James
Edgar
(Edgar)
Harris
Born about in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of James Ernest Harris
and Jane (Waldron) Harris
Brother of
Elsie Harris, Doris May Harris, [private brother (1910s - 1980s)] [half], George Ernest Harris [half] and [private sister (1920s - 1990s)] [half]
Husband of
Hilda Gladys (Shephard) Harris
— married
9 Sep 1926 [location unknown]
Died
at about age 95
in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Mar 2011
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Biography
James Edgar Harris was born in 1903, probably at Oxford in Oxfordshire. He was the son of James Ernest Harris and his wife Jane, born Jane Waldron or Waldren. [1]
Sources
- ↑ General Register Office, birth registration index online (https://www.gro.gov.uk/); accessed 24 April 2022: HARRIS, JAMES EDGAR WALDREN GRO Reference: 1903 D Quarter in HEADINGTON Volume 03A Page 996 mother's maiden name:
- [1] - New Brunswick Marriages (on 11 Sept 1926 at South Devon, NB) for SHEPHARD, HILDA GLADYS and HARRIS, JAMES EDGAR (age 22, b. Oxford, England, son of James E. Harris (b. England) and Jane Watkins]
- [2] - Obituary for Marion Ethel Harris (*nee Downey) (9 Oct 1931- 29 May 2022) She was the wife of Ralph D. Harris. Fourth child (and second daughter) of "Roy and Grace Downey". -"...her son, Douglas (Gerry) of Fredericton, grandson, Kenneth (Selena), great granddaughters, Mackenzie and Riley; daughter, Cheryl (Randy) White, grandson, Andrew of Edmonton, great granddaughter, Sadie and great grandson, Bodie, granddaughter, Sarah (Anthony) Wells, great grandsons, Parker and Simon, great granddaughter, Ava. She is also survived by her brother Dale of Pugwash, NS.Marion was predeceased by her parents, her mother and father-in-law, Hilda and Edgar Harris, her brothers Autho (Lillian) and John, as well as a sister Louise (Ray Steeves)...."
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edgar by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edgar:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Edgar by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Edgar:
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~12.50%
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