Edward Stanley Harris (1869 - 1888)

Born 3 Sep 1869 in Abbey House, Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 12 Jul 1888 at age 18 in Lynwood, Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

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Stanley Harris was born in England.

Stanley Harris migrated from England to New Zealand.

Biography

Edward "Stanley" was born in 1869. He was the son of William Prole Harris and Elizabeth Rachel Scott Cockburn.

BIRTHS

HARRIS- On the 3rd Inst., at the Abbey House, Bradford-on-Avon, the wife of William Prole Harris, Esq., of a son.^[1]

He was christened on 14 October 1869 at Holy Trinity, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire, England^[2]. His father was a Gentleman of the Abbey House.

England and Wales Census, 1871: Stanley was living with his parents and four siblings in Prospect Lodge, Braunton, Devon, England. He was aged 1.

By 1881 the family were living at "The Firs" in Braunton, Devon.

When Stanley was 12 the family emigrated from England to New Zealand, departing Gravesend on 3 December 1881 arriving on 10 March 1882 on the "Oxford". The voyage took 98 days with Captain Braddock in command.

The family settled on land in No.1 Road, Te Puke under the George Vesey Stewart scheme. Their property was named Lynwood.

Sadly Stanley passed away in 1888 at the age of 19.

Newspaper Notice

HARRIS: On the 12th inst, at Lynwood, Te Puke, Edward Stanley, third son of William Prole and Elizabeth Rachel Scott Harris, in his 19th year. - Bay of Plenty Times, Fri 13 Jul 1888, p2

Burial

Maketu Cemetery, Maketu, Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Globe 09 September 1869, Pg 8, https://search.findmypast.co.uk/
2. ↑ "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JQNJ-J9D : accessed 11 November 2015), Edward Stanely Harris, 14 Oct 1869; citing HOLY TRINITY,BRADFORD ON AVON,WILTSHIRE,ENGLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,239,264.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175802008/edward-stanley-harris), memorial page for Edward Stanley Harris (1870–12 Jul 1888), Find a Grave Memorial no. 175802008, citing Maketu Cemetery, Maketu, Western Bay of Plenty District, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand ; Maintained by Terry Love (contributor 48625620)

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~shipstonz/PassLists/oxford1882.html

• http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sooty/BOPXDeathsHL.html

• New Zealand BDM Historical Deaths Records: Registration No: 1888/1335 | Family Name: Harris | Given Name(s): Edward Stanley | Age at Death: 18Y | https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/

Census Records

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5TQ-W44 : accessed 11 November 2015), Edward I Harris in entry for William P Harris, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27X-8VBB : 20 August 2016), Edward S Harris in household of William T Harris, Braunton, Devon, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales census,"