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Personal data William James Harrison 

  • He was born on 4TH Q 1855 in West Tytherley, Hampshire. England.Source 1
    Name: William James Harrison Year of Registration: 1855 Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec District: Stockbridge County: Hampshire, Wiltshire Volume: 2c Page: 65

    First name(s) WILLIAM JAMES
    Last name HARRISON
    Birth year 1855
    Birth quarter 4
    Registration month -
    Mother's last name -
    District STOCKBRIDGE
    County Hampshire
    Country England
    Volume 2C
    Page 65
  • He was baptized on November 4, 1855 in West Tisted, Hampshire, England.
    Name: William James Harrison
    Gender: Male
    Baptism Date: 4 Nov 1855
    Baptism Place: West Tisted, Hampshire, England
    Father: John Harrison Mother: Emma FHL Film Number: 1596403 Reference ID: Item 4
  • Occupations:
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1861: 13, High Street, Kensington, London, England.Source 1
      Source Citation: Class: RG9; Piece: 18; Folio: 58; Page: 44; GSU roll: 542557

      1861 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      13, High Street, Kensington, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      John Harrison Head Married Male 31 1830 Policeman West Tytherley, Hampshire, England
      Emma Harrison Wife Married Female 30 1831 - Westdean, Wiltshire, England
      Thomas Ny Harrison Son - Male 8 1853 Scholar West Tytherley, Hampshire, England
      George E Harrison Son - Male 7 1854 Scholar West Tytherley, Hampshire, England
      William Jas Harrison Son - Male 5 1856 Scholar West Tytherley, Hampshire, England
    • in the year 1871: 26 Brook Rd, St Mary, Islington, London.Source 2
      Source Citation: Class: RG10; Piece: 276; Folio: 21; Page: 35; GSU roll: 824919

      1871 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Brook Road, St Mary, Islington, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      John Harrison Head - Male 41 1830 - Hampshire, England
      Emma Harrison Wife - Female 40 1831 - Wiltshire, England
      George E Harrison Son - Male 17 1854 - Hampshire, England
      William J Harrison Son - Male 15 1856 - Middlesex, England
      John C Harrison Son - Male 8 1863 - Middlesex, England
      Frances C Harrison Daughter - Female 5 1866 - Middlesex, England
    • in the year 1881: 22 Archway Place, Islington, London.Source 5
      RG11; Piece: 257; Folio: 85; Page: 24; Line: ; GSU roll: 1341056.

      1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      22, Archway Place, Islington, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      William J Harrison Head Married Male 25 1856 Paper Package Maker Hampshire, England
      Alice Harrison Wife Married Female 25 1856 - Edmonton, Middlesex, England
      Edith Alice Harrison Daughter Single Female 2 1879 - Highgate, Middlesex, England
    • in the year 1884: 3 Upper Whittington Place, Islington, London.Source 6
    • in the year 1891: 8 Salisbury Road, Islington, London.Source 3
      RG12; Piece: 141; Folio 14; Page 25; GSU roll: 6095251

      1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      Salisbury Road, Islington, London, England

      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Gender Age Birth year Occupation Birth place
      Emma Harrison Head Widow Female 66 1825 Laundress West Dean, Wiltshire, England
      William J Harrison Son Single Male 35 1856 Carman West Tytherley, Huntingdonshire, England
      Frances C Harrison Daughter Single Female 25 1866 Charwoman Holloway, Middlesex, England
      Seelie E Harrison Daughter - Female 5 1886 - Holloway, Middlesex, England
    • in the year 1911: 23 Langdon Road, Holloway, Islington, London.Source 4
      RG14PN779 RG78PN27 RD10 SD1 ED4 SN350
      Living with his dau. Seelie and her family. He is shown as a widow.
      1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
      23 Langdon Road Holloway, Islington, London, England
      First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
      Ernest Francis King Head Married Male Storeporter 27 1884 Islington County of London
      Seelie Elizabeth King Wife Married Female - 26 1885 Islington County of London
      Alice Elizabeth King Daughter - Female - 2 1909 St Pancras County of London
      Lilian Frances King Daughter - Female - 2 1909 St Pancras County of London
      William Francis King Son - Male - 0 1911 Islington County of London
      William James Harrison Father In Law Widower Male House Painter 55 1856 Tytherley Hampshire
  • He died July 1920 in Poplar, London. England, he was 65 years old.
    Name: William J Harrison
    Death Age: 65
    Birth Date: abt 1855
    Registration Date: Jul 1920
    Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep
    Registration District: Poplar
    Inferred County: London
    Volume: 1c
    Page: 328
  • A child of John Harrison and Emma England
  • This information was last updated on January 8, 2022.

Household of William James Harrison

He is married to Alice Parsons.

They got married on March 20, 1878 at St. Michael, Highgate, London, he was 23 years old.

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Name: William Harrison Gender: Male Marriage Age: 22 Record Type: Marriage Birth Date: abt 1856
Marriage Date: 20 Mar 1878 Marriage Place: St Michael, Highgate, Camden, England Father: John Harrison Spouse:
Alice Parsons Register Type: Parish Register

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William James Harrison

Henry England
1794-1864
Hannah Tubb
1785-1841
John Harrison
1829-????
Emma England
1830-1917

William James Harrison
1855-1920

1878

Alice Parsons
1856-< 1911

Edith Alice Harrison
1879-1884
Seelie Elizabeth Harrison
1884-1953

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    Sources

    1. 1861 Census England, 1861 Census
    2. 1871 Census England 2nd April 1871
    3. 1891 Census England, 5th April 1891
    4. 1911 Census England, 2nd April 1911
    5. 1881 Census England, 1881 Census
    6. London Baptisms on Ancestry.co.uk

    Historical events

    Christening day November 4, 1855

    • The temperature on November 4, 1855 was about 5.0 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 86%. Source: KNMI
    •  This page is only available in Dutch.
      De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
    • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
    • In the year 1855: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • February 12 » Michigan State University is established.
      • February 14 » Texas is linked by telegraph to the rest of the United States, with the completion of a connection between New Orleans and Marshall, Texas.
      • February 22 » The Pennsylvania State University is founded in State College, Pennsylvania (as the Farmers' High School of Pennsylvania).
      • June 1 » The American adventurer William Walker conquers Nicaragua.
      • July 4 » The first edition of Walt Whitman's book of poems, Leaves of Grass, is published In Brooklyn.
      • September 29 » The Philippine port of Iloilo is opened to world trade by the Spanish administration.

    Day of marriage March 20, 1878

    • The temperature on March 20, 1878 was about 11.4 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The airpressure was 77 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 70%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from November 3, 1877 to August 20, 1879 the cabinet Kappeijne van de Coppello, with Mr. J. Kappeijne van de Coppello (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1878: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • January 16 » Russo-Turkish War (1877–78): Battle of Philippopolis: Captain Aleksandr Burago with a squadron of Russian Imperial army dragoons liberates Plovdiv from Ottoman rule.
      • February 21 » The first telephone directory is issued in New Haven, Connecticut.
      • February 22 » In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of five-and-dime Woolworth stores.
      • June 15 » Eadweard Muybridge takes a series of photographs to prove that all four feet of a horse leave the ground when it runs; the study becomes the basis of motion pictures.
      • July 1 » Canada joins the Universal Postal Union.
      • October 15 » The Edison Electric Light Company begins operation.

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