William Henry Harris was born 20/9/1839 in Falkenham in Suffolk, England, the first son (and one of nine children) of the Rev Samuel and Emily Harris. The family emigrated to South Australia in 1851 on the ship 'Asia", and settled in Macclesfield in the Adelaide Hills. William became a chemist/druggist. In 1872, he married Eliza Hunwick and the marriage was reported in the SA Register of Thursday 8/8/1872 as follows:
MARRIAGE HARRIS-HUNWICK-On the 7th August, at Hindmarsh, by the father of the bridegroom, W. H. Harris, of Riverton, eldest son of the Rev. S. L. Harris, to Eliza, only daughter of the late Mr. F. Hunwick. South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900) - Thu 8 Aug 1872. Newspaper article downloaded from the National Library of Australia’s TROVE web site. Copyright has expired.
William and Eliza had three children: William Francis Harris , Edith Harris, Lilian Harris. In 1872, he was living in Riverton, South Australia (presumably where his pharmacy practice was at that time). He died on 21/12/1906 at 3 Irwin Street, Wallaroo, SA, and was buried in the Wallaroo Cemetery on 23/12/1906.
South Australian Genealogy Index of Birth, Death and Marriage.
Marriage
Date: 1872 - Reference No.: 92/279 - Name: HARRIS William Henry - Spouse: HUNWICK Eliza - District: Adelaide.
Link to Index
South Australian Genealogy Index of Birth, Death and Marriage.
https://www.genealogysa.org.au/resources/online-databases.html
William Henry Harris
GENDER: Male – BIRTH: 20 September 1839, England
PARENTS
FATHER: Rev Samuel Link /Harris/
MOTHER: Emily /Hope/
MARRIAGES
SPOUSE: Eliza /Hunwick/
MARRIAGE: 7 August 1872 - Hindmarsh, South Australia, Australia
SOURCES
South Australian State Government Statist, [Indexes] South Australian Marriage 1842-1916, Ade 92/279
NOTES
HARRIS Wm Henry par: Saml Link and Emily nee HOPE arr: 1851 ASIA m: 1872 SA Eliza nee HUNWICK ch: Wm Francis, Edith Mabel, Lilian Maud
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Community Trees," database, Family Search (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:3WXR-83K :accessed 2016-03-24), entry for William Henry /Harris/
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