Anna Maria Porter

Anna Maria Porter, the sister of Jane Porter and Robert Ker Porter, she was probably born on 17 December 1778. She spent her infancy in Durham, England, the home town of her mother. Her father, William Porter (1735–1779), served as an army surgeon for 23 years and died before she was a year old. After the death of her father, her family settled in Edinburgh, Scotland, where the Porter children attended charity school and enjoyed the friendship of Walter Scott. …