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Porterfield, William James, son of James Stuart Porterfield, Reader in Bacteriology Univ. of Oxf., and Betty Mary, d. of William Thomas Burch of Killara, NSW, Australia; b. 7 Dec. 1951; adm. Sept. 1964 (QS); left July 1968; Trin. Coll. Camb., matric. 1969, BA 1972 (1st class hons Math. Tripos); Univ. of Aston 1972-5; d. 17 Nov. 1977.

Porterfield, Morris Fraser, son of Capt. William Morris Porterfield RNR and Florence Anne Banks, d. of Thomas Smith, merchant; b. 8 Aug. 1910; adm. May 1924 (A); left Mar. 1928; UCH Dental Sch., LDS RCS 1934; Lieut. Army Dental Corps June 1939, Capt. June 1945, Maj. June 1947, Lieut.-Col. June 1954; retd RADC Sept. 1961; d. Oct. 1993.

PORTER, WILLIAM, son of John Porter, Westminster; b.; adm. (aged 7) May 1744, chorister; KS 1749; elected to Trinity Coll. Cambridge 1754, adm. pens. 12 Jun 1754, scholar 18 Apr 1755, matr. Lent 1755; BA 1758; MA 1761; Minor Fellow, Trinity Coll. 2 Oct 1759, Major Fellow 8 Jul 1761; ordained; Curate, Woolwich, Kent; Vicar of Cobham, Kent, from Jul 1766; Reader, Highgate Chapel; Headmaster, Highgate School, from 1780; m. c. Nov 1761 Mary Horner, Tothill Street, Westminster; d. 11 Jun 1793.

Porter, Charles Rowley Davidson, son of Charles Porter MD, MOH St Marylebone, and his first wife Jennie Leslie, d. of W. R. Chichester-McMillan of Belfast; b. 2 Jan. 1908; adm. Sept. 1921 (A); left Dec. 1925; Middx Hosp. Med. Sch., MRCS LRCP 1932; practised at Stanmore, Middx, retd 1974; m. 29 July 1934 Daphne Mary, d. of Murray McMullen of Harrow Weald; d. 10 Dec. 1998.

PORTER, ---; b.; adm. 26 Sep 1768; in school list 1771.

PORTER, ---; b.; at school 1665-6 (Busby’s Account Book).

PORTEN, STANIER JAMES, son of Sir Stanier Porten, Kt, Under Secretary of State and Commissioner of Customs, and Mary, dau. of James Wybault, Engineer in Ordinary to the Ordnance, and Governor of St. John’s, Newfoundland; b. 1779; adm. 7 May 1791; in school lists 1795, 1797; Brasenose Coll. Oxford, matr. 29 Jun 1798; BA 1801; MA 1807; ordained deacon 1803, priest 1804; Curate, Barnes, Surrey 1803, Charlwood, Surrey 1813; Rector of Charlwood, Surrey, from 1850; m. Hannah Saltren Willett; d. 18 Nov 1854.

Porten, Catherine; daughter of James Porten, Putney, Surrey, merchant, Lieut.-Col. Blue Militia, City of London, and Mary Allen, Putney, Surrey ; b. 2 Dec 1705 ; Dame of a boarding house in College Street 1748-62 ; her nephew Edward Gibbon (adm. Jan 1747/8, qv) was the first of twenty-seven boarders recorded for her in the period for which boarding data is available, her last recorded boarder for this period being adm. Jan 1753 ; the first occupant of the Centre House on the Terrace 1763-71 (succeeded there by Mrs.Ottey) ; d. unm. in Newman Street, Oxford Street 23 Apr 1786 (will proved PCC 29 Apr 1786). Sister of Sir Stanier Porten, Kt., Under Secretary, Secretary of State’s Department, and aunt of Edward Gibbon (qv) and of Stanier James Porten (qv).