Born about in Trevethin, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jesse King
and Mary (Peters) King
Sister of
Eliza King and James King
Wife of
William James Harris
— married
25 Apr 1862 (to 25 Nov 1897) in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Descendants 
Mother of
Fanny Mary (Harris) Taylor, Emily Rebecca (Harris) Lowe, William James Harris, Arthur Ernest Harris, Florence E Harris and Minnie Amelia (Harris) Streit
Died
at about age 54
in Wickham, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 7 Jul 2013
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Biography
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THE MAITLAND CIRCUIT COURT. Divorce Proceedings. (Before Mr. Justice Simpson.)
HARRIS v HARRIS
This was an action in which Fanny Harris, formerly King, sought a dissolution of her marriage with W. J. Harris, on the grounds of desertion and adultery. Mr. B. Windeyer, instructed by Mr. W.H. Baker, appeared for the petitioner. The respondent was not present.
The parties were married on 28th April,1862, at the Wesleyan Church, Newcastle, and they lived together till 1874, first at Lake Road, and afterwards at Wallsend. Respondent had been away for years, and evidence of conduct with a girl named Alice Clough was proved.
After Mrs. Ciarke had given evidence, His Honor granted the petition with all costs against the respondent, and made a decree nisi returnable in one month.
Source: Newcastle Morning Herald & Miners Advocate, Sat 2 Oct 1897
Sources
- BIRTH - UK GRO: Name: KING, FANNY; Mother's Maiden Surname: PETERS; GRO Reference: 1844 M Quarter in PONTY POOL Volume 26 Page 116
Research on the Harris family provided by Wendy Swan, Gloucester NSW.
- Marriage - NSW BDM Marriage index - 2538/1862; HARRIS WILLIAM JAMES; KING FANNY; NEWCASTLE
- Death - NSW BDM Death index - HARRIS FANNY; 3831/1898; JESSE; MARY; WICKHAM
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Fanny by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Fanny:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Fanny by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Fanny:
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~0.78%
~0.78%
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