Montague Bagshaw Harrison (1887 - 1963)

Born 19 Feb 1887 in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Audrey Myrtle (Hitchcock) Harrison — married 1919 in Guildford, Surrey, England

Died 3 Apr 1963 at age 76 in Rayleigh Mount, British Columbia, Canada

Biography

Montague Bagshaw Harrison was born February 19, 1887, a son to George Tonkin Harrison and Kate Louisa Cobbold in Woodbridge, Suffolk, England.

1891 England & Wales Census, Amor Hall, Turnpike Road, Washbrook, Samford, Suffolk

• George J Harrison Head Married Male 37 1854 Farmer Lincolnshire, England
• Louisa K Harrison Wife Married Female 35 1856 - Suffolk, England
• Maud W Harrison Daughter - Female 8 1883 - Bucklesham, Suffolk, England
• Ivy R J Harrison Daughter - Female 6 1885 - Suffolk, England
• Montague B Harrison Son - Male 4 1887 - Suffolk, England
• Alice Andrews Governess Single Female 25 1866 Governess Ely, Cambridgeshire, England
• Mary Palmer Servant Single Female 23 1868 Cook domestic servant Harkstead, Suffolk, England
• Anna M Campion Servant Single Female 24 1867 Housemaid domestic Preston, Suffolk, England
• Alice M Spall Servant Single Female 17 1874 Nurse domestic Boyton, Suffolk, England

1901 England & Wales Census, St Aubyns, London Road, Kirkley, Mutford, Suffolk

• Montague B Hamden (s/b Harrison) Pupil M Single 14 1887 Schoolboy Felixstowe, Suffolk

The ship's list, below, has the fact that he was in Canada before from March 1911 to December 1913 at the Penstone Ranch in Merritt, British Columbia.

Lieutenant Montague Bagshaw Harrison of the Royal Field Artillery. ^[1]

He married Audrey Myrtle Hitchcock in the July to September quarter of 1919 in Guildford, Surrey.

Montague, Audrey and their two sons emigrated to Canada aboard the Montroyal, which left Southampton on July 14, 1927. They arrived in Quebec on July 21st.

On this voyage, he and his family were headed for his new employer Mr. J. G. Thynne? at Aspen Grove Post Office via Merritt for farming.

The 1928 BC Directory has: Harrison, M B ranching Aspen Grove

He passed away April 3, 1963 in Rayleigh Mount, British Columbia and buried at Hillside Cemetery in Kamloops, British Columbia on April 6th.

Research Notes

INCOMING PASSENGER LIST TO QUEBEC, CANADA

Name: Montague Harrison

Gender: Male

Arrival Age: 40

Birth Year: abt 1887

Birth Country: England

Departure Port: Southampton, England

Arrival Date: 21 Jul 1927

Arrival Port: Quebec, Canada

Vessel: Montroyal

ASPEN GROVE - a Post Office and settlement in Yale Prov. Elec. Dist. Stage from Tahalia, the nearest station, on the Kettle Valley Railway, distant 13 miles. Merritt distant 24 miles is the nearest telegraph point and business centre. Has Dom. Govt. long distance telephone. Land values average $10 to $30 per acre. Ranching and mining are carried on. Large copper deposits here.

Sources

1. ↑ WO 339/56733 The National Archives

• [1] Tree on Family Search
• [2] Montague Bagshaw Harrison - b. Woodbridge - Rootschat
• Citing this Record "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2X5Z-BKT : 1 October 2014), Montague Bagshaw Harrison, 1887; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
• [3] HARRISON, MONTAGUE BAGSHAW (mother's maiden name = COBBOLD) GRO Reference: 1887 M Quarter in WOODBRIDGE Volume 04A Page 835
• Cite This Record "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:4NSN-DT2 : 22 February 2021), Montague B Harrison in household of George J Harrison, Washbrook, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Suffolk county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
• [4] 1901 England & Wales Census
• Citing this Record "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:26KY-KY9 : 13 December 2014), Montague B Harrison and Audrey M Hitchcock, 1919; from “England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005,” database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1919, quarter 3, vol. 2A, p. 277, Guildford, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• [5] Aspen Grove in BC Directory
• [6] Ship's Passenger List 1927 (Southampton to Quebec)
• Citing this Record "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLTX-8J6 : 8 November 2017), Montague Bagshaw Harrison, 1963.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120722252/montague-bagshaw-harrison : accessed 30 August 2021), memorial page for Montague Bagshaw Harrison (19 Feb 1887–3 Apr 1963), Find A Grave: Memorial #120722252, citing Hillside Cemetery, Kamloops, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, Canada ; Maintained by Terry James (contributor 47631731) .