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Family of George Portway and Sarah Bull
| Husband: | George Portway (1791-1868) | |
| Wife: | Sarah Bull (1795?-1851) | |
| Children: | George Portway (1815-1880) | |
| John Portway (1822-1895) | ||
| Sarah Portway (1824- ) | ||
| Ann Portway (1826-1827) | ||
| Charles Portway (1828-1909) | ||
| Sarah Anne Portway (1830-1923) | ||
| Harry Portway (1832-1835) | ||
| Ellen Portway (1835-1914) | ||
| Clara Portway (1840-1926) | ||
Husband: George Portway
| Name: | George Portway | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | William Portway ( - ) | |
| Mother: | Jane Porter ( - ) | |
| Note: | 8 June 1868. The Will with a Codicil of George Portway late of Bury St Edmunds in the County of Suffolk Esquire deceased who died 2 May 1868 at Bury St Edmunds aforesaid was proved at Bury St Edmunds by the oaths of George Portway of Lightcliffe near Halifax in the County of York Manufacturer John Portway of Bury St Edmunds aforesaid Chemist and Charles Portway of Halstead in the County of Essex Ironmonger the Sons and Henry Turner of Bury St Edmunds Gentleman the Executors. Effects under £30,000. | |
| Birth | 8 Apr 1791 | Great Dunmow, Essex |
| Census (1) | 1841 (age 49-50) | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Census (2) | 1851 (age 59-60) | National Provincial Bank Manager, 8 Meat Market, Bury St Edmunds |
| Census (3) | 1861 (age 69-70) | Retired banker, JP, Northgate St, Bury St Edmunds |
| Occupation (1) | 1866 (age 74-75) | -; Gentleman (on Charles's marriage cert.) |
| Occupation (2) | 1868 (age 76-77) | -; Proprietor of houses and JP (on death cert.) |
| Death fact | 1868 (age 76-77) | 1868 Jun Qtr, Bury St Edmunds, 4a/282 (aged 77) |
| Cause of death (Facts Pg) | 2 May 1868 (age 77) | Apoplexy |
| Death | 2 May 1868 (age 77) | Northgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Burial | 8 May 1868 | St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (aged 77) |
Wife: Sarah Bull
| Name: | Sarah Bull | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1795 (app) | Great Dunmow, Essex |
| Death fact | 1851 (age 55-56) | 1851 Dec Qtr, Bury St Edmunds, 13/302 |
| Death | 1851 (age 55-56) | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Burial | 20 Dec 1851 | St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (aged 57) |
Child 1: George Portway
| Name: | George Portway | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Charlotte Ridley Ranson (1815?-1894) | |
| Children: | Charlotte Portway (1839- ) | |
| George Robert Portway (1841-1921) | ||
| Herbert Portway (1849-1920) | ||
| Note: | 3 November 1880. The Will with two Codicils of George Portway formerly of Leeds in the County of York General Draper afterwards of Lightcliffe in the said County but late of Leeds Stuff Manufacturer who died 10 October 1880 at Leeds was proved at Wakefield by George Robert Portway of York Place Leeds Woollen Merchant and Herbert Portway of 13 Oak Lane Manningham Bradford in the said County Stuff Merchant the Sons two of the Executors. Personal Estate under £1,500. | |
| Birth | 27 Jul 1815 | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Baptism | 17 Mar 1816 (age 0) | Bapt, Whiting Street Independent, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Census (1) | 1841 (age 25-26) | Linen draper, Abbeygate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Census (2) | 1871 (age 55-56) | Worsted manufacturer, Perth Villas, Hipperholme, Yorks |
| Death fact | 1880 (age 64-65) | Death: 1880 Dec Qtr, Leeds, 9b/307 |
| Death | 10 Oct 1880 (age 65) | Leeds, Yorks |
Child 2: John Portway
| Name: | John Portway | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse: | Susan Hunter (1826-1900) | |
| Children: | Susan Gertrude Portway (1854- ) | |
| John Bernard Portway (1855- ) | ||
| Arthur Cecil Portway (1856-1919) | ||
| Jessie Portway (1857- ) | ||
| Albert Portway (1859-1880) | ||
| George Portway (1863-1916) | ||
| Note: | PORTWAY John of Bury St Edmunds gentleman died 22 November 1895; Probate Bury St Edmunds 17 December to Susan Portway widow George Portway commercial clerk and Herbert William Roper Nunn farmer. Effects £6808. | |
| Birth | 6 May 1822 | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Baptism | 25 Dec 1822 (age 0) | Bapt, Whiting Street Independent, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Census (1) | 1841 (age 18-19) | Chemist's apprentice, Corn Hill, Bury St Edmunds |
| Census (2) | 1851 (age 28-29) | Chemist & druggist, 31 Abbeygate St, Bury St Edmunds (unmarried) |
| Census (3) | btw 1861 and 1881 (age 38-59) | Master chemist, 31 Abbeygate St, Bury St Edmunds |
| Death fact | 1895 (age 72-73) | Death: 1895 Dec Qtr, Bury St Edmunds, 4a/456 |
| Death | 22 Nov 1895 (age 73) | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Burial | 25 Nov 1895 | St James, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (aged 73) |
Child 3: Sarah Portway
| Name: | Sarah Portway | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 3 Nov 1824 | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Baptism | 8 Sep 1825 (age 0) | Bapt, Whiting Street Independent, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
Child 4: Ann Portway
| Name: | Ann Portway | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | 16 Aug 1826 | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Baptism | 11 Dec 1826 (age 0) | Whiting Street Independent, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Death | 1827 (age 0-1) | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Burial | 11 Jan 1827 | Whiting St Independent Congregational, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk (aged 10 months) |
Child 5: Charles Portway
| Name: | Charles Portway | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Spouse 1: | Emma Elizabeth Harvey (1833-1864) | |
| Spouse 2: | Ann Winifred Attfield (1841-1874) | |
| Spouse 3: | Frances Hammond (1855- ) | |
| Children: | Charles Ernest Portway (1854- ) | |
| Emma Edith Portway (1855- ) | ||
| Harry Harvey Portway (1857-1929) | ||
| George Louis Portway (1859-1893) | ||
| Bertha Portway (1861-1861) | ||
| Ethel Portway (1862- ) | ||
| Reginald Portway (1867-1867) | ||
| Harold Charles Portway (1869-1918) | ||
| Bennis Hammond Portway (1889- ) | ||
| Francis Kingsmill Portway (1891- ) | ||
| Note 1: | Charles Portway took inspiration from the enclosed metal stoves which had
appeared in North America, and built his own version to heat his Halstead
ironmongery store. The design proved so successful that a neighbouring
shopkeeper asked Portway to build a stove to heat his store too. Portway set up
a foundry to produce his 'Tortoise' stoves under the slogan 'Slow But Sure' - so
successful they lasted up to the 1980’s almost without change.
It was the first heating appliance to offer fuel efficiency as a major selling point, so that Robert Higgs, the chief executive of the Heating and Ventilating contractors association argues the Portway was the founding father of energy efficiency. http://www.soliftec.com/heroes.htm (retrieved 13.6.2011) | |
| Note 2: | The first third of the 19th century saw a number of innovators introduce stoves
to the market. In 1830 (sic) Charles Portway designed and hand built his first
Tortoise stove in Halstead, Essex. Charles ran an ironmongery store and when
neighbouring shops saw how effective his stove was, they all wanted one. Mr
Portway started a small foundry, which, by the start of the twentieth century,
had produced over 100,000 stoves.
http://www.fireplace.co.u k/text/texthistory.htm Charles Portway took a very active part in the affairs of the town of Halstead. He was President of the Liberal Association and entertained Herbert Asquith, the Prime Minister, at his residence, The Croft. He was a staunch churchman and took great interest in all public works, education and sport, holding numerous offices. Source: "A Look Back At Halstead" by Doreen Potts, 2003 (privately published). See also: http://www.portwayfires.com/ A picture of a Charles Portway "Tortoise" Stove at: http://www.hevac-heritage.org/items_of_interest/heating/equipment/warm _air_stoves/ | |
| Note 3: | PORTWAY Charles of Halstead Essex J.P. died 6 April 1909; Probate Ipswich 16 July to Harry Harvey Portway stove manufacturer Frederick Percy Prentice ironmonger William Martin Baker school master and Harry Dakin Sheldrake accountant. Effects £37759 1s 7d. Resworn £38743 16s 5d. | |
| Birth | 12 Aug 1828 | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Baptism | 9 Nov 1828 (age 0) | Bapt, Northgate St Independent, Bury St Edmunds (IGI) |
| Census (1) | 1851 (age 22-23) | Ironmonger, servant to George Lewis, ironmonger, Lowndes Terr, Knightsbridge (unmarried) |
| Census (2) | btw 1861 and 1881 (age 32-53) | High St, Halstead, Essex |
| Census (3) | 2 Aug 1866 (age 37) | Widower, Ironmonger & iron merchant |
| Residence | 1866 (age 37-38) | Address: Halstead, Essex (on marriage cert.) |
| Census (4) | 1871 (age 42-43) | Ironmonger employing 9 men & 8 boys, High St, Halstead (married, wife absent) |
| Occupation | 31 Oct 1878 (age 50) | -; Partnership with Frank Attfield Fawkes for manufacture of horticultural equipment. T.H.P.Dennis & Co, dissolved (London Gazette 5.11.1878) |
| Census (5) | 1881 (age 52-53) | Ironmonger & stove maker, High St, Halstead (widower) |
| Census (6) | 1891 (age 62-63) | Stove manufacturer, The Croft, High St, Halstead |
| Census (7) | 1901 (age 72-73) | Stove mfr, High St, Halstead |
| Death fact | 1909 (age 80-81) | 1909 Jun Qtr, Halstead, 4a/391 (aged 80) |
| Cause of death (Facts Pg) | 6 Apr 1909 (age 80) | Gangrene of left foot & leg; senile decay |
| Death | 6 Apr 1909 (age 80) | The Croft, Halstead, Essex |
| Will | 16 Jul 1909 (age 80) | Probate Ipswich to Harry Harvey Portway (£37759) |
Child 6: Sarah Anne Portway
| Name: | Sarah Anne Portway | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Thomas Gilfillan (1822?-1907) | |
| Children: | Sarah Margaret Gilfillan (1862- ) | |
| Emma Harvey Gilfillan (1865- ) | ||
| Esther Mary Gilfillan (1872- ) | ||
| Note: | GILFILLAN Sarah Anne of 12 Golders Green Crescent Golders Green Middlesex widow died 31 October 1923; Probate London 12 January 1924 to William Henry Poate gentleman and Sarah Margaret Caird (wife of David Caird). Effects £3696 3s. 8d. | |
| Birth | 2 Dec 1830 | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Census | 14 Oct 1832 (age 1) | Bapt, Northgate St Independent, Bury St Edmunds (IGI) |
| Death | 31 Oct 1923 (age 92) | Golders Green, Middlesex |
Child 7: Harry Portway
| Name: | Harry Portway | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Birth | 27 May 1832 | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Baptism | 14 Oct 1832 (age 0) | Bapt, Northgate St Independent, Bury St Edmunds (IGI) |
| Death | 1835 (age 2-3) | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Burial | 12 Aug 1835 | St Mary, Bury St Edmunds (aged 4) |
Child 8: Ellen Portway
| Name: | Ellen Portway | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Note: | PORTWAY Ellen of 25 Gower Street Middlesex spinster died 29 September 1914; Administration London 28 November to Sarah Anne Gilfillan widow. Effects £172 17s 6d. | |
| Birth | 6 May 1835 | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Baptism | 21 May 1837 (age 2) | Bapt, Northgate St Independent, Bury St Edmunds (IGI) |
| Census (1) | 1861 (age 25-26) | Living with father at census |
| Census (2) | 1881 (age 45-46) | Unmarried, in household of Frederick & Clara Fitch, Islington |
| Census (3) | 1891 (age 55-56) | Unmarried, living on own means, Bodford Hotel, Sidmouth |
| Death fact | 1914 (age 78-79) | 1914 Sep Qtr, St Giles, 1b/571 (aged 79) |
| Death | 29 Sep 1914 (age 79) | St Giles, Middlesex |
Child 9: Clara Portway
| Name: | Clara Portway | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | Frederick George Fitch (1843?-1924) | |
| Children: | Dora Fitch (1871- ) | |
| Constance Fitch (1873- ) | ||
| Note: | FITCH Clara of 182 Belsize Road Hampstead Middlesex widow died 18 April 1926; Probate London 11 August to Constance Fitch spinster. Effects £941 17s. 8d. | |
| Birth | 1840 | Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk |
| Birth fact | 1840 (age 0) | 1840 Sep Qtr, Bury St Edmunds, 13/368 |
| Death | 18 Apr 1926 (age 85-86) | Hampstead, Middlesex |