedly to the lad's assistance without waiting to undress, and it is also plain that he was unable to reach the poor boy, as the bodies were recovered some hours afterwards by the blacks a short distance from each other. It is a melancholy thing ; he had only lately started the dairy, and by hard work had just got all in order and was evidently in a fair way of making a good living and providing comfortably for the future. The greatest sympathy is felt for his poor wife, who seems almost broken-hearted. A magisterial enquiry was held by Mr. R. W. Graham, J.P., and the bodies were interred on the day following their deaths. Mr. Graham, although at so short a notice, had substantial coffins made, and himself read the burial service. It is somewhat strange, in connection with the above, that just four years ago a brother of the deceased George Porter was taken by an alligator whilst standing on the bank of a lagoon.
Note 15: died 1947 - age 67 = c 1880

Qld bmd - 1879 C142 William Porter William and Mary Slater
Note 16: Brisbane Courier 11 Feb 1888
In the WILL of WILLIAM PORTER of Broughton Vale, Inkerman, in the Colony of Queensland, Selector, Deceased
Notice is hereby given that, after the expiration of fourteen days from the date of publication hereof, application will be made to the said Honourable Court that PROBATE of the WILL of the above named William Porter, deceased, nay be granted to MARY PORTER, of Broughton Vale, Inkerman, wife of the above named deceased.

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William Porter
Birth unknown
Death 31 Dec 1887
Home Hill, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia
Burial Buried or Lost at Sea, Specifically: Buried Broughton Vale Farm, Inkerman, Queensland
William Porter died on his property 'Brougton Vale Farm', Inkerman via Home Hill, on 31st December 1887. He was buried on the bank of the lagoon on the property, he was aged 49.
Note 17: POSSIBLE
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
Name
William Slater
Estimated Birth Year
1809
Registration Year
1898
Registration Quarter
Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death
89
Registration district
Coventry
Inferred County
Warwickshire
Volume
6d
Page
368
Note 18: Harriett Slater
in the England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
Name: Harriett Slater
Estimated birth year: abt 1829
Registration Year: 1899
Registration Quarter: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 70
Registration district: Coventry
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Warwickshire
Volume: 6d
Page: 338
Note 19: Burdekin Burial register
PORTER Mary (F) - age 85 - of Ayr - Ayr Cemetery, grave no 453 - dod 7 Nov 1920

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Mary Slater Porter
Birth unknown
Death 7 Nov 1920
Ayr, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia
Burial
Ayr Cemetery
Ayr, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia
Plot Grave No. 453

Townsville Daily Bulletin 12 November 1920 (page 7):
There passed away on Sunday night at the district hospital on the oldest residents of this district Mrs Porter, aged 85 years. The deceased lady arrived in Queensland from England in the sixties and settled in our district with her husband in the middle seventies and has resided here ever since. Her husband predeceased her a number of years ago. The deceased lady leave behind a grown up family of three sons and four daughters all well known residents of our district and 11 grand children and several great-grandchildren. The funeral on Monday was largely attended testimonial to the esteem the respect in which the late Mary Porter and her family are held.
Note 20: Mary Slater Porter
Birth unknown
Death 7 Nov 1920
Ayr, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia
Burial
Ayr Cemetery
Ayr, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia
Plot Grave No. 453
Personal Notes:
from death reg of daughter Annie
Source References:
59. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Burdekin Burial Register, Title: Burdekin Burial Register, Auth: Burdekin Shire Council
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Burdekin Burial register
PORTER Mary (F) - age 85 - of Ayr - Ayr Cemetery, grave no 453 - dod 7 Nov 1920
60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: Townsville Daily Bulletin 12 November 1920 (page 7):
There passed away on Sunday night at the district hospital on the oldest residents of this district Mrs Porter, aged 85 years. The deceased lady arrived in Queensland from England in the sixties and settled in our district with her husband in the middle seventies and has resided here ever since. Her husband predeceased her a number of years ago. The deceased lady leave behind a grown up family of three sons and four daughters all well known residents of our district and 11 grand children and several great-grandchildren. The funeral on Monday was largely attended testimonial to the esteem the respect in which the late Mary Porter and her family are held.
90. Type: Web Page, Abbr: Find A Grave, Title: Findagrave.com
- Reference = (Death)
- Reference = (Burial)
- Notes: Mary Slater Porter
Birth unknown
Death 7 Nov 1920
Ayr, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia
Burial
Ayr Cemetery
Ayr, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia
Plot Grave No. 453
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