Edgar Porter
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27 October 1863 — 27 November 1863
Edgar Porter (29A)
Headstone
A fragment of Edgar Porter's headstone discovered in a Toowong Cemetery Archaeological Dig in 2023
- Erected: North Brisbane Burial Grounds, Episcopalian section. After 27 November 1863
- Moved to: North Brisbane Burial Grounds, Reserved Area. ca. 1914. Recorded as E. Porter
- Demolished and disposed of in: Toowong Cemetery, Portion 29A. ca. 1930
- Discovered: Toowong Cemetery, Portion 29A near Section 72. ca. May 2023
Inscription
Sacred
to memory of
Herbert & Edgar
twin sons of
Nicholas & Rebecca Porter
who died in infancy
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Birth registration: Edgar Porter
Birth date: 27/10/1863
Mother's name: Rebecca Anne Wyer
Father/parent's name: Nicholas Ellis Porter
Registration details: 1863/B/2129
BIRTHS.
PORTER.—On the 27th October, at her residence, North Brisbane, Mrs. Nicholas E. Porter, of twin sons.
Death registration: Edgar Porter
Death date: 27/11/1863
Mother's name: Rebecca Ann Wyer
Father/parent's name: Nicholas Ellis Porter
Registration details: 1863/B/1424