19:
184:
Impatient for success, he decided to forego the significant investment and effort he had made in the fledgling settlement (e.g. building a house, establishing a bank and donating to a proposed Church of
England). He abandoned the settlement in 1840. Although Porter's tenure in Port Lincoln only lasted 18 months, he had, nevertheless, been appointed the first Magistrate of the Eyre Peninsula and his family left its name at 'Porter Bay'.
183:
by now in other ownership brought other settlers. The party was just one of three to arrive with settlers for the district in the 1830s and 1840s. It became apparent to him that
Adelaide would be the main settlement in South Australia and that immediate prospects for Port Lincoln would be limited.
111:
and having concealed them when the Navy sent a
Lieutenant to look for them. (Apparently he had concealed more than two, but the charges only related to two.) Porter was found guilty and fined £500 and to be held at Newgate for 12 months or until he had paid his fine. It is not clear who paid the
141:, provisioned with livestock and a range of personnel (including a doctor, tutors and servants), so that he could set up a relatively self-sufficient farming station in South Australia. He was accompanied by his wife, a son and daughter, William and Alice and an adult son Richard and his wife.
373:
457:
Recollections of a Voyage to South
Australia and New Zealand Commenced in 1838. William Porter, Recorded at Huntly, 1907, Transcribed and edited by Miranda Field Law and Garry Law, Maruiwi Press 2007.
655:
265:, a small body with only an advisory role. Here Porter was closely involved in early attempts to deal with land claims from before 1840, a central issue in the early governance of New Zealand.
156:), which he had built in 1824 and which had been strengthened so that it would be fit for the hazardous voyage. Upon arrival, he used this vessel to set up a shipping service from
131:
In the late 1830s he suffered substantial losses at sea, which his son said were behind his decision to migrate. Porter sold his shipyard in
Liverpool and took two of his ships,
610:
85:, also a vessel that Barton, Irlam and Higginson owned, captured three American ships in 1813 as the two British ships were returning to England from Barbados.
115:
Porter became a prominent sea captain, operating a small fleet out of his own yard at
Liverpool. Other members of the Porter family sailed for the British
615:
635:
525:
Porter ... they be thy people : an historical and genealogical record of the Porter families who settled in South
Australia from 1839 to 1987
262:
650:
575:
273:
227:
466:
Delving into the past of
Auckland's eastern suburbs, Section 4 Mission Bay, Section 5 Kohimarama, E. T Jackson 1967, privately published.
250:. He also invested in land in and around Auckland and bought interests in land claims from before 1840. Later he developed a farm at
645:
171:
Porter's expedition arrived at
Adelaide in early 1839. A special survey was authorised by the Governor for Port Lincoln on the
246:, New Zealand. He built a house and store on Auckland's waterfront and commenced trading from there with stock brought on the
630:
175:
and Porter was an investor in the survey company that took out the licence. He received land there as a consequence. The
513:
53:
in 1784. He was orphaned by 1796 and it is likely he commenced his career at sea shortly after. His first command was
277:
216:
584:
532:
640:
285:
168:(95 tons) in 1838, specifically as a back-up ship for the journey to Australia. This he sold upon arrival.
149:
660:
60:
269:
222:
120:
93:
562:
333:
234:
193:
104:
348:
280:
to 1855, when he retired, but did not serve in any further
Parliaments. He also served on the
625:
620:
312:
92:, with whom he had four children. His only daughter, Alice, married fellow coastal trader
8:
80:
378:[London, England] 30 Nov. 1811: 3. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 22 Mar. 2018.
136:
116:
547:
528:
509:
281:
54:
99:
On 29 November 1811 Captain Porter stood trial at London for having taken on board
72:
34:
18:
258:
172:
412:
W.F. Porter, ‘How Captain Porter Came to S.A. and New Zealand’, Waikato, 1907.
604:
592:
551:
157:
427:
75:
to operate offensively, not just defensively, against American shipping.
64:
251:
108:
394:
89:
30:
243:
161:
38:
292:
41:
in 1841, where he became a member of the New Zealand Parliament.
415:
112:
fine, if they did, and whether Porter spent any time in prison.
50:
481:
382:
153:
656:
Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council (1841–1853)
313:"Letters of Marque against the United States: War of 1812"
59:, sailing in the Liverpool to Barbados trade. Her owners,
469:
29:(24 January 1784 – 30 March 1869) was a ship owner from
503:
433:
400:
355:. Vol. 9, no. 709. 29 January 1853. p. 2
546:(4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer.
164:
to and from other Australian ports. Porter also built
179:
moved the family to this new settlement in 1839. The
611:
Members of the New Zealand House of Representatives
602:
88:In 1810, he married Alice Roper (1790–1862) in
522:
487:
421:
388:
71:, still under Porter's command, was granted a
576:Member of Parliament for Suburbs of Auckland
291:Porter died on 30 March 1869 at Mangatangi,
544:New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984
616:Members of the Auckland Provincial Council
506:Three William McDonalds: A Family History
63:specialized in that trade. Later, in the
636:New Zealand MPs for Auckland electorates
504:McDonald, James; McDonald, John (2010).
17:
144:Porter himself captained his namesake,
603:
541:
475:
446:First South Australian Colonial Census
284:. He was on the first Council of the
210:
207:
651:Australian emigrants to New Zealand
523:Porter-Sampson, Shirley J. (1988).
13:
14:
672:
527:. Adelaide: S.J. Porter-Sampson.
460:
451:
439:
242:In May 1841, Porter arrived in
646:British emigrants to Australia
542:Wilson, James Oakley (1985) .
508:. Canberra: Sorley Boy Press.
406:
367:
341:
327:
305:
261:appointed Porter to his first
187:
1:
497:
44:
22:William Field Porter, c. 1865
434:McDonald & McDonald 2010
401:McDonald & McDonald 2010
126:
7:
631:Settlers of South Australia
282:Auckland Provincial Council
61:Barton, Irlam and Higginson
10:
677:
272:as representative for the
270:1st New Zealand Parliament
589:
573:
568:
561:
315:. War of 1812: Privateers
226:
204:
201:
107:, two deserters from the
37:in 1838. He relocated to
298:
580:1853–1855
563:New Zealand Parliament
195:New Zealand Parliament
105:Carlisle Bay, Barbados
23:
374:"Admiralty Sessions"
268:Porter served in the
21:
27:William Field Porter
641:Sailors from London
488:Porter-Sampson 1988
478:, pp. 29, 259.
448:, 26 February 1844.
436:, pp. 121–123.
424:, pp. 140–145.
422:Porter-Sampson 1988
389:Porter-Sampson 1988
274:Suburbs of Auckland
263:Legislative Council
228:Suburbs of Auckland
198:
49:Porter was born in
661:British privateers
585:Frederick Merriman
582:Served alongside:
192:
119:(e.g. his cousin,
117:East India Company
79:, in company with
33:, who migrated to
24:
599:
598:
590:Succeeded by
257:In 1841 Governor
240:
239:
668:
570:New constituency
559:
558:
555:
538:
519:
491:
485:
479:
473:
467:
464:
458:
455:
449:
443:
437:
431:
425:
419:
413:
410:
404:
403:, pp. 119f.
398:
392:
386:
380:
371:
365:
364:
362:
360:
345:
339:
331:
325:
324:
322:
320:
309:
276:electorate from
199:
196:
191:
73:letter of marque
676:
675:
671:
670:
669:
667:
666:
665:
601:
600:
595:
581:
579:
535:
516:
500:
495:
494:
486:
482:
474:
470:
465:
461:
456:
452:
444:
440:
432:
428:
420:
416:
411:
407:
399:
395:
387:
383:
372:
368:
358:
356:
347:
346:
342:
332:
328:
318:
316:
311:
310:
306:
301:
286:Auckland Museum
194:
190:
129:
47:
35:South Australia
12:
11:
5:
674:
664:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
597:
596:
591:
588:
572:
566:
565:
557:
556:
539:
533:
520:
515:978-0987049704
514:
499:
496:
493:
492:
490:, p. 140.
480:
468:
459:
450:
438:
426:
414:
405:
393:
381:
366:
340:
326:
303:
302:
300:
297:
238:
237:
232:
230:
225:
220:
213:
212:
209:
206:
203:
189:
186:
173:Eyre Peninsula
128:
125:
46:
43:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
673:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
608:
606:
594:
593:Walter Brodie
587:
586:
578:
577:
571:
567:
564:
560:
553:
549:
545:
540:
536:
530:
526:
521:
517:
511:
507:
502:
501:
489:
484:
477:
472:
463:
454:
447:
442:
435:
430:
423:
418:
409:
402:
397:
391:, p. 11.
390:
385:
379:
377:
370:
354:
353:New Zealander
350:
344:
338:
336:
330:
314:
308:
304:
296:
294:
289:
287:
283:
279:
275:
271:
266:
264:
260:
259:Willam Hobson
255:
253:
249:
245:
236:
233:
231:
229:
224:
221:
218:
215:
214:
200:
197:
185:
182:
178:
174:
169:
167:
163:
159:
155:
151:
147:
142:
140:
139:
134:
124:
122:
121:George Porter
118:
113:
110:
106:
102:
97:
95:
91:
86:
84:
83:
78:
74:
70:
66:
62:
58:
57:
52:
42:
40:
36:
32:
28:
20:
16:
583:
574:
569:
543:
524:
505:
483:
471:
462:
453:
445:
441:
429:
417:
408:
396:
384:
375:
369:
357:. Retrieved
352:
343:
335:Lloyd's List
334:
329:
317:. Retrieved
307:
290:
267:
256:
247:
241:
219:–1855
180:
176:
170:
165:
158:Port Lincoln
148:(a 252-ton (
145:
143:
137:
132:
130:
114:
100:
98:
87:
81:
76:
68:
55:
48:
26:
25:
15:
626:1869 deaths
621:1784 births
476:Wilson 1985
235:Independent
208:Electorate
188:New Zealand
94:John Salmon
65:War of 1812
605:Categories
534:0731623940
498:References
252:Kohimarama
109:Royal Navy
45:Early life
552:154283103
349:"Married"
127:Australia
96:in 1853.
90:Liverpool
31:Liverpool
319:24 March
244:Auckland
162:Adelaide
39:Auckland
293:Waikato
82:Maxwell
550:
531:
512:
359:11 May
337:№4749.
248:Porter
211:Party
202:Years
181:Dorset
177:Porter
166:Dorset
146:Porter
138:Dorset
135:, and
133:Porter
51:London
376:Times
299:Notes
205:Term
101:Tiger
77:Tiger
69:Tiger
56:Tiger
548:OCLC
529:ISBN
510:ISBN
361:2021
321:2018
278:1853
217:1853
160:and
154:brig
223:1st
123:).
103:at
607::
351:.
295:.
288:.
254:.
152:)
150:bm
67:,
554:.
537:.
518:.
363:.
323:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
