Researching Katrina 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. |
The name Katrina means "Form of KATHERINE. Pure, Virginal" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Katrina Porter on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Katrina Porter and the Porter Family History
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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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.
Look at Parish Records for Katrina Porter at Find My Past.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Katrina Porter.
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| 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 Genealogy Databases
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Porter Forums
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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
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Katrina Porter. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Katrina Porter
Katrina Porter
Katrina Porter, OAM (born 29 November 1988) is an Australian Paralympic swimmer. She was born in Perth with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita, a condition that causes muscle weakness and joint stiffness. She used hydrotherapy as a child and moved to competitive swimming at the age of ten.She competed in three events but did not win any medals in the 2004 Athens Games. At the 2006 IPC Swimming World Championships in Durban, South Africa, she won a bronze medal in the Women's 100m Breaststroke SB6. At the 2008 Beijing Games, she competed in five events and won a gold medal in the Women's 100 m Backstroke S7 event in a world record, for which she received a Medal of the Order of Australia.
She has been an Australian Institute of Sport paralympic swimming scholarship holder. She is a Western Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
In 2010, she was a finalist for the Western Australia Young Australian of the Year award. In 2011, she was named the Western Australian Multi Class Swimmer of the Year. Her ex-partner Michael Hartnett has represented Australia in wheelchair basketball.
She competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
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