Person:Jane Porter (27)

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Jane Porter
b.18 Dec 1862 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
d.11 Apl 1894 Cressy, Victoria, Australia
Parents and Siblings
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m. 1 May 1856
  1. Sarah Ann Porter1856 - 1937
  2. William Porter1858 - 1931
  3. Elizabeth Porter1859 - 1939
  4. Mary Porter1861 - 1950
  5. Jane Porter1862 - 1894
  6. James Porter1865 - 1928
  7. Richard John Porter1867 - 1936
  8. Marion Porter1870 - 1936
  9. Phyles Porter1874 - 1962
  10. David Porter1875 - 1948
  11. Josiah Whitfield Porter1881 - 1965
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Alexandrer Nelson (add)
  • W.  Jane Porter1862 - 1894
m. Apl 1891
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Facts and Events
Name Jane Porter
Gender Female
Birth? 18 Dec 1862 Ballarat, Victoria, AustraliaBlack Hill
Marriage Apl 1891 Scarsdale, Victoria, Australiato Alexandrer Nelson (add)
Death? 11 Apl 1894 Cressy, Victoria, Australia

JANE was born at Black Hill on Decemeber 18th, 1862. After leaving school she trained and became a school teacher. From letters in the Education Department files she was in charge of Cressy State School in February 1889. Jane married Alexander Nelson at St John's Church of England Scarsdale in April 1891 and they returned to make their home in Cressy. They had two children, Richard and Jane. Sadly Jane died in 1894, aged 31, just eight days after baby Jane was born. Alexander later remarried and the children were brought up with their father and stepmother.

Richard began training as a Presbyterian Minister but enlisted and served overseas during World War 1. He married Agnes Law in 1919 at Edinburgh, Scotland, before returning to settle in Melbourne. They had a family of one daughter and two Sons. Jane married David McIntyre in 1922 at Cressy and made their home in East Malvern where they raised a family of ten children, six sons and four daughters.

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