Joshua Harris was born in 1842 at Wolverton in Buckinghamshire, the son of Joshua Harris and his wife Charlotte, born Charlotte Churchill [1] [2] [3] [4].
In 1851 Joshua Harris was living at 414 Bury Street in Wolverton with his parents Joshua and Charlotte and their other children. His age was given as 8, implying a birth date in 1842 or 1843. His birthplace was given as Wolverton, Buckinghamshire. He was at school [2].
Joshua Harris, aged 24, a chemist, of St Decumans, Somerset, son of Joshua Harris (deceased), chemist; and Louisa Allen, aged 20, of Charlbury, daughter of William Smith Allen, tailor; were married at the parish church of Charlbury on 16 April 1867. Among the witnesses was her brother Henry, who had married Joshua's sister Charlotte in 1861. [3]
In 1871 Joshua Harris was living in Swain Street at Watchet in Somerset with his wife Louisa and their son Frederick Arthur. His age was given as 29, implying a birth date in 1841 or 1842. His birthplace was given as Wolverton, Buckinghamshire. He was a chemist and druggist [4].
By the time of the 1881 census Joshua and Louisa had relocated to Wheatley, Oxfordshire where they would live for the rest of their lives. [5] Joshua ran a grocers and drapers shop on the High St and was heavily involved with the running of the nearby United Reformed Church.
Joshua died in 1917 and was buried on 23 August 1917 in Wheatley, Oxfordshire, England.[6] A history of the United Reformed Church in Wheatley states 'In 1917 the Church lost another valued leader and tireless worker in the death of Mr. Joshua Harris, the Sunday School Superintendent and Church Treasurer. No one individual had done more to sustain the finances of the Church, to consolidate its position in the community, and to deepen the happiness and religious welfare of the children, than Mr. Harris.' [7]
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