HARRIS family - Dover

[Kim Pearce]

I am looking for any information on the Harris family of Dover (daughters Florence, Joyce, Edna, Corey and son George - George was born around 1925).

This is, unfortunately, the only information I have on the family until Florence married in 1926.

[Tati]

Hi Kim,

Is this request referring to the same family as this other thread?
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,155218.0.html

If so, I suggest you have a look at the 1911 census and see if you can find them - there seems to be a possible family in the Greenwich district of London.

If they're the ones, then this is a likely marriage for the parents
Dec 1902 Islington 1b 521
John William Harris to Edith Clara Atkinson

 

[Tati]

Florence Edith, Jessie Edith, Robert John and William were born pre-1911. 

Having a look at births post-1911 for Harris with mother's maiden name Atkinson, we get:

Dec 1912 Greenwich: Coralie M Harris
Dec 1915 Greenwich: Edna M Harris

Later, a Joyce and also a George (slightly later than you thought)

Sounds good, what do you think?   

[Tati]

Marriage details:

21 Dec 1902 St Mary Islington
John William Harris, 21, Bachelor, Clerk, 14 Cross St, father William Thomas Harris, Packer
Edith Clara Atkinson, 22, Spinster, 14 Cross St, father Robert William Atkinson, Railway Carrier Manager

Witnesses C.P. Martin and C.M. Seaget

Edith Clara is easy to find in 1881 but shout if you need help.
 

[Tati]

We're looking for a John William Harris born ca. 1882 Islington.

Here's a possible christening:
9th April 1882 St Luke Middlesex
John William Harris born 4 Mar 1882, parents William and Sophia of 1 Waterloo Place, father a Carman.

The 1881 census reveals that this William's middle name was T:
http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=uki1881&indiv=try&h=14801282
RG11/362 85 15

1891 says William G (RG12/231 92 3) but he's William T in 1901 again, a Carrier's carman RG13/258 6 3

[Tati]

Was Florence birthday on 17 March? If so, this looks like her christening:

10 April 1904 Stoke Newington London
Florence Mary Edith Harris born 17 Mar 1904, parents John William and Edith Clara of 43 Mortimer Rd Kingsland, father a clerk

[Kim Pearce]

Hello Tati,

Thank you so much for all your efforts.  It certainly seems that you are pointing me in the right direction.   I had given up my search shortly after my original post in 2006, believing I was not going to get any further back.  I am how hopeful that I will, in fact, be able to go back a few more generations.

Thank you again.

Kim

[Kim Pearce]

p.s.  I have had no luck finding the family in the 1911 census.

[Tati]

Hmm, not sure why you have problems finding them - they seem straight forward. No hit with John William Harris born 1882 Islington, living in Greenwich district?