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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Worcestershire => Topic started by: tigger88 on Sunday 12 July 15 04:07 BST (UK)
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Hi all
I have two certificates from the GRO that are not our family and I wondered if anyone else out there was researching the Harris family.
The wrong certificates I have are:
Birth: Nellie Harris b.March 1883 registered Kidderminster, Worcestershire.
Mother: Mary Ann Harris nee GUEST; Father:George Harris, bricklayer. Address of birth 35 Pleasant Street but the rest is unreadable.
Death: Joseph Harris 23 Nov 1901 @ Birmingham Street, Stourbridge ; brickwork labourer; Registered Stourbridge, Worcestershire/Staffordshire by daughter H.Harris who was present at the death.
I cannot find either of these two people on the 1901 census, and I don't think they are connected to each other but they could be. If this is your family, let me know and I can email the certificates to you.
Thank you.
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Not my family, and you have not put age at death, but this one is a burner in a firebrick yard with daughter H
1901 census
living at 70 Birmingham Street
Joseph Harris 70
Harriet Harris 29 daughter
Edith Harris 9
RG13 Piece 2753 Folio 39 Page 22
Discrepancy age at census/age at death, it happens,,,,,
Deaths December quarter 1901
Joseph Harris age 67 Stourbridge 6c 89
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This is the marriage of the parents, probably:
Marriages June quarter 1877
Mary Ann Guest Kidderminster 6c 293
George Harris Kidderminster 6c 293
If the age at death has been incorrectly recorded, Nellie might have died a few days after birth:
Births June quarter 1883
Nellie Harris Kidderminster 6c 242
Deaths June quarter 1883
Nellie Harris 12 Kidderminster 6c 141
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HI Chempat
It certainly looks like you have the right family in the census. Joseph's age on his death certificate was 67 so being 70 on the census isn't such a stretch.
I am not sure about Nellie Harris though, unless she was 12 DAYS old. Anyway I am hoping that someone with these people in their family will see this and contact me for the certificates.
Thank you for finding the marriage too.
Best wishes
Lesley