James Harris (1861 - 1941)

Born 11 Feb 1861 in Victoria-Huon, Tasmania, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Jemima Martha (Hannay) Harris — married 1 Apr 1891 in Evandale, Tasmania, Australia

Died 1941 at about age 79 in Queensland, Australia

Biography

JAMES HARRIS (II)

BIRTH. Tas BDM Birth Ref: # 2143: 11 Feb 1861, Father James Harris, Mother Charlotte Harris, formerly Newbon, Informant: Fanny Newbon

MARRIAGE. Tas BDM Marriage Reg: #109: 1 Apr 1891, at St Andrews Church, Evandale, James Harris, 30, bachelor, labourer, Jemima Hanney, 28, spinster, labourer's daughter, Witnesses: Cherry Gutteridge, M. Atkinson.

Children:

(1) Helmer Harris 1893, d. 1968 (Qld BDM Reg: #: C6677, 1968, Helmer Harris, Father: James Harris, Mother: Jemima Hanney;

(2) Erick Harris 1895, (possibly married Sadie Lovell, daughter of Oscar John Lovell & Lily May Lovell)

DEATH: Qld BDM Reg: # C20391941: 1941, James Harris, Father: James, Mother: Charlotte Newbonn (sic, Newbon)

Death of Spouse: 1963 (Qld BDM Reg: #: C5756, 1963 Jemima Harris, Father: William Hanney, - ** born Scottsdale,Tasmania aged 102 years): https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/queryEntry.m?type=deaths

Further info on Spouse:

Birth of Spouse: Tas BDM Birth Reg: #1529: 22 Jul 1857, Father Thomas Hanney, farmer, Mother Elizabeth Hanney, formerly Warner, Informant: James Franklin, Evansdale dealer. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-35p054j2k

"Jemima's father was Thomas Hanney (convict transported per Barossa 1844) and her mother Elizabeth Wardner (convict transported per Earl Grey 1850). Jemima was named after her Grandmother, Jemima, who immigrated from Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire sometime between 1844 and 1891. Her Grandfather was John Hanney (convict transported per London 1844)": http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/AUS-Tasmania/2000-03/0953463291

Jemima's father, Thomas Hanney: http://www.convictrecords.com.au/convicts/hanney/thomas/72769 DEATH. Tas BDM Death Reg: #353: 30 Nov 1868, 46, carrier, pneumonia, Informant: W.R. Stewart, M.D., Evansdale. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-37p79j2k Will of Thomas Hanney: https://stors.tas.gov.au/AD961-1-4-578

Jemima's mother: Elizabeth Wardner (aka Warner): http://www.founders-storylines.com/mugsheets/convicts/profile/3841/elizabeth_wardner DEATH. Tas BDM Death Reg: #333: 2 May 1870, 39, married, serous apoplexy, Informant: William Hanney, husband, Morven (Evansdale). https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-39p108j2k

Marriage of Jemima's parents: Tas BDM Marriage Reg: #850: 29 Apr 1851, at Evansdale Parish Church, Thomas Hanney, 22, bachelor, ticket licence, Elizabeth Wardner, 20, P-holder, Witnesses: Joseph Bluff, Jane Bailey, Helen Wilkinson, Mary Wilkinson. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-10p338j2k

Jemima's grandfather, John Hanney: http://www.convictrecords.com.au/convicts/hanney/john/62861DEATH. Tas BMD Death Reg: #393: 28 May 1876, 73, coachman, bronchitis, Informant: Joseph Donaldson, undertaker, Evansdale. https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD35-1-45p114j2k

Sources

• Tas BDM Birth Ref: # 2143: https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD33-1-39p304j2k

• Tas BDM Marriage Reg: #109: https://stors.tas.gov.au/RGD37-1-50p67j2k

• Qld BDM Reg: # C20391941: https://www.bdm.qld.gov.au/IndexSearch/queryEntry.m?type=deaths