Family of Thomas Harris and Maria Brown

Husband: Thomas Harris

  • Name:

  • Thomas Harris

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • seaman / mariner2

  • Birth:

  • 1856 (app)

  • Harwich, Essex, England2

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 45)

  • Chase Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England2

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a fireman on a boat and living in four rooms with his wife Maria, sons Samuel, Thomas, George, Bertie, Ruben, Percival, Elliote and Leo, and daughters, Alvina and Elsie. Born in Harwich

Wife: Maria Brown

  • Name:

  • Maria Brown1

  • Sex:

  • Female

  • Father:

  • -

  • Mother:

  • -

  • Birth:

  • 1857 (app)

  • Sunderland, County Durham, England3 2

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 34)

  • Rowlands Yard, Dovercourt, Essex, England3

  •  

  • married wife living with daughters Amelia, Alice and Vina, and sons Samuel, Thomas, George, Bertie and Reuben. Born in Sunderland Durham

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 43)

  • Chase Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England2

  •  

  • married wife living in four rooms with her husband Thomas, sons Samuel, Thomas, George, Bertie, Ruben, Percival, Elliote and Leo, and daughters, Alvina and Elsie. Born in Sunderland

Child 1: George Harris

  • Name:

  • George Harris4 5 6 7 8

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Louise Harriett Woollard (1891-1973)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • agricultural / farm labourer then a quay labourer2 9 10

  • Birth:

  • 8 Jan 1884

  • Harwich, Essex, England4 5 6 3 2 9 10

  •  

  • 1911 and 1921 census say born in Dovercourt Essex

  • Baptism:

  • 23 Mar 1887 (age 3)

  • All Saints Church, Main Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England4 6

  •  

  • son of Thomas Harris (mariner) and Maria, born on 8th January 1884. Baptised with sister Elvina

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 7)

  • Rowlands Yard, Dovercourt, Essex, England3

  •  

  • son attending school and living with his mother Maria, sisters Amelia, Alice and Vina, brothers Samuel, Thomas, Bertie and Reuben. Born in Harwich Essex

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 17)

  • Chase Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England2

  •  

  • unmarried son working as a farm labourer and living in four rooms with his parents Thomas and Maria, brothers Samuel, Thomas, Bertie, Ruben, Percival, Elliote and Leo, and sisters, Alvina and Elsie. Born in Harwich Essex

  • Census:

  • 2 Apr 1911 (age 27)

  • Trafalgar Yard, Dovercourt, Essex, England9

  •  

  • an unmarried boarder working as a farm labourer and living in four rooms with his future in-laws Thomas and Louisa Woollard, future wife Louise, future sister-in-law Mildred, and future brother-in-laws Thomas and Alfred. Born in Dovercourt Essex

  • Census:

  • 19 Jun 1921 (age 37 yrs 5 mns)

  • Rowlands Yard, Dovercourt, Essex, England10

  •  

  • married head of the household working as a labourer at Parkeston Quay and living in two rooms with his wife Louise, his sister(-in-law) Mildred Woollard, and adopted son Keneth (sic) Bird. Born in Dovercourt Essex

  • Death:

  • Q3 1934 (age 50)

  • Tendring "Registration District", Essex, England8

Child 2: Reuben William Harris

  • Name:

  • Reuben William Harris4 11 12 13

  • Sex:

  • Male

  • Spouse:

  • Lily May Woollard (1893-1969)

  • Occupation:

  •  

  • builder's labourer14

  • Birth:

  • 29 Aug 1890

  • Dovercourt, Essex, England4 11 12 3 2 14 13

  • Census:

  • 5 Apr 1891 (age 7 mns)

  • Rowlands Yard, Dovercourt, Essex, England3

  •  

  • son living with his mother Maria, sisters Amelia, Alice and Vina, brothers Samuel, Thomas, George and Bertie. Born in Dovercourt Essex

  • Baptism:

  • 4 Nov 1892 (age 2)

  • All Saints Church, Main Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England4 12

  •  

  • son of Thomas Harris (fireman) and Maria of Rowland's Cottages

  • Census:

  • 31 Mar 1901 (age 10)

  • Chase Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England2

  •  

  • son living in four rooms with his parents Thomas and Maria, brothers Samuel, Thomas, George, Bertie, Percival, Elliote and Leo, and sisters, Alvina and Elsie. Born in Dovercourt

  • Census:

  • 29 Sep 1939 (age 49)

  • 7 Rowland's Yard Right, Dovercourt, Essex, England14

  •  

  • a married builder's labourer living with his wife, three children and a domestic servant Edna Peck who became a daughter-in-law. Born on 29th August 1890

  • Death:

  • Feb 1979 (age 88)

  • Colchester "Registration District", Essex, England13 15

  • Burial:

  • 7 Feb 1979

  • All Saints Church, Main Road, Dovercourt, Essex, England15

  •  

  • aged 87

Note on Husband: Thomas Harris

included as parents of two brothers who married into the Woollard family

Note on Wife: Maria Brown

included as parents of two brothers who married into the Woollard family

Sources

1.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Sunderland 1876 quarter:2 volume:10a page:851. Cit. Date: 25 October 2019.

2.

England and Wales Census 1901, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG13 piece:1698 folio:10 page:12. Cit. Date: 25 October 2019.

3.

England and Wales Census 1891, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG12 piece:1402 folio:8 page:12. Cit. Date: 25 October 2019.

4.

Deb Woollard personal communication. email. Cit. Date: 11 January 2005.

5.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1884 quarter:1 volume:4a page:453. Cit. Date: 25 October 2019.

6.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). Dovercourt All Saints baptisms 1878-1910 ref:D/P 174/1/12 image:21 page:37 entry:293. Cit. Date: 25 October 2019.

7.

England and Wales Marriage Index 1837 - 2005, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). Tendring 1912 quarter:2 volume:4a page:1463. Cit. Date: 24 October 2019.

8.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1934 quarter:3 volume:4a page:696. Cit. Date: 25 October 2019.

9.

England and Wales Census 1911, (on-line at www.ancestry.co.uk and www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG14 piece:10247 class:RG78 piece:540 registration district:197 sub-district:3 enumeration district:1 schedule:79. Cit. Date: 25 October 2019.

10.

England and Wales Census 1921, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive series:RG15 piece:9151 registration district:197 sub district:3 enumeration district:9 schedule:196. Cit. Date: 31 May 2024.

11.

England and Wales Birth Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Tendring 1980 quarter:4 volume:4a page:469. Cit. Date: 3 November 2017.

12.

Seax - Essex Record Office Parish Records, (on-line at www.essexcc.gov.uk). All Saints Dovercourt baptisms 1878-1910 ref:D/P 174/1/12 image:28. Cit. Date: 3 November 1892.

13.

England and Wales Death Index 1837 - 2021, (on-line at www.gro.gov.uk, www.findmypast.co.uk and www.ancestry.co.uk). Colchester 1979 quarter:1 volume:9 page:2451. Cit. Date: 3 November 2017.

14.

UK 1939 Register, (on-line at www.findmypast.co.uk). National Archive reference:RG101 piece:1515K page:2 line36 letter code:DBZL. Cit. Date: 3 November 2017.

15.

The Federation of Family History Societies, National Burial Index for England & Wales v.3, (2010 own copy). Cit. Date: 3 November 2017.