Mary (Jenkins) Harris (abt. 1791)

Born about 1791 in Carmarthenshire, Wales [uncertain]

Wife of Joseph Harris — married 30 May 1815 in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales

Descendants

Problems/Questions Profile manager: John Rosser [send private message]

Biography

This profile is a collaborative work-in-progress. Can you contribute information or sources?

Mary (Jenkins) Harris was born in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Mary JENKIN[S] was born about 1791, in Carmarthenshire, Wales.

Mary married Joseph HARRIS on 30 May 1815 at St Mary's Church in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales. They lived in Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales and had at least three children:

1. Elizabeth HARRIS (1818 - ?)
2. Thomas HARRIS (1821 - ?)
3. Joseph HARRIS (1825 - ?)
   m. Susannah Walters ROSSER (1829 - 1916)

Research Notes

Timeline

Birth - further research required
The age given for Mary is incorrect in at least one of her census entries, as they suggest incompatible date ranges:

• 07 Jun 1786 - 6 Jun 1791, or
  07 Jun 1790 - 06 Jun 1791 (if we assume she had turned 50) ^[6]
• 31 Mar 1790 - 30 Mar 1791 ^[7]
• 08 Apr 1791 - 07 Apr 1792 ^[8]

(a) If the age given in 1851 was overstated by one year, then the new range from that census would be 31 Mar 1791 - 30 Mar 1792, giving a combined range of 08 Apr 1791 - 07 Jun 1791. (b) If the age given in 1861 was understated by one year, then the new range from that census would be 08 Apr 1790 - 07 Apr 1791, giving a combined range of 07 Jun 1790 - 30 Mar 1791 NB. (a) and (b) are mutually exclusive

1851 and 1861 Census entries suggest that Mary was born in Carmarthenshire. ^{[7] [8]} A search of the FreeREG database (11 May 2014) for possible baptisms of a Mary JENKINS (with soundex) in Carmarthenshire in 1792 (+/- 2 yrs) returned 2 matches:

1. 1 Sep 1791, Mary JENKIN (female), Llanarthney, Carmarthenshire. [Father] Jenkin GRIFFITH (as per notes - entry listed as Jenkin JENKIN (patronymic). File 29311.
2. 14 Jul 1793, Mary JENKIN (female), Carmarthen (St Peters), Carmarthenshire. [Father] David JENKIN. File 26000.

Sources

1. ↑ FreeREG (Accessed 20 Jul 2009), file 8748: marriage, 30 May 1815; [Groom] Joseph Harris, [Bride] Mary Jenkins; Glamorganshire, Swansea, St Mary.
2. ↑ FamilySearch (Accessed 20 Jul 2009), baptism entry for Elizabeth HARRIS (1819): b. 23 Dec 1818, ch. 24 Jan 1819 (Glamorganshire, Swansea, St Mary), Elizabeth, female, [Father] Joseph Harris, [Mother] Mary; citing FHL film 104493, batch C022182.
3. ↑ FamilySearch (Accessed 20 Jul 2009), baptism entry for Thomas HARRIS (1821): b. 02 Aug 1821, ch. 31 Aug 1821 (Glamorganshire, Swansea, St Mary), Thomas, male, [Father] Joseph Harris, [Mother] Mary; citing FHL film 104494, batch C022182.
4. ↑ St Mary (Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales), "Baptisms, Marriages and Burials 1821-1829, Vol. 3", p. 275, certificate 2205, baptism entry for Joseph HARRIS (1826); FHL microfilm 104494, item 1.
5. ↑ FreeREG (Accessed 26 Aug 2009), file 6493: baptism, 26 Jan 1826; Joseph, M[male]; [Father] Joseph Harris (mariner, Swansea); [Mother] Mary; Glamorganshire, Swansea, St Mary.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "1841 Census of Wales", database [online], Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network Inc. Ancestry.com (accessed 20 Jul 2009). Entry for Mary HARRIS (age 50), Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales; citing PRO HO107/1426/2, folio 14, page 20; Parish of Swansea, Swansea [registration district], Swansea [sub-district], ED 5. (image on file with John Rosser).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "1851 Census of Wales", database [online], Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network Inc. Ancestry.com (accessed 20 Jul 2009). Entry for Mary HARRIS (age 60), Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales; citing PRO HO 107/2466/65, page 47; Swansea [registration district], Swansea [sub-district], ED 2, household 152. (image on file with John Rosser).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} "1861 Census of Wales", database [online], Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network Inc. Ancestry.com (accessed 20 Jul 2009). Entry for Mary HARRIS (age 69), Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales; citing PRO RG9/4102/39, page 26; Swansea [registration district], Swansea [sub-district], ED 6f, household 147. (image on file with John Rosser).