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Sir Knight Lord Earl Baron William Porter 1510–1592 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Belton, Lincolnshire, England

Death Date: Dec 1592

Death Location: Grantham, Leicester, England

Father: Augustine Belton

Mother: Ellen Smythe

Spouse(s): Jane Butler

Children(s): Arthur Porter, John Porter, Margaret Porter, Ralph Porter, William Porter

In 1510, Sir Knight Lord Earl Baron William Porter entered the world in Belton, Lincolnshire, England, born to Augustine Gairdner Porter Watson Sir Knight Ii Lord Of Belton And Ellen Helena Smith Smythe. Sir Knight Lord Earl Baron William Porter married Jane Butler, and had children including Arthur Porter, John Porter, Margaret Thomasine Porter, Ralph Porter, William Porter. Sir Knight Lord Earl Baron William Porter passed away in 1592 in Grantham, Leicester, England.

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Biography

  • In 1510, Sir Knight Lord Earl Baron William Porter entered the world in Belton, Lincolnshire, England, born to Augustine Gairdner Porter Watson Sir Knight Ii Lord Of Belton And Ellen Helena Smith Smythe.
  • Sir Knight Lord Earl Baron William Porter married Jane Butler, and had children including Arthur Porter, John Porter, Margaret Thomasine Porter, Ralph Porter, William Porter.
  • Sir Knight Lord Earl Baron William Porter passed away in 1592 in Grantham, Leicester, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Augustine Belton
1490–1554
Birth Location: Evesham, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
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Ellen Smythe
1490–1569
Birth Location: Belton, Lincolnshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jane Butler
1516–1562
Birth Location: Aston le Walls, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
JB

Children(s)

Arthur Porter
1581–1628
Birth Location: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
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John Porter
1567–1567
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
JP
Margaret Porter
1562–1587
Birth Location: Huyton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
MP
Ralph Porter
1570–1636
Birth Location: England, England, United Kingdom
RP
William Porter
1560–1597
Birth Location: Kirkham, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
WP

Sir Porter's Ancestors

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Sir Porter
1510–1592
Birth Place: Belton, Lincolnshire, England
Parents
Augustine Gairdner \ Porter Watson Sir Knight II Lord of Belton
1490–1554
Evesham, Wychavon District, Worcestershire, England
Ellen (Helena Smith) Smythe
1490–1569
Belton, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Augustine (Sir Knight Lord Of Belton Porter Gairdner) I
1470–1514
Markham Clinton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth (Jane Bellingham) Boynton
1500–1544
Weaverham, Cheshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Porter's Descendants

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Sir (Knight Lord Earl Baron William) Porter (1510–Dec 1592) m. Jane Butler (1516–1562)
  1. 1. Arthur Porter 1581–1628
  2. 2. John Porter 1567–1567
  3. 3. Margaret (Thomasine) Porter 1562–1587
  4. 4. Ralph Porter 1570–1636
  5. 5. William Porter 1560–1597

Sir Porter's Timeline

2 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Sir Knight Lord Earl Baron William Porter in Belton, Lincolnshire, England
Belton, Lincolnshire, England
1592
Dec 1592
Age 82
Death of Sir Knight Lord Earl Baron William Porter in Grantham, Leicester, England
Grantham, Leicester, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Belton, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1592
    Event Place: Grantham, Leicester, England
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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