Jane HARRISON

[majm]

It has only been passed down verbally that she worked in the household.  Don't have anything on her except her name and that she was deceased when Hannah married in 1907.  There have been a few Jane Harrison coming into Australia, but can't confirm any with so little information .  I have found some on the English census but with so little information it is just guess work. Interestingly there is a Jane Harrison that shows up on NSW Registers for the Randwick Asylum for destitute children but I can't access the record, thought it might have something to do with Hannah.  Thanks

The NSW State Records Office has the Child Welfare, Randwick Asylum for Destitute Children 1852-1915 records.  The index is online and you can order copy of the file from that index.   Here is the link http://srwww.records.nsw.gov.au/indexes/searchform.aspx?id=26

I doubt that the file will be of any assistance though.  You see, the index shows that the file for Jane Harrison is for a six year old lass who was admitted on 19 Feb 1915. 

I am a tad NSW centric and I think of  Harrison as one of the popular surnames in NSW.   There were several instances of HARRISON in the Golden Grove district of Darlington and Chippendale (inner west suburbs of Sydney) in the 1880s and up to around 1900.   

If you were able to provide the names of Jane's parents I could try to find out more details.

Do you have the names of the witnesses for Hannah's marriage?   Please type up all the information from the marriage certificate as there can often be clues in those details.   

Cheers,  JM

[Lin!!!]

Thanks, definitely not my Jane Harrison.   The witnesses were J.E. Doyle and Ruby Coombes.  Usual occupation of Hannah Domestic Duties.  Usual place of residence. Waverley (Sydney).  Birth place Golden Grove.  Spinster aged 20.  Father Henry Willcox, Painter. Mother Jane Harrison, deceased.  Married 17th August,1907 at St Josephs Church, Camperdown.

 At the time of Hannah's birth I have Henry Wilcox, painter, residing at Little Wilson St Redfern and his family living at Bullanaming St Redfern, in 1934 renamed Renwick St. His family still in Bullanaming St in1897. Henry's mother died in 1900 in Bullanaming St.  Possible birth date for Hannah is 26/1/1888 but not confirmed.

[majm]

Hi,

You have likely date of birth for Hannah Louisa as 26 Jan 1888, and place as Golden Grove.   The likely NSW BDM registration district could well be REDFERN.  So, I notice there is the following birth registration indexed at  NSW BDM online
Louisa M WILLIS, with parents as William and Jane E.  It was registered at Redfern in 1888.  #  11240.   I am aware of many mistranscribed entries in that online index.  It was prepared from the handwritten ledgers many decades later.  Perhaps Willis is a mis-reading of the surname.   

Cheers,  JM   Further poststo come, just typing up some Electoral Roll information and some Sands Directory info

[majm]

Sands 1892 Sydney Suburban Directory for Darlington including Golden Grove
18 Brighton Avenue, Thomas DOYLE
30  Darlington Road, Robert HARRISON, cab proprietor
104 Darlington Road, Mrs Mary DOLAN, Nurses’ Home, Miss Ducker, Nurse

Rose Street, (West side, between Ivy Street and Rose Lane)
25 Rose Street, Thomas DOYLE, butcher
27 Rose Street, Martin DOYLE

Rose Street, (East side, between Calder road and Raglan Street)
James DOYLE, commercial traveller

31 Newtown Road, Female Mission Home,  Mrs Annie Woois, Matron

Sands 1892 Sydney Suburban Directory for Redfern includes part of Golden Grove Street from the Darlington boundary to Wilson Street, but none with surnames Willcox (or variations); Harrison; Doyle, Coombes etc.

Sands 1892 Sydney Suburban Directory for Redfern
110 Bullanaming Street (West side) Michael DOYLE
122 Bullanaming Street (West side,) Thomas WILCOX
Little Wilson Street Redfern renamed Wilson Lane Redfern in 1892 directory notes, noting Golden Grove Street crosses this street, but no mention of Willcox (or variations)

Sands 1885 Alphabetical Directory Sydney
Louisa M WILCOCK, 146 Bullanaming Street, Redfern
Harry WILCOCKS, painter, 29 Alfred Terrace, Wilson St, Redfern
David W HARRISON, headmaster, Waverley Public School, Cowper St, Waverley
E T HARRISSON, van proprietor, 1 Raglan St, Darlington
G HARRISON, Barclay St, Waverley
Reuben HARRISON, builder, 95 Bourke St, Redfern
T HARRISON, printer, 33 Rose St, Darlington
W HARRISON, butcher, Calder Road, Redfern
W HARRISON, butcher, Edmund St, Waverley
W HARRISON, butcher, 14 Ivy Street Redfern
W HARRISON, butcher, Leichhardt St, Waverley

Sands 1900 Alphabetical Directory
H J WILCOCK, 56 Mackenzie Street, Waverley
O J WILCOCK, 141 Oxford St, Waverley
W WILCOX, 124 Bullanaming St, Redfern
Mrs E WILLCOCK, 155 Oxford St, Waverley
Mrs E J WILLCOX, 7 Bunn St (Pyrmont)

Sands 1905 Alphabetical Directory
O J WILCOCK, 141 Oxford St Waverley
S WILCOCKS, 46 Ivy Street, Redfern
Eph COOMBES, 192 Rose Street, Darlington

NSW Electoral Roll 1903  Electorate of WENTWORTH, polling at Waverley Junction 
ALL with surname HARRISON and dd = domestic duties
Agnes Degange, 61 Fitzgerald St, dd
Alfred, 38 Brisbane St, painter
Amelia, 158 Edgecliff road, dd
Annie, 266 Oxford St, dd
Cecelia, 11 Lawson St, dd
Ellen, 225 Old South Head Road, dressmaker
Ethel, 38 Brisbane St, dd
Frederick, 158 Edgecliff Road, draper
Joseph Wilfred, 225 Old South Head Road, carpenter
Margaret Ann, 38 Brisbane Street, dd
Mary, 104 Cowper Street, dd
Sarah, 15 Stanley Street dd
William, Kito, Botany Street, groom
William Frederick, 11 Lawson St, painter
William Walter, 15 Stanley St, tailor

Same roll, same electorate, same polling place
James DOYLE, Oakvale, Walter Street, carrier
NONE with surname COOMBES or variations.

Same roll, same electorate, same polling place
Ellen WILLCOCK, 155 Oxford Street, draper
Emma WILLCOCK, 141 Oxford St, dd
Ethel WILLCOCK, 155 Oxford Street, draper
James WILLCOCK, 141 Oxford Street, boot importer
Mabel WILLCOCK, 155 Oxford Street, typist
NONE surnamed Wilcox, Willcox etc.

Cheers,  JM

[Lin!!!]

Thank you for all the effort you have put in on this .  The Wilcox Louisa M I am pretty sure is the sister of Henry as she is mentioned in Henry's mums death notice 13/6/1900, also the late residence of Louisa Jemima (Henry's mum) is 146 Bullanaming St, Thomas is also a brother.  In 1876-1888 there is a John Wilcox,Wilcocks first a glazier then painter living in Bullanaming St, maybe Henry's father.  Thank you, without your help I wouldn't have found  out anything about Henry, and it could be that birth certificate as on Hannah's death certificate they have the father as William.  I will let you know how I go.  The Harry Wilcocks, painter that you found in the Sands.
1885 Sands - Harry WILCOCKS, painter, 29 Alfred Terrace, Wilson St, Redfern could be Henry as in 1886-1888 they have a WILCOX, Henry, painter, 29 Little Wilson St, Redfern.  So if it is, I am assuming that he was there when Hannah was born.  I see where the Doyle on the wedding certificate could come in looking at what you have printed Hannah could have grown up with the son/brother of Michael Doyle as they lived on the same street and one of Hannah's witnesses is Doyle.