Robert Porter (buried 1931)

At a glance

At a glance
Surname: 
Porter
First name: 
Robert
Other Christian names: 
Stephen
Gender: 
Male
Children: 
Yes
Burial number: 
1499
Born: 
26/12/1948
Died: 
24/05/1931
Buried: 
27/05/1931
Occupation: 
Beer Bottling Company Owner
Distinction: 
Lieut Col. V.D.D.L.
Heene Hallmark: 
No
Commonwealth War Grave: 
No

The Grave

The grave
Cemetery area: 
EB
Cemetery row: 
4
Cemetery plot: 
45
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Burial remains: 
Unknown
The headstone
Endowed grave: 
No
Headstone inscription: 
In loving memory of Robert Stephen Porter Lieut. Col. V.D.D.L. died 24th May 1931 aged 82yrs.

Life story

Life story

Lieutenant Colonel Robert Stephen Porter was decorated for his service in the Volunteer Force and given the honour of the post of Deputy Lieutenant of Liverpool.

 When Robert Stephen Porter was born on 26 December 1848 in Kingsland, Middlesex, his merchant father, Robert, was 36 and his mother, Mary Jane Young, was 27. 

Robert had a St. Pancras based, beer bottling business. 

The beer was stored in the station undercroft.

In 1880, Robert married Evelyn Maund in Sandown, The Isle of Wight and they had two daughters, Agnes and Evelyn.

Evelyn died in 1888 and Robert married Ellen Wentworth Bennett in 1891 in Liverpool. They lived in Grove Park, Liverpool until Ellen died in 1915.

He then married Edith Henritta Kenny Graham in July 1917 in Eastbourne, Sussex. He died on 24 May 1931 in Worthing, Sussex, at the age of 82.

 

 

Beer Label

St. Pancras Station Beer Bottling Industry
St. Pancras Beer Stores Frontage

St. Pancras Undercroft Beer Barrel Store

 

 

 

Burial researcher: 
Pat Brownbill

Further information

Birth
Date born: 
26/12/1948

Death

Death (details)
Date of death: 
24/05/1931
Age (at time of death): 
82
Cause of death: 
Unknown
Address at time of death: 
3 Shakespeare Road, Worthing, Sussex, England

Census and miscellaneous information

Census information
1921 census: 

County Hotel, Bridge Street, Salisbury, Wilts.

Robert Stephen Porter aged 72, visitor, JP for City of Liverpool, DL for Lancashire. Employed by Director of private company in Camden Street, Kings Cross, London. Edith Henrietta Kenny Porter aged 60, visitor.