Researching Charlie Porter
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 22471 people with the Porter surname? In that year Porter was ranked number 149 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Charlie Porter on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Charlie Porter in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Porter ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charlie Porter and the Porter Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Porter Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Porter family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Charlie Porter at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Charlie Porter using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Charlie Porter records.
Explore MyHeritage for Charlie Porter information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Charlie Porter.
Research the Porter surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Porter Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 30580 people with the Porter surname in the UK? Porter is now ranked number 153 for popularity in the UK. |
Porter Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Charlie Porter.
Study MyTrees for information on the Porter family and people looking to contact living Porter relations.
Study One Great Family for Porter records submitted by people who are already researching the Porter Family Tree.
Find Charlie Porter from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Porter Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 209639 people with the Porter surname in the USA? Porter is ranked number 88 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Porter Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Charlie Porter. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Charlie Porter
Charlie Porter
Charlie Porter (June 12, 1950 in Massachusetts – February 23, 2014 in Punta Arenas) was an American mountaineer and climate change scientist. He is best known for his bold first ascents in Yosemite (particularly on El Capitan), Canada and Alaska; and his significant influence on other notable climbers and the climbing community, in part due to his creation and development of innovative climbing equipment. He has also garnered a reputation as an adventurer (he was one of the first people to round Cape Horn in a kayak) and geoscientist in South America.
Source: Charlie Porter, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Porter
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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