INFORMATION


The Porter families covered in this blog are focussed in the Parishes of Standish, Croston, Leyland in Lancashire and Slaidburn, Whitewell (Whalley) in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and environs. The families researched covered the period 1565 to 1800. More parishes will be added to the blog with information and names will be included in Porter Name Database (see link in right hand column) with sources.

Anyone wishing to contribute to this database please provide names and sources. Only sourced information will be added. Contact me at the email listed above.

The following is a list of families that are associated with the Porter Families of Lancashire, Yorkshire and Canada:

Booth, Baldwin, Brinand/Brennand, Catrowe, Device/Deves/Davie/Davies (Pendleton), Hill, Holgate, Kendal, Langton/Longton, Laycock, Lightbound/Lightbourn/Lighbourne/Lightbown/Lightbowne, Martin/MacMartin/Martinus, O'Neill/McNeill, Pomfret, Rhodes, Robinson, Sellers/Sellars, Steele, Waddington.

Master tree (Family ad Infinitum) which includes all families, is available by invitation. This tree contains over 10,000 entries, sources, photos, documents, etc. If you are related to any of these families and wish to have access, grateful you provide your connection and I will invite you to the tree.

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

 Linda Dunsmore-Porter

Location of the Ulnes Walton/Eccleston Porter Farm and Smithy.



 Linda Dunsmore-Porter

This is a difficult one to post. Although my sister, Monica, has been gone for over a year, it still hurts.
May 6, 1943 - February 22, 2024



 


 Linda Dunsmore-Porter

A map of the early Porters living near Whitewell in the Forest of Bowland. The farms are physically situated in Yorkshire, however, the Parochial Parish of Whitewell is attached to Lancashire. Many Porters were baptized, married and buried from the Whitewell Chapel.




Emma Ward
My great grandma on mums side was scattered in the trough of bowland
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Linda Dunsmore-Porter
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It's such a beautiful area. We have lots of history there.
Emma Ward
Amazing