Ernest Harris (1893 - 1968)

Born 1893 in Jamberoo, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Elsie Beatrice (Attersley) Harris — married 10 May 1916 in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia [uncertain]

Died 3 Oct 1968 at about age 75 in Kiama, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Ernest was born at Jamberoo, NSW, in 1893.^[1] He was the son of John Harris and Mary Watson.

On the 10th of May, 1916, he married Elsie Beatrice Watson, nee Attersley, the widow of his grandfather (who was also his great uncle!).^[2][3]

He passed away on the 3rd of October, 1968,^[4][5] and was buried at the Kiama Cemetery.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ NSW BDM: Birth 18756/1893 HARRIS ERNEST, father JOHN W, mother MARY A, KIAMA
2. ↑ NSW BDM: Marriage 7655/1916 HARRIS ERNEST, WATSON ELSIE B, KIAMA
3. ↑ WEEK BY WEEK (1916, May 19). South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus (NSW : 1900 - 1954), p. 10. Retrieved May 20, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141649101
   Wednesday last week, at the hour of noon a wedding was solemnised in the Methodist Church by Rev. W. McCallum, the contracting parties being Mr. Ernest Harris (second son of Mr. and Mrs. John Harris), and Elsie Beatrice Watson, widow of the late John Watson, both of Jamberoo.
4. ↑ NSW BDM: Death 37937/1968 HARRIS ERNEST, father JOHN WILLIAM, mother MARY ANN, KIAMA
5. ↑ Ryerson Index. HARRIS Ernest, died 03OCT1968, age 75, late of Kiama, published Sydney Morning Herald 04OCT1968
6. ↑ Ernest Harris Find a Grave Memorial # 48913899