[Index]
Sarah PORTER (1876 - 1943)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
James Donald MACKERSIE (1903 - 1961)
William George MACKERSIE (1905 - 1963)
Henry Gordon MACKERSIE (1906 - 1949)
Charles Leslie MACKERSIE (1915 - 1984)
Sarah PORTER (1876 - 1943)

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George Stradbroke MACKERSIE (1862 - 1936)
William PORTER (1837 - 1887) William PORTER



Sarah MARRIOTT



Mary SLATER (1838 - 1920) William SLATER (1808 - 1898) John SLATER (1778 - 1855)
Frances SOMMERTON (1774 - 1857)
Ruth DEACON (1804 - 1869)




b. 1876 at Queensland, Australia
m. 1902 George Stradbroke MACKERSIE (1862 - 1936) at Queensland, Australia
d. 1943 at Queensland, Australia aged 67
Near Relatives of Sarah PORTER (1876 - 1943)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather William PORTER
Grandmother Sarah MARRIOTT
Grandfather William SLATER 1808 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England 1898 Warwickshire, England 90
Grandmother Ruth DEACON 1804 1869 Coventry, Warwickshire, England 65

Father in Law James Donald MACKERSIE 1846 Auchtermuchty, Fifeshire, Scotland 1923 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 77
Mother in Law Elizabeth MCLEAY 1836 Banffshire, Scotland 1915 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 79

Father William PORTER 1837 Coventry, Warwickshire, England 1887 Inkerman, Ayr, Queensland, Australia 50
Mother Mary SLATER 1838 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England 1920 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 82

Self Sarah PORTER 1876 Queensland, Australia 1943 Queensland, Australia 67

Husband George Stradbroke MACKERSIE abt 1862 1936 Queensland, Australia 74

Son James Donald MACKERSIE 1903 Queensland, Australia 1961 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 58
Son William George MACKERSIE 1905 Queensland, Australia 1963 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 58
Son Henry Gordon MACKERSIE 1906 Queensland, Australia 1949 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 43
Son Charles Leslie MACKERSIE 1915 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1984 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 69

Brother George PORTER 1858 Coventry, Warwickshire, England 1878 Jarvisfield, Ayr, Queensland, Australia 20
Brother John PORTER 1860 Coventry, Warwickshire, England abt 1874 Bowen, Queensland, Australia 14
Brother Thomas PORTER abt 1862 England 1863 1
Brother Thomas PORTER 1864 1933 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 69
Brother Henry (Harry) PORTER 1867 Queensland, Australia 1952 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 85
Sister Margaret Sarah PORTER 1869 Queensland, Australia 06 Apr 1953 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 84
Sister Annie Elizabeth PORTER 1871 Queensland, Australia 29 Aug 1958 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 87
Sister Elizabeth PORTER 1874 Queensland, Australia 1964 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 90
Brother William PORTER 1879 Queensland, Australia 1947 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 68

Daughter in Law Beryl Croxford NEWTON 1967 Ayr, Queensland, Australia

Uncle Daniel PORTER 1896 Queensland, Australia
Aunt Possibly STOKES
Uncle John PORTER 1917 Queensland, Australia
Aunt Hannah SLATER 1830 Sowe, Warwickshire
Uncle Thomas RICHARDSON 1829 Stoke, Warwickshire, England
Uncle Walter SLATER 1832 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Aunt Ann HIRONS
Uncle ? John SLATER 1833 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Aunt Elizabeth SLATER 1835
Uncle Thomas SLATER 1841 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Aunt Agnes CARTER 1842 Foleshill, Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Uncle George SLATER 1845 Hook Norton, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England
Aunt Eliza SLATER 1848 Stoke, Warwickshire, England
Uncle Frederick JONES abt 1846 Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Aunt Sarah Ann SLATER 1848 Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Cousin Henry RICHARDSON 1850 Stoke, Warwickshire, England
Cousin Thomas JONES 1872 Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Cousin Emily JONES 1874 Coventry, Warwickshire, England 1947 Coventry, Warwickshire, England 73
Cousin Frederick JONES 1877 Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Cousin Ernest JONES 1880 Coventry, Warwickshire, England
Cousin Herbert JONES 1886 Coventry, Warwickshire, England

Niece Lucy Ann PORTER 1919 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Nephew Herbert PORTER abt 1877 Queensland, Australia 1938 Tully, Queensland, Australia 61
Niece Margaret Elizabeth PORTER 1901 Queensland, Australia
Nephew William James Leonta PORTER 1903 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1906 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 3
Nephew George Henry PORTER 1905 Queensland, Australia
Niece Jessie PORTER 1909 Queensland, Australia
Niece Mary Isabel PORTER 1913 Queensland, Australia
Niece Annie PORTER 1914 Queensland, Australia
Niece Mary Grace SOPER 16 Jun 1886 Queensland, Australia 12 May 1979 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 92
Nephew John SOPER 1888 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 02 Jul 1971 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 83
Niece Sarah Jane SOPER 1892 Queensland, Australia 04 Oct 1982 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 90
Nephew William George SOPER 25 Mar 1894 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 17 Sep 1985 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 91
Niece Ellen SOPER 1897 Queensland, Australia
Niece Ethel SOPER 1899 Queensland, Australia 26 Apr 1970 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 71
Niece Emily Margaret SOPER 1903 Queensland, Australia 1903 Queensland, Australia 0
Nephew Henry Samuel SOPER 1904 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 22 Sep 1987 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 83
Nephew Herbert Francis SOPER 1906 Queensland, Australia 22 Feb 1976 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 70
Nephew Arthur Frederick SOPER 27 May 1908 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 30 Jun 1979 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 71
Nephew Walter James SOPER 1910 Queensland, Australia 16 Dec 1964 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 54
Niece Annie CARCARY 18 Dec 1890 Queensland, Australia 1975 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 85
Nephew Charles Harry CARCARY 12 Jun 1893 Queensland, Australia 22 Nov 1902 Queensland, Australia 9
Nephew William James (Jim) CARCARY 27 May 1895 Queensland, Australia 14 Sep 1973 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 78
Niece Mary Elizabeth (bessie) CARCARY 18 Aug 1897 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 12 Jul 1989 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 91
Nephew George Samuel CARCARY 01 Apr 1900 Queensland, Australia 1982 Queensland, Australia 82
Niece Margaret Jane CARCARY 10 Jun 1902 Queensland, Australia 18 Oct 1988 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 86
Nephew David Alexander CARCARY 20 Aug 1904 Queensland, Australia 24 Jul 1926 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 21
Nephew John Howard (Jack) (Jock) CARCARY 05 Aug 1906 Queensland, Australia 1977 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 71
Niece Frances Elsie CARCARY 20 Oct 1908 Queensland, Australia 15 Jun 1981 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 72
Niece Alice Heatherbelle CARCARY 04 Oct 1911 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 06 May 1980 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 68
Nephew Gordon Arthur CARCARY 1914 Queensland, Australia 22 Jun 1915 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1
Niece Lilly May PORTER 1918 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 1997 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 79

Brother in Law James Donald MACKERSIE 1937 Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law Jessie MACKERSIE 1872 Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law Margaret Clare MACKERSIE 1874 Tambourine Mountain, Queensland, Australia 1943 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 69
Sister in Law Elizabeth GRAHAM abt 1855 Heaton Norris, Lancashire, England 1915 Queensland, Australia 60
Brother in Law John SOPER abt 1857 Meeth, Devon, England 16 Feb 1944 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 87
Brother in Law Charles CARCARY 25 Sep 1860 Farnell, Angus, Scotland 29 Jul 1953 Ayr, Queensland, Australia 92
Brother in Law Albert SELDON 1921 Ayr, Queensland, Australia
Sister in Law Hannah Jane KELLY 1960 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia
Events in Sarah PORTER (1876 - 1943)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
1876 Sarah PORTER was born Queensland, Australia Note 1 18
1887 11 Death of father William PORTER (aged 50) Inkerman, Ayr, Queensland, Australia Note 2 60, 90
1902 26 Married George Stradbroke MACKERSIE (aged 40) Queensland, Australia Note 3 52
1903 27 Birth of son James Donald MACKERSIE Queensland, Australia Note 4 18
1905 29 Birth of son William George MACKERSIE Queensland, Australia Note 5 18
1906 30 Birth of son Henry Gordon MACKERSIE Queensland, Australia Note 6 18
1915 39 Birth of son Charles Leslie MACKERSIE Ayr, Queensland, Australia Note 7 18
1920 44 Death of mother Mary SLATER (aged 82) Ayr, Queensland, Australia Note 8 59, 60, 90
1936 60 Death of husband George Stradbroke MACKERSIE (aged 74) Queensland, Australia Note 9 18, 59
1943 67 Sarah PORTER died Queensland, Australia Note 10 52
Note 1: Qld bmd - 1876 C129 Sarah Porter William and Mary Slater
Note 2: Brisbane Courier 11 Feb 1888
In the WILL of WILLIAM PORTER of Broughton Vale, Inkerman, in the Colony of Queensland, Selector, Deceased
Notice is hereby given that, after the expiration of fourteen days from the date of publication hereof, application will be made to the said Honourable Court that PROBATE of the WILL of the above named William Porter, deceased, nay be granted to MARY PORTER, of Broughton Vale, Inkerman, wife of the above named deceased.

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William Porter
Birth unknown
Death 31 Dec 1887
Home Hill, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia
Burial Buried or Lost at Sea, Specifically: Buried Broughton Vale Farm, Inkerman, Queensland
William Porter died on his property 'Brougton Vale Farm', Inkerman via Home Hill, on 31st December 1887. He was buried on the bank of the lagoon on the property, he was aged 49.
Note 3: in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Sarah Poster
Spouse Name: George Stradbroke Mackerzi
Marriage Date: 12 Mar 1902
Marriage Place: Queensland
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1902
Registration Number: 002195
Page Number: 21085
Note 4: see death notes for father in 1936

1903 C10069 James Donald Mackersie George Stradbrooke Sarah Porter
Note 5: 1905 C10958 William George Mackersie George Stradbroke Sarah Porter
Note 6: 1906 C11056 Henry Gordon Mackersie George Stradbroke Sarah Porter
Note 7: 1915 C7864 Charles Leslie Mackersie George Stradbrooke Sarah Porter
Note 8: Burdekin Burial register
PORTER Mary (F) - age 85 - of Ayr - Ayr Cemetery, grave no 453 - dod 7 Nov 1920

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Mary Slater Porter
Birth unknown
Death 7 Nov 1920
Ayr, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia
Burial
Ayr Cemetery
Ayr, Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia
Plot Grave No. 453

Townsville Daily Bulletin 12 November 1920 (page 7):
There passed away on Sunday night at the district hospital on the oldest residents of this district Mrs Porter, aged 85 years. The deceased lady arrived in Queensland from England in the sixties and settled in our district with her husband in the middle seventies and has resided here ever since. Her husband predeceased her a number of years ago. The deceased lady leave behind a grown up family of three sons and four daughters all well known residents of our district and 11 grand children and several great-grandchildren. The funeral on Monday was largely attended testimonial to the esteem the respect in which the late Mary Porter and her family are held.
Note 9: Qld bmd - 1937 C1084 George Stradbroke Mackersie James and Elizabeth McClay

Burdekin Burial Register
15745 MacKersie. George S. Male. Age 74 Presbyterian - Ayr Cemetery - Grave no 1260 - date of burial 1936-12-27


Townsville Daily Bulletin 3 Feb 1938
Probate was granted by the Regis-
trar (Mr. J. Shannon) at the Supreme
Court on Wednesday in the will of
George Stradbroke Mackersie. late of
Alrdale, Ayr, farmer, who died at Ayr,
on December 26, 1936, to James Don
ald Mackersie, of Airdale. farmer, son
of the deceased, and the Union Trus-
tee Company of Australia Limited,
Brisbane. Sworn at realty under £497,
personalty under £1,923. (Taken out by
Roberts. Leu and North, town angents
for R. J. Ruddy and Tomlins, Ayr.)
Note 10: in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Sarah MacKersie
Death Date: 30 Dec 1943
Death Place: Queensland
Father's name: William Porter
Mother's name: Mary Slater
Registration Year: 1944
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: 001148
Page Number: 1420
Source References:
18. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Queensland bdm index, Title: Queensland bdm index
- Reference = (Birth)
- Notes: Qld bmd - 1876 C129 Sarah Porter William and Mary Slater
52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
- Reference = (Death)
- Notes: in the Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Sarah MacKersie
Death Date: 30 Dec 1943
Death Place: Queensland
Father's name: William Porter
Mother's name: Mary Slater
Registration Year: 1944
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Number: 001148
Page Number: 1420
- Reference = (Marriage)
- Notes: in the Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950
Name: Sarah Poster
Spouse Name: George Stradbroke Mackerzi
Marriage Date: 12 Mar 1902
Marriage Place: Queensland
Registration Place: Queensland
Registration Year: 1902
Registration Number: 002195
Page Number: 21085