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James William Harrison 1877 – 1952 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1877

Birth Location: Gosforth, Northumberland, England

Death Date: Dec 1952

Death Location: Northumberland North Second, Northumberland, England

Father: John Harrison

Mother: Catherine Hedley

Spouse(s): Ada Robertson

Children(s): Hedley Harrison, William Harrison, John Harrison, James Harrison

James William Harrison was born in 1877 in Gosforth, Northumberland, England, the child of John Harrison and Catherine Hedley. James William Harrison later married Ada M Robertson, and together they raised children including Hedley Noble Harrison, William Henry Harrison, John Leslie Harrison and James Alexander Harrison. In 1952, James William Harrison passed away in Northumberland North Second, Northumberland, England.

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Parents

John Harrison
1854 – 1908
Birth Location: Heathry Lane, Northumberland, England
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Catherine Hedley
1853 –
Birth Location: Long Benton, Northumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Ada Robertson
1881 – 1937
Birth Location: Newcastle, Northumberland, England
AR

Children(s)

Hedley Harrison
1903 – 1987
Birth Location: South Gosfork, Northumberland, England
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William Harrison
1905 – 1988
Birth Location: Heaton, Northumberland, England
WH
John Harrison
1907 –
Birth Location: Registered Castle Ward, Northumberland, England
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James Harrison
1910 – 1980
Birth Location: Wallsend, Northumberland, England
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Oct 1877
    Event Place: Gosforth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, 1891 England Census, 1901 England Census, 1911 England Census, England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: North and South Gosforth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: South Gosforth, Gosforth, South Gosforth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Gosforth, South Gosforth, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Wallsend, Northumberland, 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 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Dec 1952
    Event Place: Northumberland North Second, Northumberland, England

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