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I am trying to find out what happened to Christopher Fairfoot Porritt and wife Dorothy Crawford. I think that :
Christopher Fairfoot Porritt was born around 1814 son of Henry Porritt b1762 / 1764 possibly in Durham. Henry married Catherine b C1778 in Yorkshire around 1801 in Yorkshire.
There is a record for Christopher Fairfoot Porritt's marriage to Dorothy Crawford in Alwinton Northumberland in 1838. Her parents are Ralph Crawford b 1789 and Margaret Shiell b.1796. I know they had at least 2 children, Catherine b. 1840 in Durham and Henry ( possibly Christopher Fairfoot Henry Porritt ) b 1842 in Northumberland.
I can find no census records for Christopher Fairfoot b 1814. Wife Dorothy is in the 1851 C spelt as "purritt" with the two children. She is listed as head, married and farmers wife. Again in the 1861 C she is listed along with son Henry as head, agricultural labourers wife but again no sign of her husband Christopher.
I can't find any record for Dorothy Porritt after this date or where her husband is.
There is possibly another Christopher Fairfoot Porritt - or the same one married to a
Grace Ann Denham in 1874 at Newcastle upon Tyne. They went in to have lots of children.
Any help in finding out what happened to Dorothy Porritt nee Crawford and where CF Porritt was during every census would be much appreciated. Thanks

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Just for ref.

Name: Christopher Fairfoot Porritt
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birth Date: 1813
Marriage Date: 1838
Marriage Place: Alwinton, Northumberland, England
Father: Henry Porritt
Spouse: Dorothy Crawford
FHL Film Number: 1068613
Reference ID: 2:V3X1Z4


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Name: Christopher Fairfoot Porritt
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1817
Registration Year: 1887
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
Age at Death: 70
Registration district: Berwick
Parishes for this Registration District: View Ecclesiastical Parishes associated with this Registration District
Inferred County: Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 247

Probate for Christopher Fairfoot Porritt who died 1887 mentions Grace Ann Porritt WIDOW

1871


Name:
Grace Ann Porritt

Age:38
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1833

Relation:Wife

Spouse's Name:Christopher Fourfoot Porritt

Where born:Tweedmouth, Northumberland, England

Civil Parish:Berwick Northumberland


Christopher Fourfoot Porritt 53 - Bailiff county court
Grace Ann Porritt 38
William John Porritt 13
Jane Porritt 10
Mary Matilda Porritt 8
Grace Ann Porritt 5
Catherine Porritt 2

1861

Christopher F Porritt 40
Grace Ann Porritt 30
Henry Porritt 9
William J Porritt 3
Jane D Porritt 7/12

Christopher 1851 with parents?


Name:Christopher F Perritt
Age:36
Estimated Birth Year:abt 1815
Relation:Son (Child)
Father's name:Henry Perritt
Mother's name:Catherine Perritt
Gender:Male
Where born:Northd, Togstone
Civil Parish:Warkworth
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps:
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Town:
Warkworth
County/Island:Northumberland
Country:England
Street address:
Occupation:
Condition as to marriage:
Disability:
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Registration district:Alnwick
Sub-registration district:Warkworth
ED, institution, or vessel21
Neighbors:
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Household schedule number:176
Piece:2419
Folio:28
Page Number:42
Household Members:
Name
Age


Henry Perritt 89
Catherine Perritt 73
Christopher F Perritt 36 Unmarried, Fishmonger
Elizabeth Smith 28

Andy

Name:
Christopher Fairfort Porritt

Marriage Date:
15 Feb 1874

Marriage Place:
St. Nicholas, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England

Spouse:
Grace Ann Denham

The 1887 death
PORRITT CHRISTOPHER FAIRFOOT
Born1817 Died1887
England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Berwick, Northumberland, England

Will of Christopher a House Agent and County Court Baliff proved by widow Grace Ann Porritt of Berwick and Son William John Denham Porritt of Gateshead Pawnbroker

Will of Christopher Fairfoot Porritt, Berwick on Tweed, House Agent and County Court Bailiff.
Note: this transcript is incomplete.Written 1.7.1884, probate 23.8.1887.

This is the last will and testament of me Christopher Fairfoot Porritt of Berwick upon Tweed in the County of the Town and Borough of Berwick upon Tweed House agent and County Court Bailiff I give and bequeath unto my daughter Catherine Judith Greaves Denham my Gold Watch I give and bequeath all my household furniture plate plated goods linen china and pictures and all the rest residue and remainder of my personal and effects after payment of my just debts funeral and testamentary expenses unto my wife Grace Ann absolutely .

All my real and copyhold estate I devise unto my wife Grace Ann during her life or widowhood and from or immediately after her decease or remarriage I devise the same in manner following that is to say I devise unto my son William John Denham his heirs and assigns All my copyhold houses premises and yard with the appurtenances late belonging to William Dawson situate in and being number 13 Middle Street of Spittle in the manor of Tweedmouth and Spittle in the County of the Borough and Town aforesaid And also that my copyhold with the appurtenances situate in the Cow Road in Spittle aforesaid purchased by me from George Robertson and others I devise to my son Christopher Hamilton Porritt his heirs and assigns All that my freehold messuage and premises with the yard and appurtenances being number 59 Walkergate Lane Berwick upon Tweed aforesaid and formerly belonging to John Renton And also my copyhold messuage and premises with the appurtenances being number 10 Knowe Head in Tweedmouth aforesaid and late belonging to J Hall I devise unto my daughter Jane Denham wife of Thomas Thompson of Berwick upon Tweed aforesaid Butcher her heirs and assigns All that my freehold messuage and premises with the appurtenances being number 23 Golden Square in Berwick upon Tweed aforesaid and purchased by me from Magdalen Dixon And all that my freehold messuage and premises with the appurtenances being number 7 Palace Street in Berwick upon Tweed aforesaid and formerly belonging to James Turner I devise to my daughter Mary Matilda Porritt her heirs and assigns All that my freehold messuage and premises with the appurtenances being number 101 in Castlegate in Berwick upon Tweed aforesaid And also all that my copyhold messuage and premises being number 7 Middle Street in Spittle aforesaid and formerly belonging to James Purves I devise unto my said daughter Catherine Judith Greaves Denham Porritt her heirs and assigns All those my freehold messuages and premises with the appurtenances being numbers 17, 19, 21, 23, & 25 in the West End of Tweedmouth aforesaid and formerly respectively belonging to John Marshall and Miss Fair I devise unto my daughter Henrietta Porritt her heirs and assigns All that my freehold messuages and premises with the appurtenances being numbers 21 and 23 Ravensdowne in Berwick upon Tweed aforesaid and late belonging to Archibald Knox and others And also all that my copyhold messuage and premises with the yard and appurtenances being number 15 Middle Street in Spittle aforesaid and late belonging to Mrs Davison.........................................

Dorothy b 1817 according to this

England Marriages 1538-1973 Transcription

First name(s) Christopher Fairfoot
Last name Porritt
Age 25
Marriage year 1838
Marriage date 1838
Marriage place Alwinton, Northumberland, England
Father's first name(s) Henry
Father's last name Porritt
Spouse's first name(s) Dorothy
Spouse's last name Crawford
Spouse's age 210000
Spouse's birth year 1817
Spouse's birth date 1817
Spouse's father's first name(s) Ralph
Spouse's father's last name Crawford
Residence Allenton, Northumberland, England
Place Allenton
County Northumberland

Thats all I have found too + the 1881

Name: C.F. Porritt
Age: 65
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1816
Relationship to Head: Head
Spouse: G.A. Porritt
Gender: Male
Where born: Newcastle
Civil Parish: Berwick Upon Tweed
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Street address: 12 Ravensdown
Marital Status: Married
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Agent House
Registration district: Berwick
Sub registration district: Berwick Upon Tweed
ED, institution, or vessel: 11
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 5130
Folio: 33
Page Number: 6
Household Members:
Name Age
C.F. Porritt 65
G.A. Porritt 49
W.J.D. Porritt 23
J.D. Porritt 20
M.M. Porritt 17
G.A. Porritt 15
C.J. Porritt 12
C.H. Porritt 9
Henrietta Porritt 6

From Durham bishops transcripts

The image for the original marriage
12th Sept 1835 Christopher Fairfoot Porritt age 25 bachelor Farmer Residence Red Gap Parish of Elwick. Father Henry Porritt farmer
Dorothy Crawford age 21 spinster. residence Farnham.Father ralph Porritt farmer

witnesses Ralph Crawford, Isabella Crawford, Joseph Porritt,????crawford, and somebody Proctor

note grace ann is down as he's wife they did not marry till 1874

Christopher Fairfoot Porritt
England and Wales Census, 1871
Name: Christopher Fairfoot Porritt
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1871
Gender: Male
Age: 53
Relationship to Head of Household: Self
Birthplace: Togston, Northumberland
Schedule Type: Household
Registration District: Berwick
Sub-District: Berwick
Parish: Berwick
County: Northumberland
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Christopher Fairfoot Porritt Self M 53 Togston, Northumberland
Grace Ann Porritt Wife F 38 Tweedmouth, Northumberland
William John Porritt Son M 13 Newcastle, Northumberland
Jane Porritt Daughter F 10 Newcastle, Northumberland
Mary Matilda Porritt Daughter F 8 Berwick, Northumberland
Grace Ann Porritt Daughter F 5 Berwick, Northumberland
Catherine Porritt Daughter F 2 Berwick, Northumberland

?? Not seeing a 1861 census to go with this death or a birth/marriage to explain

England & Wales deaths 1837-2007 Transcription

First name(s) DOROTHY
Last name PORRITT
Gender Female
Age -
Death quarter 3
Death year 1864
District PENRITH
County Cumberland
Volume 10B
Page 178
Country England
Record set England & Wales deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials

Dorothy Crawford
mentioned in the record of Christopher Fairfoot Porritt and Dorothy Crawford
Name: Christopher Fairfoot Porritt
Birth Date: 1813
Age: 25
Spouse's Name: Dorothy Crawford
Spouse's Birth Date: 1817
Spouse's Age: 21
Event Date: 1838
Event Place: Alwinton, Northumberland, England
Father's Name: Henry Porritt
Spouse's Father's Name: Ralph Crawford

Thank you all.
My ancestor is Henry Porrit son of Dorothy and CF Porritt born 1842. The family are all farmers which ties in with the marriage of Dorothy and CF. We have Proctors on the other side of the family but they all come from the same area so interesting that a Proctor witnessed the wedding.
I can find no death for Dorothy so can't work out if CF Porritt married again.
If the 1851 census showing CF as unmarried and a fish monger is correct that is odd. The parents names are correct but he married in 1838 and they had children in 1840 and 1842. Why is CF not on the 1851 or 1861 census with Dorothy and the children?
I did look at the CF Porritt married to Grace Ann Denham in 1874. He may have re married if Dorothy died and there is quite an age difference between him and Grace Ann. However their children are all born before their marriage even though they have the wife's family name, Denham, so can't be Dorothy's children. This also means that there is no farming connection as he was a house agent so I don't think that this is the same Christopher Fairfoot Porritt. Isn't it frustrating when people just disappear or someone has exactly the same name and similar birth date!
Thank you all.
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looks like dorothy living on her own

Dorothy Purritt
England and Wales Census, 1851
Name: Dorothy Purritt
Age: 33
Gender: F
Birthplace: Alnham, Northumberland
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Schedule Type: Household

He definitely came from Elwick in Durham
He is mentioned in this will along with lots of family members

http://www.davekinggenealogy.co.uk/probate/porritt/WillChristopherPorritt1829.htm

hi
there is only one christoper fairfoot born 1813 that must be him with his parents same names as your christopher in 1851 census says unmarried but some times they dont tell the truth if split from his wife there is only one death for a christopher fairfoot and that is one born 1817

Deaths Sep 1887 (>99%)
Porritt Christopher Fairfoot 70 Berwick 10b 247

That will is certainly my man and the right family. Thanks, that's really helpful. The 1851 C showing the family as "purritt" is Dorothy as the children name and births are correct. She has herself down as farmers wife but no farmer to be found 1851 or 1861 except for him with his parents as a fish monger and "single" in the 1851 C
As you say they don't always tell the truth!
I think the CF Porritt married to Grace Ann is someone different as he is not in farming and birth place too different.
Have found possible deaths for Dorothy 1902 at South Shields Durham and 1899 at Hartlepool, Durham. For CF there is the 1886 Berwick death and also 1882 death at Gateshead Durham. Thank you all for your help an amazing community :-D