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James Harris 1839 – 1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1839

Birth Location: Ramsgate, Kent, England

Death Date: 1925

Death Location: Newhaven, Sussex, England

Father: Thomas Harris

Mother: Susannah Reading

Spouse(s): Rachel Higgins

Children(s): Frederick Harris, Henry Harris, James Harris, Thomas Harris

1839 marked the beginning of James Harris's life in Ramsgate, Kent, England, to parents Thomas Harris and Susannah Reading. Eventually, James Harris married Rachel Higgins, and they welcomed Frederick Harris, Henry Harris, James William Thomas Harris and Thomas William James Harris. James Harris passed in 1925 at Newhaven, Sussex, England.

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Parents

Thomas Harris
1818 – 1872
Birth Location: Ramsgate, Kent, England
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Susannah Reading
1819 – 1895
Birth Location: Ramsgate, Kent, England
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Spouses(s)

Rachel Higgins
1846 – 1920
Birth Location: Bodiam, Sussex, England
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Children(s)

Frederick Harris
1869 –
Birth Location: Croydon, Surrey, England
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Henry Harris
1873 –
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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James Harris
1881 – 1941
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Thomas Harris
1883 – 1945
Birth Location: Eastbourne, Sussex, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Oct 1839
    Event Place: Ramsgate, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, 1851 England Census, 1861 England Census, 1881 England Census, 1891 England Census, 1901 England Census, 1911 England Census, 1921 England Census, S165406465, S165448362, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 774; Folio: 105; Page: 29; GSU roll: 6095884, Class: RG11; Piece: 1039; Folio: 139; Page: 24; GSU roll: 1341246, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2b; Page: 280, Class: RG13; Piece: 883; Folio: 101; Page: 41, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 537; Folio: 41; Page: 24; GSU roll: 542657, Class: HO107; Piece: 1631; Folio: 168; Page: 43; GSU roll: 193532-193533, Class: HO107; Piece: 469; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Preston By Wingham; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 44; Page: 36; Line: 10; GSU roll: 306864, East Sussex Record Office; Brighton, England; Sussex Parish Registers; Reference: PAR 312/1/3/1, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/4731, ED 33, Sch 24; Book: 04731

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 3 Nov 1839
    Event Place: Ramsgate St George, Kent, England
    Record Source: S165052812

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1841
    Event Place: Sydney Place, Ramsgate, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 469; Book: 1; Civil Parish: Preston By Wingham; County: Kent; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 44; Page: 36; Line: 10; GSU roll: 306864

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Gaol & House of Correction, Knightrider Street, Sandwich, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1631; Folio: 168; Page: 43; GSU roll: 193532-193533

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: 33 York Street, Ramsgate, Kent, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 537; Folio: 41; Page: 24; GSU roll: 542657

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: 4 Longstone Terrace East, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1039; Folio: 139; Page: 24; GSU roll: 1341246

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: 41 Leslie Street, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 774; Folio: 105; Page: 29; GSU roll: 6095884

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: 41 Leslie Street, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 883; Folio: 101; Page: 41

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: 5 Beltring Cottages, Seaside, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1921
    Event Place: 29 Brightland Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, England
    Record Source: 1921 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; 1921 Census Returns; Reference: RG 15/4731, ED 33, Sch 24; Book: 04731

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1925
    Event Place: Newhaven, Sussex, England
    Record Source: S165406465, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2b; Page: 280
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