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Bessie Harris 1888–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Mar 1888

Birth Location: Townsville, Qld

Death Date: 21 May 1958

Death Location: Wentworthville, NSW

Father: Frederick Harris

Mother: Mary Kavanagh

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Roy Arnold

In 1888, Bessie Harris entered the world in Townsville, Qld, born to Frederick Fred Harris And Mary Kavanagh. Bessie Harris married John Edwin Lawson, and had children including Roy Arnold. Bessie Harris passed away in 1958 in Wentworthville, NSW.

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Biography

  • In 1888, Bessie Harris entered the world in Townsville, Qld, born to Frederick Fred Harris And Mary Kavanagh.
  • Bessie Harris married John Edwin Lawson, and had children including Roy Arnold.
  • Bessie Harris passed away in 1958 in Wentworthville, NSW.

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Bessie Harris's Ancestors

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Bessie Harris
1888–1958
Birth Place: Townsville, Qld
Parents
Frederick (Fred) Harris
1862–1909
Beaminster, Dorset, Eng.
Mary Kavanagh
1865–1941
Ballinvally, Carlow, Ireland
Grandparents
Patrick Kavanaugh
1843–
Kildavin, Carlow, Ireland
Elizabeth (Bess Eliza) Doyle
1845–1877
Clonegall Parish, Carlow, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Doyle
1828–1865
Anne McDonald
1830–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopherum Doyle
1807–1892
Margaretum Byrne
1808–
John McDonald
1800–1853
Jane Britton
1805–

Bessie Harris's Descendants

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Bessie Harris (1 Mar 1888–21 May 1958)
  1. 1. Roy Arnold 1914–

Bessie Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1888
1 Mar 1888
Birth of Bessie Harris in Townsville, Qld
Townsville, Qld
1958
21 May 1958
Age 70
Death of Bessie Harris in Wentworthville, NSW
Wentworthville, NSW

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1888
    Event Place: Townsville, Qld
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1958
    Event Place: Wentworthville, NSW

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