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FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS 1854 – 1935 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Dec 1854

Birth Location: Camden Gore, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 8 May 1935

Death Location: Kent, Ontario, Canada

Father: HENRY HARRIS

Mother: Mary Chapple

Spouse(s): Winifred Huff

Children(s): FRANCIS HARRIS, BLANCH HARRIS, MARY HARRIS, GRACE HARRIS, JOHN HARRIS, JENNIE HARRIS

FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS was born in 1854 in Camden Gore, Ontario, Canada, the child of HENRY VENNING HARRIS and Mary Jane Chapple. In 1861, FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS resided in Lesnewth, Cornwall, England. FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS married Winifred Waldron Huff, and had children including FRANCIS HENRY HARRIS, BLANCH WRIGHT HARRIS, MARY LOUISE HARRIS, GRACE ELIZABETH HARRIS, JOHN GEORGE HARRIS, JENNIE CATHARINE HARRIS. FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS passed away in 1935 in Kent, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS was born in 1854 in Camden Gore, Ontario, Canada, the child of HENRY VENNING HARRIS and Mary Jane Chapple.
  • In 1861, FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS resided in Lesnewth, Cornwall, England.
  • FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS married Winifred Waldron Huff, and had children including FRANCIS HENRY HARRIS, BLANCH WRIGHT HARRIS, MARY LOUISE HARRIS, GRACE ELIZABETH HARRIS, JOHN GEORGE HARRIS, JENNIE CATHARINE HARRIS.
  • FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS passed away in 1935 in Kent, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

HENRY HARRIS
1831 – 1907
Birth Location: Redruth, Cornwall, England
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Mary Chapple
1828 –
Birth Location: Tetcott, Devon, England
MC

Spouses(s)

Winifred Huff
1858 – 1930
Birth Location: Camden Gore, Ontario, Canada
WH

Children(s)

FRANCIS HARRIS
1877 – 1962
Birth Location: Kent, Ontario, Canada
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BLANCH HARRIS
1881 – 1956
Birth Location: Kent, Ontario, Canada
BH
MARY HARRIS
1883 – 1907
Birth Location: Kent, Ontario, Canada
MH
GRACE HARRIS
1886 – 1966
Birth Location: Kent, Ontario, Canada
GH
JOHN HARRIS
1888 – 1966
Birth Location: Kent, Ontario, Canada
JH
JENNIE HARRIS
1894 – 1966
Birth Location: Kent, Ontario, Canada
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FRANCIS HARRIS's Ancestors

Self
FRANCIS HARRIS
1854 – 1935
Birth Place: Camden Gore, Ontario, Canada
Parents
HENRY VENNING HARRIS
1831 – 1907
Redruth, Cornwall, England
Mary (Jane) Chapple
1828 –
Tetcott, Devon, England
Grandparents
JOHN HARRIS
1803 – 1888
Sinns Barton Farm House, Little Sinns, Redruth, Cornwall, England
PHILIPPA VENNING
1808 – 1855
Lantegloss, Cornwall, England
Francis Chapple
1789 –
Bodmin,Cornwall,England
Elizabeth
1793 – 1845
Great-Grandparents
NICHOLAS HARRIS
1769 – 1857
ELIZABETH REED
1769 – 1828
CHRISTOPHER VENNING
1784 – 1876
ANN LANGFORD
1784 – 1851
James Chapple
Elizabeth
2nd-Great-Grandparents
NICHOLAS HARRIS
1736 – 1820
JOAN WILLIAMS
1727 –
WILLIAM REED
1727 – 1797
ALICE GOLSERY
1739 – 1783
JOHN VENNING
1748 – 1814
PHILIPPA JEFFERY
1756 –
SAMUEL LANGFORD
1749 – 1810
JENIFER BODY
1755 –

FRANCIS HARRIS's Descendants

1.
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FRANCIS (JOHN) HARRIS (6 Dec 1854 – 8 May 1935) m. Winifred (Waldron) Huff (15 Nov 1858 – 1 Nov 1930)
  1. 1. FRANCIS (HENRY) HARRIS (17 Jul 1877 – 1962) m. Marion (Isabella Louisa) Hicks (15 Jul 1875 – 11 Apr 1914) m. Clara (Adelaide) Willson (4 Apr 1878 – 1959)
    1. 1. MARION (LOUISE) HARRIS (17 Jul 1908 – 3 Oct 2007) m. William ((Bill) Carlisle) Lewies (23 Jun 1903 – 5 Mar 1979)
      1. 1. JOHN ((JACK) FRANCIS) LEWIES m. Marion (Rosemary) Smyth
      2. 2. ROBERT ((BOB) WILLIAM) LEWIES (9 Jan 1937 – 19 Sep 2021) m. Sandra Hillman
      3. 3. MARY (LOUISE) LEWIES m. Michael (John) Merrill (1941 – 9 Jun 2002)
        1. 1. DAVID MERRILL
    2. 2. HAROLD (FRANCIS) HARRIS (27 Apr 1913 – 15 JUL 1913)
    3. 3. ROBERT (WILSON) HARRIS (4 Mar 1917 – ) m. Jessie (A) Crosby
    4. 4. FRANCIS (JAMES) HARRIS (9 Mar 1920 – 15 Oct 1989) m. Ivy (May) Bayliss (25 Oct 1919 – 3 Jan 2020)
    5. 5. ELIZABETH HARRIS
  2. 2. BLANCH (WRIGHT) HARRIS (19 Aug 1881 – 23 Dec 1956) m. John (Ponsonby Trusdell) Trousdell (10 May 1879 – )
    1. 1. EMILY (WINNIFRED) TROUSDELL (21 Apr 1907 – 23 May 1929) m. Alfred (Robert) Dunlop (1907 – 23 Oct 1989)
      1. 1. ROBERT (GEORGE) DUNLOP (23 May 1929 – 4 Feb 2017) m. Mary (Grace) Jackson (12 May 1930 – 2 February 2002)
        1. 1. DUNLOP
        2. 2. DUNLOP
        3. 3. DUNLOP
    2. 2. CATHERINE (MARGUERETE) TROUSDELL (5 Dec 1910 – 9 Oct 1990)
    3. 3. FREDERICK (JOHN) TROUSDELL (13 Jul 1912 – 1992) m. Reta (Cecilia) Tremblay (7 Jul 1914 – 22 May 2007)
      1. 1. TROUSDELL
        1. 1. ?
        2. 2. ?
      2. 2. TROUSDELL
        1. 1. ?
      3. 3. TROUSDELL m. Robert Hackborn (1942 – 2017)
        1. 1. HACKBORN
        2. 2. HACKBORN
      4. 4. TROUSDELL
        1. 1. ?
        2. 2. ?
      5. 5. TROUSDELL
        1. 1. ?
        2. 2. ?
      6. 6. TROUSDELL
        1. 1. TROUSDELL
        2. 2. TROUSDELL
    4. 4. DOROTHY (BLANCHE) TROUSDELL (12 May 1918 – 1991) m. Bernard (Willard) Hind (1 May 1914 – 16 Jan 1972)
      1. 1. BRIAN (D) HIND (1948 – ) m. Nancy (A) Kearns
        1. 1. HIND
        2. 2. HIND
        3. 3. HIND
      2. 2. MARCIA (M) HIND (22 May 1951 – ) m. Crockett
        1. 1. CROCKETT
        2. 2. CROCKETT
  3. 3. MARY (LOUISE) HARRIS (18 Aug 1883 – 7 Jun 1907) m. Thomas (W) Booth
  4. 4. GRACE (ELIZABETH) HARRIS (15 Jul 1886 – 1966)
  5. 5. JOHN (GEORGE) HARRIS (6 Dec 1888 – 1966)
  6. 6. JENNIE (CATHARINE) HARRIS (22 Mar 1894 – 15 April 1966) m. John (Leo E) Frey (10 Jun 1888 – 1969)

FRANCIS HARRIS's Timeline

13 Records

1854
6 Dec 1854
Birth of FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS in Camden Gore, Ontario, Canada
Camden Gore, Ontario, Canada
1859
2 Feb 1859
Age 5
FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS was baptized in Lesnewth, Cornwall, England
Lesnewth, Cornwall, England
1861
1861
Age 7
FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS resided here in Lesnewth, Cornwall, England
Lesnewth, Cornwall, England
1871
1871
Age 17
FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS resided here in Cornwall, England
Cornwall, England
1881
1881
Age 27
FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS resided here in Huron, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada
Huron, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada
1891
1891
Age 37
FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS resided here in Camden, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
Camden, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
1901
1901
Age 47
FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS resided here in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1906
Abt 1906
Age 52
FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS resided here in Dreesden , Ontario, Canada
Dreesden , Ontario, Canada
1921
1 Jun 1921
Age 67
FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS resided here in Camden Township, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
Camden Township, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
1926
1926
Age 72
FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS resided here in Dresden, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
Dresden, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
1931
1931
Age 77
FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS resided here in Camden, Ontario, Canada
Camden, Ontario, Canada
1935
8 May 1935
Age 81
Death of FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS in Kent, Ontario, Canada
Kent, Ontario, Canada
1935
1935
Age 81
Burial of FRANCIS JOHN HARRIS in Dresden, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Dresden, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Dec 1854
    Event Place: Camden Gore, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Camden, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6324; Family No: 7
    [2] UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives in Washington, DC; London, England, UK; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Inwards Passenger Lists; Class: Bt26; Piece: 544; Item: 58
    [3] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Huron, Bruce South, Ontario; Roll: C_13274; Page: 65; Family No: 273
    [4] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Camden, Bothwell, Ontario; Roll: C_13276; Page: 17; Family No: 72
    [5] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2218; Folio: 17; Page: 5; GSU roll: 834868
    [6] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1801-1928, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 339
    [7] 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1515; Folio: 18; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542824
    [8] 1901 Census of Canada
    [9] 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 67; Census Place: Camden Township, Lambton East, Ontario; Page Number: 8
    [10] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [11] 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27274; Census Place: Lambton East, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1859
    Event Place: Lesnewth, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: Lesnewth, Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: Rg 9; Piece: 1515; Folio: 18; Page: 3; GSU roll: 542824

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Cornwall, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 2218; Folio: 17; Page: 5; GSU roll: 834868

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Huron, Bruce South, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Huron, Bruce South, Ontario; Roll: C_13274; Page: 65; Family No: 273
    [2] 1881 Census of Canada, Year: 1881; Census Place: Camden, Bothwell, Ontario; Roll: C_13276; Page: 17; Family No: 72

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1891
    Event Place: Camden, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1891 Census of Canada, Year: 1891; Census Place: Camden, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6324; Family No: 7

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1901 Census of Canada

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1906
    Event Place: Dreesden , Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Winnipeg Tribune; Publication Date: 28/ Dec/ 1906; Publication Place: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; ,0.28481942,0.42382562,0.32937366&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1913
    Event Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives in Washington, DC; London, England, UK; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Inwards Passenger Lists; Class: Bt26; Piece: 544; Item: 58

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 27 May 1913
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Incoming Passenger Lists, 1878-1960, The National Archives in Washington, DC; London, England, UK; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Inwards Passenger Lists; Class: Bt26; Piece: 544; Item: 58

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jun 1921
    Event Place: Camden Township, Lambton East, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1921 Census of Canada, Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 67; Census Place: Camden Township, Lambton East, Ontario; Page Number: 8

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Dresden, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Camden, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: 1931 Census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; Seventh Census of Canada, 1931; Folder Number: T-27274; Census Place: Lambton East, Ontario, Canada; Page Number: 2

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1935
    Event Place: Kent, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source:
    [1] Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947, Archives of Ontario; Series: MS935; Reel: 514
    [2] Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Dresden, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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