Joshua
Harrison
Born in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Son of Francis Harrison
and Sarah (Laughton) Harrison
Brother of
Thomas James Torrey [half], Maria (Harrison) Crump, Annie Laughton (Harrison) Balchin, Eliza Frances Harrison [half], Frank Harrison [half], Edward Harrison [half], Thomas Harrison [half], Louisa Harrison [half], Herbert Harrison [half], Marion (Harrison) Dalmer [half], Ernest Harrison [half], Gertrude Harrison [half], Constance (Harrison) Dulieu [half] and Mildred (Harrison) Archer [half]
Husband of
Annie (Philpott) Harrison
— married
1 Sep 1886 in Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Father of
Reginald Joshua Harrison
Died
at age 83
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Aug 2022
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Biography
Joshua Harrison was born on the 10 November 1863 in Christchurch, Canterbury, to Sarah and Francis Harrison. [1]
He married Annie Philpott at the Christchurch Baptist Church on the 1 September 1886. [2]
Joshua and Annie had four children.
He died at his home, 90 Holly Road, St Albans, on the 19 July 1942. [3] [4]
His remains were buried at the Bromley Cemetery on the 20 July 1942. His grave is in Block 15, Plot 178. His wife will be buried in this plot on the 8 August 1965.
Joshua had signed his last will and testament on the 15 July 1938. His estate, which was valued at under £5,480, was to be invested to generate an income for his wife. His wife was to be an advisory trustee, and on her deather, his eldest son, Reginald Joshua, was to take this role. £250 was given to three of his four children - Wilfred Gordon Harrison, Rita Gertrude Edgar, and Bertha Constance Miles - but Reginald does not seeem to inherit anything. Joshua is described as a farmer, but he spent his working life as a bootmaker. [5]
Sources
- ↑ New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, accessed 19 August 2022, Birth registration 1863/14778 for Joshua Harrison, mother Sarah Laughton, father Francis
- ↑ New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, accessed 19 August 2022, Marriage registration 1886/2271 for Annie Philpott and Joshua Harrison
- ↑ New Zealand Births Deaths and Marriages, https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/, accessed 25 August 2022, Death registration 1942/27093 for Joshua Harrison, age 78
- ↑ Deaths, https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19420720.2.5, Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23694, 20 July 1942, Page 1
- ↑ New Zealand Archives, https://collections.archives.govt.nz/, Will for Joshua Harrison, Item Code:R23130132
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