Born c1817 in Bristol, the brother of Henry Porter and father of Jane Porter (51C).
| 1834 | 4 Mar. He was apprenticed to J.D. Pountney, aged 13 years (Ao). |
| 1851 | 2 Hilliers Court, St Mary Redcliffe parish (34), living with his wife Jane (37) born in Bristol and children, and his brother Henry Porter, a potter (51C). |
| Children: Jane, born c1836 in Bristol (51C), William, born c1840 in Bristol (51C), Elizabeth, born c1845 in Seville, Spain (51C). |