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Shirley

Shirley Report 2 Sep 2017 15:49

hi
trying to find a william harris who was born around 1820-1825 in cornwall , possibly launceston, who married mary kenner buckingham in stoke demarel in 1846 , They moved to burnley in lancashire in the 1870's and wondered if anyone can find them on a census, maybe 1881 or 1891 , or even 1901. they both died in burnley in the early 1900's . i think mary died in 1907, but william died a little earlier.
thanks
shirley :-)

Dea

Dea Report 2 Sep 2017 16:07

This is them on 1871:


1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Pensilva Princess Row, St Ive, Liskeard, Cornwall, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Harris Head - Male 48 1823 - Cornwall, England
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Mary Harris Wife - Female 48 1823 - Cornwall, England
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David Harris Son - Male 19 1852 - Cornwall, England
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George Harris Son - Male 17 1854 - Cornwall, England
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Pollie Harris Daughter - Female 14 1857 - Cornwall, England
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Carrie Harris Daughter - Female 13 1858 - Cornwall, England
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Albert Harris Son - Male 12 1859 - Cornwall, England
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Dora Harris Daughter - Female 10 1861 - Cornwall, England
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Charlie Harris Son - Male 8 1863 - Cornwall, England
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William Buckingham Father-In-Law - Male 83 1788 - Cornwall, England
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Joanna Buckingham Mother-In-Law - Female 77 1794 - Cornwall, England

Dea x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 2 Sep 2017 16:10

Just for information is this the correct family in 1851 as they married in Stoke Damerel? :-

1851 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
33, Gloucester Street, Stoke Demerel, Stoke Damerel, Devon, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

William Harris Head Married Male 30 1821 Carpenter Devonport, Devon, England
Mary Harris Wife Married Female 26 1825 - Devonport, Devon, England
William Harris Son - Male 6 1845 Scholar Devonport, Devon, England
Mary Harris Daughter - Female 4 1847 - Devonport, Devon, England
Jane Harris Daughter - Female 2 1849 - Devonport, Devon, England

EDIT -perhaps not as Dea's family look to be the correct one.

Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 2 Sep 2017 16:19

Could this be the son Charlie from the 1871 census in the 1881 census as a servant:-

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Pengover F House, Menheniot, Liskeard, Cornwall, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

John Moyes Head Married Male 49 1832 Farmer Of 150 Acres Employing 2 Men & 1 Boy Landulph, Cornwall, England
Sarah Moyes Wife Married Female 46 1835 - Landulph, Cornwall, England
John G Moyes Son Single Male 12 1869 Assistant Farmer (Ag Lab) Menheniot, Cornwall, England
Richard G Moyes Son Single Male 10 1871 Scholar Menheniot, Cornwall, England
Sarah Moyes Daughter Single Female 8 1873 Scholar Menheniot, Cornwall, England
Alice M Moyes Daughter Single Female 2 1879 Scholar Menheniot, Cornwall, England
Louisa Ball Servant Single Female 24 1857 General Serv Menheniot, Cornwall, England
Charles Harris Servant Single Male 18 1863 Agr Serv (Indoor) Menheniot, Cornwall, England<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Kath. x

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 2 Sep 2017 16:20

This is Mary's death:-

First name(s) MARY KENNER
Last name HARRIS
Gender Female
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1824
Age 83
Death quarter 2
Death year 1907
District Burnley
County Lancashire
Volume 8E
Page 163
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

Possible for William's death:-

First name(s) WILLIAM
Last name HARRIS
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1828
Age 73
Death quarter 4
Death year 1901
District Burnley
County Lancashire
Volume 8E
Page 118
Country England

Kath. x

Dea

Dea Report 2 Sep 2017 16:20

I think the above 1881 might be wrong as I found the following??


Here are Charlie + Dora in 1881:


1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
4, Ashfield Road, Habergham Eaves, Burnley, Lancashire, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Hale Head Married Male 53 1828 Grocer Burnley, Lancashire, England
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Harriet Hale Wife Married Female 51 1830 Grocers Wife Burnley, Lancashire, England
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Charles Harris Son In Law Married Male 20 1861 Baby Linen Manufacturer Employs 10 Hands St Ives, Cornwall, England
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Harriet Harris Daughter Married Female 19 1862 - Burnley, Lancashire, England

Together with the abopve but transcribed seperately for some strange reason:

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
4, Ashfield Road, Habergham Eaves, Burnley, Lancashire, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Dora Harris Head Single Female 21 1860 Baby Linen Cutter (Draper) St Ives, Cornwall, England

Dea x

Shirley

Shirley Report 2 Sep 2017 16:22

maybe i found the wrong marriage for william and mary kenner buckingham then ? The ones dea posted are definately the ones but iam unable to find them on any census afterwards apart from mary living with her daughter dora gaukroger on the 1891 in burnley . :-S

Dea

Dea Report 2 Sep 2017 16:24

Marriages Mar 1881 (>99%)
BARRETT Anthony Burnley 8e 322 Scan available - click to view
HALE Harriet Burnley 8e 322 Scan available - click to view
HARRIS Charlie Burnley 8e 322 Scan available - click to view
WALTON Alice Burnley 8e 322 Scan available - click to view

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KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 2 Sep 2017 16:27

Could the couple have separated and William described himself as a widower in 1901? This is the only William Harris of around the right age that I can find in Burnley and he would fit with the death in Burnley:-

1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
10, Hill Top, Barrowford, Burnley, Lancashire, England

First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place

William Harris Head Widower Male 74 1827 Retired Soldier Hertfordshire, England

EDIT - No this one had a wife called Kate, so I think the death in 1901 was this one and NOT your William.

Kath. x

Shirley

Shirley Report 2 Sep 2017 16:27

hi
I have a memoir of son george harris and he talked about the village they lived in as children . dora married titus gaukroger in burnley in the late 1870's . Just unable to find william and mARY ON the 1881. Not certain of williams death date either but mary was widowed by 1891. :-)

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 2 Sep 2017 16:28

This is the correct marriage as it's the only one I can find for Mary Kenner Buckingham:-

England & Wales marriages 1837-2005 Transcription
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First name(s) WILLIAM
Last name HARRIS
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1846
Registration month -
MarriageFinderâ„¢ WILLIAM HARRIS married one of these people
Jane Brooking, Elizabeth Ann Sankow, Mary Kenner Buckingham, Jane Harrison, Elijah Lanes
District Stoke Damerel
District number -
County Devon
Country England
Volume 9
Page 550
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

Kath. x

Shirley

Shirley Report 2 Sep 2017 16:32

Not sure, but wiliam born in cornwall and was possibly dead before 1891. I have also been unable to find a death for him . born 1824 ish too so that william is a little bit younger. Not a retired soldier either i dont think . strange. mary isnt buried with him either . :-S

Shirley

Shirley Report 2 Sep 2017 16:34

unable either to find mary on the 1881 . i know they still lived in burnley though due to the memoirs of george. :-(

Dea

Dea Report 2 Sep 2017 16:37

???

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
163, Gannow Lane, Habergham Eaves, Burnley, Lancashire, England

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First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
Henery Husband Head Married Male 31 1850 Labourer Cornwall, England
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Mary Husband Wife Married Female 33 1848 Dressmaker Cornwall, England
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William Husband Son Single Male 16 1865 Coal Miner Cornwall, England
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Hannah Husband Daughter Single Female 12 1869 Cotton Weaver (Half Time) Devon, England
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John H Husband Son Single Male 7 1874 Scholar Cornwall, England
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Beatrice N Husband Daughter Single Female 10 1871 Scholar Cornwall, England
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George H Husband Son Single Male 6 1875 Scholar Lancashire, England
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Lucy Husband Daughter Single Female 4 1877 - Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth A Husband Daughter Single Female 4 1877 - Lancashire, England
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****Mary Harris Mother In Law Widow Female 60 1821 - Cornwall, England

Dea x

EDIT: NOT this one !! - I have posted Mary + William on p.2 with son Amos + family.

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 2 Sep 2017 16:38

Could this be William's death if they were living in Liskeard in 1871:-

First name(s) WILLIAM
Last name HARRIS
Gender Male
Birth day -
Birth month -
Birth year 1825
Age 58
Death quarter 1
Death year 1883
District Liskeard
County Cornwall
Volume 5C
Page 43
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007

I edited my last post about the William who was a retired soldier to say I didn't think he was "yours".

Kath. x

Shirley

Shirley Report 2 Sep 2017 16:45

well maybe he went back home for a visit as i know they lived in burnley and went to burnley together in the 1870's as it said this in the memoirs. the only thing i can think of is that they may have briefly gone back to cornwall in the 1880's ..perhaps this is why i cant find either of them on the 1881 census for burnley ?? :-S

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 2 Sep 2017 16:49

Is the 1881 census that Dea posted the right Mary?

Kath. x

safc

safc Report 2 Sep 2017 16:51

????


1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
Victoria Inn, Pensylra, Saint Ive, Liskeard, Cornwall, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
William Karrie Head Married Male 37 1824 Lawyer Cornwall, England
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Mary Karrie Wife Married Female 37 1824 - Cornwall, England
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Anna Karrie Daughter Unmarried Female 12 1849 - Callington, Cornwall, England
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Avner Karrie Son - Male 12 1849 - Callington, Cornwall, England
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William D Karrie Son - Male 9 1852 - Callington, Cornwall, England
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George Karrie Son - Male 8 1853 Scholar Callington, Cornwall, England
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Frederick Karrie Son - Male 6 1855 Scholar Callington, Cornwall, England
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Polly Karrie Daughter - Female 4 1857 Scholar Callington, Cornwall, England
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Carry Karrie Daughter - Female 3 1858 Scholar Callington, Cornwall, England
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Albert Karrie Son - Male 1 1860 - Callington, Cornwall, England
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Dona Karrie Daughter - Female 0 1861 - St Ive, Cornwall, England
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William Buckingham Father In Law Married Male 75 1786 Retired... North Hill, Cornwall, England
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Joanna Buckingham Mother In Law - Female 67 1794 - South Perrott, Cornwall, England
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Thomas Langton Lodger Unmarried Male 30 1831 Miner North Hill, Cornwall, England

william is a sawyer not lawyer

Shirley

Shirley Report 2 Sep 2017 16:52

dea, the husband family , this would be brilliant if true as i am related also to those husbands. But dont think william and maRY had a daughter named mary and i am unable to find a marriage anywhere for a henry husband and mary nee harris. that is a shame. thanks anyway. :-( :-S :-) :-)

Shirley

Shirley Report 2 Sep 2017 16:55

oops. just found one in 1868 in east stonehouse in devon to a mary harris. Unfortunately i dont think william and mary had a daughter mary . it would make sense if they had but she is not mentioned in any tree or later in the memoirs. so not sure about that one :-(