Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameFrank PORTER
Birth6 Mar 1892, Jersey, Channel Islands
Death7 Jun 1966, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
OccupationCandy Maker, Furnace Repairer
Spouses
BirthOct 1901, Devonshire, England
Death30 Nov 1962, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Marriage31 Jan 1921, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
ChildrenFrank Elroy (1921-2015)
 Arthur James (1922-1922)
 Stanley Allen (~1925-)
 Muriel Mary (~1926-)
 Ronald Harvey (1927-2007)
 Arnold Norman (1928-2017)
 Kenneth George (~1929-2005)
 Dennis Leslie (1931-2007)
 Lucy Irene (1933-)
 Edward (1934-1985)
 Harold
 Phillip
 Margaret (1942-2004)
Notes for Frank PORTER
Name, birth date and location and death date and location from the Porter Family Tree at ancestry.co.uk.

Jersey, Church of England Baptisms, St. Helier
Baptism March 20, 1892, born March 6, 1892, Frank Porter son of Richard Henry Porter and of Alvina Oxford, his wife, father’s trade butcher 1st Tower, sponsors William Oxford and James Oxford.

In the 1901 Channel Islands census Newbury House, St. Helier, Jersey
Head Richard H. Porter, age 46, butcher, employer, works at home, born Guernsey
Wife Alvina Porter, age 35, born St. Heliers, Jersey.
Son Arthur C. Porter, age 11, at school, born St. Helliers.
Daughter Ethel Porter, age 10, at school, born St Heliers.
Son Frank Porter, age 9, at school, born St. Heliers.
Daughter Daisy A. Porter, age 6, at school, born St. Helliers.
Son Sidney G. Porter, age 5, at school, born St. Heliers
Daughter Amy L. Porter, age 2, born St. Heliers.

1911 Census of Canada Hyde Parke Village, London Township, Middlesex East, Ontario
Servant Frank Porter, single, born March 1892, age 19, born Jersey, imigrated 1907, English race, Canadian nationality, anglican, labourer at a factory.
He is living with the Wallis family.

Canada World War I Attestation Papers, January 5, 1916
Regimental Number 769892, Frank Porter, Private
405 Wellesley Street, Toronto
Born Jersey, Channel Islands, March 6, 1892
Next of Kin, wife, Florence Porter, her address is the same as above, however it is crossed out and 38 Amelia Street replaces it
Trade, candy maker
Married
apparent age 23 years 10 months
height 5 feet, 1 inch
Church of England
[Florence would be his first wife]
August 18 1916 Arrived in England S.S, Cameronia, 124th Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force
November 6 1916 Transferred to 18th Battalion, Canadian Army
November 30 1916 attached to the 4th Field Company
December 3 1916 attached ??? 18th Battalion
December 11 1916 cases to be attached
December 19 1916 cases to be attached 4th F. Company
May 8 1917 wounded
May 9 1917 No. 3 Canadian Field Hospital then No. 5 Canadian Field Hospital, Gunshot Wound R. Buttock SLT
May 25 1917 Australian General Hospital, Wimereux
May 30 1917 Norfolk War Hospital
August 1 1917 Woocote PR?, Epsom
August 6 1917 discharged
August 20 1917 Canadian Military Hospital, Bramshott
September 12 1917 Discharged September
November 21 1917 Canadian Military [Hospital?], Etchinghill, Lyming[ton?]
Discharged December 14 1917
January 23 1918 Awarded good Conduct Medal 4th Reserve Battalion
March 29 1918 arrived from 4th Canadian Reserve Battalion, 2 Can IBD, Etaples
September 14 1918 Rejoined 18th Canadian Battalion
April 4 1919 Proceeded to England
May 13 1919 to Canada
May 24 1919 Demobilized, London, Ontario

Ontario Canada marriages - Toronto
Frank Porter, furnace repairer, widower, age 29, Church of England, Toronto, Ontario born Jersey, Channel Islands and
Lucy Maud Youldon, spinster, age 20, Church of England, of York County, Toronto, born Devonshire, England
Brides’ father Charles Youldon
Groom’s father Frank Porter [incorrect, should be Richard Porter]

1931 Canada Census
39 Westwood Avenue, East York Township, York South electoral district, Ontario
Head Frank Porter, age 39, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1905, Anglican, labourer - furnace cleaners
Wife Lucy Maud Porter, age 29, born England, parents born England, immigrated 1919, homemaker
Son Frank Elroy Porter, age 10, born Ontario
Son Stanley Allen Porter, age 6, born Ontario
Son Ronald Harvey Porter, age 3 born Ontario
Son Kenneth George Porter, age 2, born Ontario
Son Denis Leslie Porter, age 2 years, born Ontario
Daughter Muriel Mary Porter, age 5, born Ontario

Findagrave.com
Private Frank Porter VVeteran
Birth 6 Mar 1892, Bailiwick of Jersey
Death 7 Jun 1966 (aged 74), Toronto, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Burial Highland Memory Gardens, North York, Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Memorial ID 279280840
PORTER, Frank—At the Toronto General Hospital, on Tues., June 7, 1966. Frank Porter, beloved husband of the late Lucy Porter, dear father of Frank, Stanley, Muriel, Ronald, Kenneth, Dennis, David, Gordon, Edward, Arnold, Harold, Mrs. R. Pipke (Irene), Mrs. R. Maddeaux (Margaret) and Phillip, grandfather of 13 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Resting at the Chapel of Washington and Johnston, 717 Queen St. E., (at Broadview), from 1 p.m. Thurs. until Fri. evening at 9:30 p.m. Funeral service at the Anglican Church of St. George The Martyr (at 205 John St., Toronto 2B), on Sat. at 10 a.m. Interment Highland Memory Gardens. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the church for a memorial for Mr. Porter.
Notes for Lucy Maud (Spouse 1)
Name, birth date and location, marriage date and location, and death date and location from the Porter Family Tree at ancestry.co.uk.
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