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Ellen Matilda HARRIS 1848 – 1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 JUL 1848

Birth Location: Taita, Hutt Valley, Wellington, New Zealand

Death Date: 09 DEC 1938

Death Location: Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Father: ABRAHAM HARRIS

Mother: Sophia Harris

Spouse(s): George Dew

Children(s): James Dew

Ellen Matilda HARRIS was born in 1848 in Taita, Hutt Valley, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of ABRAHAM HARRIS and Sophia Harris. Ellen Matilda HARRIS married George Benjamin Dew, and had children including James Edward Dew. Ellen Matilda HARRIS passed away in 1938 in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Ellen Matilda HARRIS was born in 1848 in Taita, Hutt Valley, Wellington, New Zealand, the child of ABRAHAM HARRIS and Sophia Harris.
  • Ellen Matilda HARRIS married George Benjamin Dew, and had children including James Edward Dew.
  • Ellen Matilda HARRIS passed away in 1938 in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

ABRAHAM HARRIS
1810 – 1874
Birth Location: Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, England
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Sophia Harris
1811 – 1888
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
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Spouses(s)

George Dew
1840 – 1927
Birth Location: Ham, Surrey, England
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Children(s)

James Dew
1880 – 1965
Birth Location: Greytown, Carterton, New Zealand
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Ellen HARRIS's Ancestors

Self
Ellen HARRIS
1848 – 1938
Birth Place: Taita, Hutt Valley, Wellington, New Zealand
Parents
ABRAHAM HARRIS
1810 – 1874
Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, England
Sophia Harris
1811 – 1888
Battle, Sussex, England
Grandparents
Edward (Abraham) Harris
1773 – 1824
Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex
Ann Turner
1771 – 1841
Great Waltham, Essex
JAMES HARRIS
1783 – 1866
Broomfield, Essex, England
Jane Muggeridge
1786 – 1866
Battle, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Jr.
1742 – 1813
Susannah Malyon
1732 – 1780
Edward Turner
1747 – 1827
Anne Dowsett-Donselto
1747 – 1802
WILLIAM HARRIS
1756 – 1825
Mary Cant
1752 – 1840
John Muggeridge
1760 – 1830
Martha Burgess
1754 – 1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Harris
1717 – 1784
Ann Shepherd
1716 – 1768
John Harris
1717 – 1784
Ann Shepherd\Shepheard
1720 – 1768
Jane Piper
1737 – 1814
Thomas BURGESS
1716 – 1763
Mary Hope
– 1763

Ellen HARRIS's Descendants

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Ellen (Matilda) HARRIS (18 JUL 1848 – 09 DEC 1938) m. George (Benjamin) Dew (1840 – 15 July 1927)
  1. 1. James (Edward) Dew (12 Jul 1880 – 17 Jan 1965) m. Jessie ((Janet) Miller) Cunningham (5 Mar 1877 – 9 Dec 1930)
    1. 1. James (Trevor) DEW (9 Jul 1913 – 04 Nov 1980) m. Myrtle (May) Morris (1 Dec 1918 – 4 Nov 1989)
      1. 1. Patricia (Janet) Dew (08 Feb 1940 – ) m. Norman (Harold) Wootton (04 Jul 1941 – 10 Nov 2013)
        1. 1. Michelle (May) Wootton (30 Aug 1965 – ) m. Leigh (Brandon) Carson m. Unknown
        2. 2. Grant (Norman) Wootton (21 Aug 1968 – ) m. Tamara
        3. 3. Paul Wootton (17 Apr 1970 – ) m. Anna (Bridgit) Griffith
      2. 2. Marilyn (Vera) Dew (1947 – 3 January 1959)
    2. 2. Raymond (Horace) Dew (19 MAR 1916 – 13 DEC 1983)

Ellen HARRIS's Timeline

2 Records

1848
18 JUL 1848
Birth of Ellen Matilda HARRIS in Taita, Hutt Valley, Wellington, New Zealand
Taita, Hutt Valley, Wellington, New Zealand
1938
09 DEC 1938
Age 90
Death of Ellen Matilda HARRIS in Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 JUL 1848
    Event Place: Taita, Hutt Valley, Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 09 DEC 1938
    Event Place: Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand
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