John Harrison (1856 - 1929)

Born 1856 in Laxton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Elizabeth (Scott) Harrison — married 1880 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Esther (Spavin) Harrison — married 1918 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1929 at about age 73 in Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Biography

John Harrison was born in Yorkshire, England.

This profile is part of the Eastrington, Yorkshire One Place Study.

John was born in 1856^[1] in Laxton, Yorkshire, England, where he lived on Front Street with his parents, Woodall Harrison and Harriet Wainman, in 1861.^[2]

At the time of the 1871 census, John worked as a servant to the Jipson family in Yokefleet, Yorkshire.^[3]

John had a daughter, Mary Elizabeth,^[4] with Annie Scott in 1880 and the couple married later that year.^[5] In 1881 the family lived on Main Street, Eastrington, Yorkshire. John was an agricultural labourer.^[6] They had moved to Station Road by 1891,^[7] and Portington Road by 1901.^[8][9]

John married Esther Spavin in 1918.^[10] In 1921 the couple lived in Eastrington. John worked as a dyke drainer for the Bishopsoil commissioners.^[11]

John died in 1929 at the age of 73.^[12]

Sources

1. ↑ Civil registration birth index. John Harrison. Vol 9d p 75. December quarter 1856. Registration district Howden. FreeBMD.org.uk
   GRO index search gives mother's maiden name Wainman
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7T3-9BV : 11 December 2017), John Harrison in household of ... Harrison, Laxton, Yorkshire (East Riding), England; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZLT-PFQ : 11 December 2017), John Harrison in entry for Charles Jipson, 1871.
4. ↑ Civil registration birth index. Mary Elizabeth Scott. Vol 9d p 81. March quarter 1880. Registration district Howden. FreeBMD.org.uk
   GRO index search gives no mother's maiden name
5. ↑ Civil registration marriage index. John Harrison and Annie Scott. Vol 9d p 140. June quarter 1880. Registration district Howden. FreeBMD.org.uk
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27B-SJH8 : 11 December 2017), John Harrison, Eastrington, Yorkshire,Yorkshire East Riding, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 12, Piece/Folio 4737/161, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,326.
7. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:75M6-93Z : 11 December 2017), John Harrison, Eastrington, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (East Riding), England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Yorkshire, Yorkshire (East Riding) county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
8. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS95-CVS : 8 April 2016), John Harrison, Eastrington, Yorkshire (East Riding), England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Howden subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
9. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7RB-NQX : 21 December 2018), John Harrison, Eastrington, , Yorkshire (East Riding), England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
10. ↑ Marriage Registration: "England & Wales Marriage Index"
    FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 17 October 2022)
    Spavin, Esther.
    GRO Reference: 1918 Oct-Nov-Dec in Howden Volume 9d Page 185.
11. ↑ 1921 Census: "1921 Census Of England & Wales"
    Archive: The National Archives; Series: RG 15; Piece number: 23557; District reference: RD 519 RS 3 ED 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
    FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 17 October 2022)
    Esther Harrison (54), wife, At Home, in household of John William Harrison (64) in Eastrington, Brough, Portington & Cavil, Yorkshire (East Riding) in Howden registration district in England. Born in Duffield, Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England.
12. ↑ Death Registration: "England & Wales Death Index"
    FreeBMD Entry Information (accessed 17 October 2022)
    Harrison, John (Age at death: 73).
    GRO Reference: 1929 Apr-May-Jun in Howden Volume 9d Page 103.