William Porter (born c. 1862)
Appearance
For a person of a similar name, see William Horace Potter.
| William Porter | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1862 England |
| Years in Thunder Bay | at least 1881 |
William Porter (born c. 1862) lived in the Prince Arthur area of Algoma, Ontario, in 1881.[1]
He was enumerated in the 1881 Census of Canada in the Prince Arthur sub-district (DD) of the Algoma census district (no. 182), aged 19. The census recorded his birthplace as England, his origin as English, and his religion as Church of England. The entry is on page 38 of the returns for sub-district DD, in family number 179, on microfilm reel C-13282.[1]
Family number 179 lists 48 people, set out in full on Thunder Bay 1881 Census. In it he was listed next to James Hamond (aged 23)[2] and Albert Mura (aged 28).[3]