James
Harris
Born in Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Elizabeth Ann (Waters) Harris
— married
16 Oct 1848 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Descendants 
Father of
George John Harris, Mary Ann Harris, Thomas Henry Harris, Alice Elizabeth (Harris) Langdon, Robert Charles Harris, Sarah Jane Harris and James Waters Harris
Died
at age 39
in Melbourne, Victoria
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jul 2013
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Biography
James was born in 1826 in Chepstow, Wales.
He married Elizabeth Ann Waters in 1848 in Bristol, England. They had two children, then in around 1852 they migrated to the colony of Victoria (later the state of Victoria in Australia) and had a further five children.
He passed away when his youngest, James, was only 2 years old (in 1866), thus orphaning their children (his wife having died 2 years earlier). He is buried, according to his death certificate, at the "New Cemetery Melbourne" (probably the Melbourne_General_Cemetery in Carlton North).
Sources
- "Wales, Monmouthshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCTP-QG2 : 10 February 2018), James Harris, 08 Jan 1826, Baptism; from "Parish Records Collection 1538-2005," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Chepstow, Monmouthshire, Wales, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 2,411,626.
- "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7QM-LBK : 25 May 2019), James Harris in household of John Harris, St Arvans, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- "England, Bristol Parish Registers, 1538-1900", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XT9G-MSZ : 21 July 2017), James Harris and Elizabeth Ann Waters, 1848.
- Death Certificate of James Harris. (BDM Victoria death registration number 2282/1866).
- Marriage Certificate of Robert Charles Harris and Annie Hurricane Tate Stewart (BDM Victoria marriage registration number 3646/1878).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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