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Personal data John Harrison 

  • He was born on October 30, 1755.
  • He was christened on November 16, 1755 in Upminster, Essex, England.
    Name: John Harrison Gender: Male Baptism Date: 16 Nov 1755 Baptism Place: Upminster, St Laurence, Essex, England
    Father: John Harrison Mother: Charlotte Harrison Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Map: View this parish
    Source Description: Register of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Service of Church: Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials; Incumbent; Upminster, St Laurence; Parish Records;1543-1787
  • Occupations:
    • President of the Canton Establishment in the Honourable East India Company Service.
    • in the year 1807 High Sheriff of Kent in 1807.
  • Resident: Deane Hill, Womenswold, Kent..
  • He died on August 22, 1818, he was 62 years old.
  • A child of John Harrison and Charlotte Branfill
  • This information was last updated on November 5, 2020.

Household of John Harrison

He is married to Charlotte Brydges.

They got married on January 20, 1794 at Bishopsbourne, Kent, he was 38 years old.

Name: Charlotte Branfill
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 20 Jan 1794
Marriage Place: Bishopsbourne, Kent, England
Spouse: John Harrison
FHL Film Number: 1751589
Reference ID: item 4

Notes about John Harrison

From The Peerage. Page 62398
John Harrison M, #623978, b. 30 October 1755, d. 22 August 1818 Last Edited=5 Sep 2016
John Harrison was born on 30 October 1755.1 He was the son of John Harrison and Charlotte Branfill.2,1 He married Charlotte Brydges, daughter of Edward Brydges and Jemima Egerton, on 20 January 1794.1 He died on 22 August 1818 at age 62, without issue.1
He held the office of High Sheriff of Kent in 1807.1 He was President of the Canton Establishment in the Honourable East India Company Service.1 He lived at Denne Hill, Womenswold, Kent, England.1
Citations [S47] BIFR1976 page 556. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47] [S47] BIFR1976. [S47]

John Harrison1
M, #623975, b. 1721, d. 5 August 1794
Last Edited=5 Sep 2016
John Harrison was born in 1721.1 He was the son of Benjamin Harrison and Sarah Deane.2 He married Charlotte Branfill, daughter of Champion Branfill, on 28 July 1747.1 He died on 5 August 1794.1 His will was proven (by probate) on 20 August 1794.1
He was Director in the Honourable East India Company Service.1 He was director of the Bank of England.1 He lived at Chigwell Row, Essex, England.1
Children of John Harrison and Charlotte Branfill
Charlotte Harrison2 b. 11 Jan 1748, d. 14 Jan 1836
Mary Harrison1 b. 6 May 1750, d. 25 Jul 1822
Sarah Harrison+2 b. 15 Aug 1751, d. 2 Feb 1818
Anne Harrison2 b. 25 Oct 1752, d. 1 Apr 1808
Amelia Harrison2 b. 9 Jan 1754, d. Oct 1843
John Harrison2 b. 30 Oct 1755, d. 22 Aug 1818
Sophia Harrison2 b. 28 Mar 1757, d. 9 Mar 1829
Catherine Harrison2 b. 14 Feb 1759, d. 14 Apr 1760
Benjamin Harrison+2 b. 30 Aug 1760, d. 25 May 1841
Elizabeth Harrison2 b. 9 Aug 1763
William Harrison2 b. 6 Sep 1763, d. 8 Dec 1766

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Ancestors (and descendant) of John Harrison

Champion Branfill
1683-1738
Mary Braund
1693-1760
John Harrison
1721-1794

John Harrison
1755-1818

1794

Charlotte Brydges
1766-1849


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    Historical events

    Birthday October 30, 1755

    • The temperature on October 30, 1755 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1755: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
      • February 13 » Treaty of Giyanti signed by VOC, Pakubuwono III and Prince Mangkubumi. The treaty divides the Javanese kingdom of Mataram into 2: Sunanate of Surakarta and Sultanate of Yogyakarta.
      • April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
      • April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
      • June 16 » French and Indian War: The French surrender Fort Beauséjour to the British, leading to the expulsion of the Acadians.
      • September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.

    Christening day November 16, 1755

    • The temperature on November 16, 1755 was about 6.0 °C. There was 48 mm of rainWind direction mainly west. Weather type: regen omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Anna (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1759 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    • In the year 1755: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 25 » Moscow University is established on Tatiana Day.
      • April 2 » Commodore William James captures the Maratha fortress of Suvarnadurg on west coast of India.
      • April 15 » Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language is published in London.
      • August 10 » Under the orders of Charles Lawrence, the British Army begins to forcibly deport the Acadians from Nova Scotia to the Thirteen Colonies.
      • September 8 » French and Indian War: Battle of Lake George.
      • November 25 » King Ferdinand VI of Spain grants royal protection to the Beaterio de la Compañia de Jesus, now known as the Congregation of the Religious of the Virgin Mary.

    Day of marriage January 20, 1794

    • The temperature on January 20, 1794 was about 5.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
    • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
    •  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).
    • In the year 1794: Source: Wikipedia
      • February 11 » First session of United States Senate opens to the public.
      • June 17 » Foundation of Anglo-Corsican Kingdom.
      • June 26 » French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Fleurus marked the first successful military use of aircraft.
      • July 13 » The Battle of Trippstadt is fought between French forces and those of Prussia and Austria.
      • July 27 » French Revolution: Maximilien Robespierre is arrested after encouraging the execution of more than 17,000 "enemies of the Revolution".
      • November 19 » The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign Jay's Treaty, which attempts to resolve some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary War.

    Day of death August 22, 1818

    • The temperature on August 22, 1818 was about 14.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: half bewolkt regen. 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).
    • In the year 1818: Source: Wikipedia
      • January 2 » The British Institution of Civil Engineers is founded by a group of six engineers; Thomas Telford would later become its first president.
      • January 15 » A paper by David Brewster is read to the Royal Society, belatedly announcing his discovery of what we now call the biaxial class of doubly-refracting crystals. On the same day, Augustin-Jean Fresnel signs a "supplement" (submitted four days later) on reflection of polarized light.
      • March 16 » In the Second Battle of Cancha Rayada, Spanish forces defeated Chileans under José de San Martín.
      • March 30 » Physicist Augustin Fresnel reads a memoir on optical rotation to the French Academy of Sciences, reporting that when polarized light is "depolarized" by a Fresnel rhomb, its properties are preserved in any subsequent passage through an optically-rotating crystal or liquid.
      • April 20 » The case of Ashford v Thornton ends, with Abraham Thornton allowed to go free rather than face a retrial for murder, after his demand for trial by battle is upheld.
      • October 20 » The Convention of 1818 is signed between the United States and the United Kingdom, which settles the Canada–United States border on the 49th parallel for most of its length.
    

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