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Beginners => Family History Beginners Board => Topic started by: snk on Monday 24 September 12 06:07 BST (UK)
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Hello, my name is Scott, and this is my first posting/question, so apologies if I give too much or too little detail.
I’m trying to find out some (any) info on my great great great great grandfather, Thomas Harris, and his wife (I have no other info on her).
His son, also named Thomas was married in Sydney in 1850. Thomas Jr was a mariner, and I recently received some info from the maritime museum in Sydney, that shows him gaining his master mariners certificate on 4/07/1872, and has his date of birth as 18/03/1825, in Dartmouth (I had nothing on his DOB before).
I previously had found a marriage notice for one of Thomas Jn’r daughters from 19/08/1874, which mentions his father as “the late Captain Thomas Harris, of Broadhempston, near Totnes, Devonshire, England”. This is all the info I have on Thomas Sr (or any of his family), so any other info anyone could forward would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, and regards,
Scott.
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Theres a baptism
Thomas Harris 24 Apr 1825 Broadhempston
father Thomas Harris mariner mother Anne
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Theres also a marriage
Broadhempston 30 May 1824
Thomas Harris
Anne Cole
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Theres another baptism
George Harris 30 Aug 1829 same place same parents
John Harris 2 Sep 1827 ditto
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Hi
Some more info on Thomas Harris:
Seems he was the Chief Mate (b 1825 Devon) on a couple of steam ships from the port of Brisbane and arriving Sydney.
Steam Ship Williams;
Dates he was on board as the Chief Mate
27 Sept 1867
9 October 1867
16 Oct 1867
Steam Ship Florence Irving
4 Nov 1867
9 Dec 1867
18 Dec 1867
30 Dec 1867
17 jan 1868
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Thank you both for replies, I appreciate the information you have found and forwarded.
Are you able to point me in the direction of where look for birth/death/burial info on Thomas & Anne Harris?
Thanks again,
Scott.