Missing person Vera Harrison

[louisa maud]

Oops, yes,I have corrected it now

Louisa Maud

[Towdlass]

It's all rather complicated and not just my story so I am rather reticent to divulge it all on here. I don't mind for myself but there are others in the family who might not be too thrilled. Anyway, the main thrust of the task is to try to find out what happened to Vera after she married Nicholas Harrison in 1939 and then got divorced in 1947.
I did find the births of 3 children who I thought might be from the marriage and extended those forwards to their marriages and children. I then looked on Facebook to see if I could find any of these names which might fit. I sent a message to 3 people asking for their help if the names of their parents fitted. So far I have had only one reply and he said that he couldn't help. I know that it's a very long shot but I am really at a loss to know how else to progress.
I thought that if I could find members of Nicholas' family they may actually have some pertinent information. So I think that may be the next avenue. Anyone else any ideas?

[Ladyhawk]

It's all rather complicated and not just my story so I am rather reticent to divulge it all on here. I don't mind for myself but there are others in the family who might not be too thrilled.

Anyway, the main thrust of the task is to try to find out what happened to Vera after she married Nicholas Harrison in 1939 and then got divorced in 1947.

I thought that if I could find members of Nicholas' family they may actually have some pertinent information. So I think that may be the next avenue.

Anyone else any ideas?

Difficult for Nicholas as all there is to go on is

1919 birth entry Clitheroe mmn Cook
1939 marriage transcript father Frederick (knowing his occupation might help/maybe witness names)
1939 Register giving his address in Sheffield and his occupation
1987 death entry in Sheffield giving his date of birth 5th Sept 1919

Are there any Electoral Registers for Sheffield available on line to check Nicholas' whereabouts and who he was living with between 1939 - 1987?

Perhaps obtaining his birth certificate to confirm parents names or his death certificate to see who the informant was.

Have you checked for any other Harrison births mmn Cook?

EDIT to add excluding Nicholas
there are 7 other HARRISON births reg in Clitheroe between  Sep 1911 - Sep 1926 mmn COOK see FreeBMD

and there's this possible marriage entry on FreeBMD which looks more likely for the Clitheroe births

Sep 1906  Clitheroe    8e   725   
COOK           Mary    Clitheroe   
HARRISON    Fred        Clitheroe   

Could this be a possibility for his parents marriage?

5 May 1909 Parish of Newland, Yorkshire (East Ridings)
Frederick Arthur Kynman HARRISON Age 25 occ Fitter
his father Walter dec’d, painter
Helena Blanche COOK age 23, father Charles Edward, Compositer

1911c https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7TM-2KD
Frederick age 27 occ Engine Fitter Mechanic

1901 census  Frederick's occ. Apprentice Mechanical Fitter grandson of Sabina Kynman
RG13 Piece 4487 Folio 75 Page   1

and from louisa Maud this possible marriage

I found the birth in Clithero,1919, MMN Cook 

then I found  a marriage in Bakewell,
Frederick Harrison to Elsie Cook, 1908

I have no idea where Clithero is to Bakewell although Bakewell isn't far from Sheffield I believe

Don't know about this for sure though, will see if any other Harrison /Cook marriages come up

Have you looked for Frederick & Elsie Harrison on 1911 census?

There is this F & E couple with mother & brother in law their surname Cook,
Frederick Harrison occ Weaver

1911 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4MC-CBJ

[Towdlass]

Unfortunately the marriage certificate has still not arrived but I will let you know as soon as.
I did find a Fred Harrison b 1880 who was a stonemason. He was married in Clitheroe in 1906 to Mary Cook b1882. They had 12 children between the years of 1906 and 1926. (poor woman) one of whom was Nicholas. He would seem to be the only Nicholas Harrison born in 1919 anywhere. I'm a little confused as the address seems to be Gisburn Forest, Yorkshire on the 1911 census. Could I have married up two different families?

[Ladyhawk]

I had just edited my post whilst you were posting info. on possible siblings/parents for Nicholas
Fred & Mary Harrison nee Cook

[Ladyhawk]

Hopefully once the marriage certificate arrives for Nicholas confirming father Frederick's occupation hopefully  a match to 1911 census entry you have found and the Fred/Mary Cook marriage

from GRO indexes confirming mmn COOK

HARRISON, MARY  ANN  mmn   COOK 
1907  S Quarter in CLITHEROE  Volume 08E  Page 293

HARRISON, MARGARET  ELLEN     mmn COOK 
1908  D Quarter in CLITHEROE  Volume 08E  Page 281

HARRISON, EVA    mmn   COOK 
1909  S Quarter in CLITHEROE  Volume 08E  Page 279

HARRISON, THOMAS    mmn   COOK 
1910  S Quarter in CLITHEROE  Volume 08E  Page 269

Edit to add John Willie COOK is the grandson to Ann Cook on 1901 census

Main Road, Long Preston, Settle, Yorkshire (West Riding)
Ann   Cook   Head   Widow   1851   Living On Own Means   Quernmore, Lancashire
Martha A   Cook   Daughter   1889      Nappa, Yorkshire
John W   Cook   Grand Son   1901      Long Preston, Yorkshire

[Ladyhawk]

from Lancashire BMD

Fred HARRISON
Mary COOK
1906 marriage Bolton by Bowland, St Peter & Paul

Not checked all the HARRISON mmn COOK birth entires on Lancashire BMD

Here's a few all in the same subdistrict
                                                                subdistrict registers at
HARRISON   Mary Ann            1907   Gisburn   Preston   
HARRISON   Margaret Ellen    1908   Gisburn   Preston   
HARRISON   Eva                    1909   Gisburn   Preston
HARRISON   Thomas       1910   Gisburn   Preston   
HARRISON   Jane               1911       Gisburn   Preston
HARRISON   Bertha            1912   Gisburn   Preston
HARRISON   Fred                    1914   Gisburn   Preston
HARRISON   May               1917   Gisburn   Preston
HARRISON   Nicholas        1919   Gisburn   Preston   

I checked Lancashire OPC for Clitheroe Baptisms but they only go upto year 1900 

[Ladyhawk]

Could Fred Harrison from 1911c  https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4MG-F5Q
be the son of Nicholas  ( although Fred's birth year is out by quite a number of years but has same occupation) and there are similar names for the children of Fred Harrison and Mary nee Cook

1891c Welpstere Lodge, Higher Aigden, Gisburn Forest, Clitheroe, Yorkshire & Lancashire
Nicholas   Harrison   Head   1827   Farmer And Builder   Yorkshire
Martha   Harrison   Wife   1834   Long Preston, Yorkshire
Nicholas   Harrison           1870   Mason Stone   Gisburn Forest Yorkshire
Fredrick   Harrison   1873   Mason Stone           ditto   Yorkshire
Eva   Harrison                   1879    Yorkshire

1881c Whelpstones Lodge, Gisburn Forest, Clitheroe, Yorkshire & Lancashire
Nicholas   Harrison   1826   Farmer Of 57 Acres   -
Martha   Harrison   Wife   1833   Farmers Wife   Long Preston, Yorkshire
John   Harrison   Son   Married   1854   Stone Mason   Yorkshire
Elizabeth   Harrison   Daughter   1860   Dressmaker   Yorkshire
Alice Ann   Harrison   Daughter   1868   Yorkshire
Nicholas   Harrison   Son           1871   Yorkshire
Frederic   Harrison   Son          1873   Gisburn Forest Yorkshire
Bertha   Harrison   Daughter 1874   Yorkshire
Eva   Harrison   Daughter          1879   Yorkshire

Nicholas Harrison in 1861 wife Martha & children , mother Margarett Harrison
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7GG-CTS

Nicholas married Martha Silverwood 1852
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJD8-S9QB

add
HARRISON, FREDERICK  mmn   SILVERWOOD
1872 S Quarter in CLITHEROE  Volume 08E  Page 283   

HARRISON, NICHOLAS   mmn    SILVERWOOD 
1870  J Quarter in CLITHEROE  Volume 08E  Page 283

[louisa maud]

Wow LH,   what a wealth of  information, you have done well

I think somewhere I saw Carl Banks  was  ships captain or have I imagined that
.

Louisa Maud