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James Harris 1787 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1787

Birth Location: St Giles, Reading Berkshire UK

Death Date: 1859

Death Location: Reading Berkshire England

Father: John Harris

Mother: Mary Simmons

Spouse(s): Jane Emmett

Children(s): Fanny Harris

James Harris was born in 1787 in St Giles, Reading Berkshire UK, the child of John Harris and Mary Simmons. James Harris married Jane Emmett, and had children including Fanny B Harris. James Harris passed away in 1859 in Reading Berkshire England.

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Biography

  • James Harris was born in 1787 in St Giles, Reading Berkshire UK, the child of John Harris and Mary Simmons.
  • James Harris married Jane Emmett, and had children including Fanny B Harris.
  • James Harris passed away in 1859 in Reading Berkshire England.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Harris
1754 –
Birth Location: St. Marys, Reading
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Mary Simmons
1760 –
Birth Location: –
MS

Spouses(s)

Jane Emmett
1797 –
Birth Location: Reading Berkshire UK
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Children(s)

Fanny Harris
1832 – 1902
Birth Location: Farnham, Surrey, England
FH

James Harris's Ancestors

Self
James Harris
1787 – 1859
Birth Place: St Giles, Reading Berkshire UK
Parents
John Harris
1754 –
St. Marys, Reading
Mary Simmons
1760 –
Grandparents
John Harris
1726 –
St Marys, Reading, Berkshire
Mary Pinnell
Great-Grandparents
Mary Johnson
1693 – 1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Johnson
Mary

James Harris's Descendants

1.
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James Harris (1787 – 1859) m. Jane Emmett (1797 – )
  1. 1. Fanny (B) Harris (Sep 22 1832 – Mar 1902) m. George (Thomas Berry) Wicks (Sep 28 1829 – 1910)
    1. 1. Fanny (Berry) Wicks (1850 – January 1905)
    2. 2. Harriet (Berry) Wicks (26 Sep 1850 – Mar 1851)
    3. 3. George (Thomas Berry) Wicks (July 22 1854 – Mar 1932) m. Charlotte Day (1858 – Dec 1941)
      1. 1. Emily BERRYWICKS (1876 – )
      2. 2. George Wicks (October 1877 – Dec 1918)
      3. 3. George BERRYWICKS (1878 – )
      4. 4. Henry ((Harry) Wallace) Wicks (17 Dec 1880 – Mar 1976) m. Ada (Emily) Ware (abt 1884 – ABT 1932)
        1. 1. Alice (May) Wicks (abt 1906 – JUN 1936) m. Leonard Coggins
        2. 2. Irene (Nellie) Wicks (Jan 1908 – Jun 1924)
        3. 3. Harry (George James) Wicks (19 May 1910 – Dec 1973) m. Dorothy (Ivy) Randall (26 Dec 1914 – Jan 2000)
        4. 4. Frederick Wicks (ABT 1913 – 1983)
        5. 5. Ella (Maud) Wicks (15 MAY 1914 – 2006) m. Donald (Charles Parker) Orwin (29 Sep 1912 – 20 SEP 1972)
      5. 5. Henry BERRYWICKS (1881 – )
      6. 6. Alfred BERRYWICKS (1883 – )
      7. 7. Alfred (Edward) Wicks (abt 1883 – )
      8. 8. Sidney Wicks (October 1884 – )
      9. 9. Sidney BERRYWICKS (1885 – )
      10. 10. Frederick BERRYWICKS (1887 – )
      11. 11. Frederick Wicks (January 1887 – )
      12. 12. Alice BERRYWICKS (1888 – )
      13. 13. Alice Wicks (abt 1888 – Dec 1973)
      14. 14. Charles BERRYWICKS (1890 – )
      15. 15. Charles (Arthur) WICKS (October 1890 – 1891)
      16. 16. Freda BERRYWICKS (1892 – )
      17. 17. Freda (Elizabeth) Wicks (April 1892 – ) m. George (W) Richardson (abt 1890 – )
      18. 18. Frank Wicks (24 Jan 1894 – Mar 1973)
      19. 19. Philip Wicks (Sep 1898 – 5 Jul 1964) m. Agnes (Annie) Higgs (31 Jul 1899 – 28 Sep 1987)
        1. 1. Philip (Ronald) Wicks (22 May 1920 – 14 Jun 2000)
        2. 2. George (Thomas) Wicks (3 Dec 1921 – 11 Sep 1986)
        3. 3. Agnes (Freda Rosa) Wicks (6 Jan 1923 – 17 Dec 1993) m. Robert (John) Pilcher (25 OCT 1920 – 8 FEB 2005)
        4. 4. Vera (Ivy) Wicks (23 Oct 1928 – 11 Feb 2007) m. Reginald Izzard
    4. 4. Henry (Berry) Wicks (3 Aug 1856 – Oct 1954) m. Mary (Jane) James (1862 – Jun 1922)
      1. 1. George (Henry) Wicks (1880 – ) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Werrell (April 1879 – )
      2. 2. William (Henry) Wicks (abt 1880 – ) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Werrell (April 1879 – )
      3. 3. Albert (Edward) Wicks (January 1881 – )
      4. 4. Thomas (Walter) Wicks (April 1883 – 27 Mar 1918) m. Emily (Ethel) Willis (27 OCT 1886 – 1936)
        1. 1. Frederick (Walter) Wicks (abt 1908 – 1997) m. Constance (Margery) Norris (27 Sep 1910 – Apr 1994)
        2. 2. Lily (Eva) Wicks (2 JUL 1917 – )
      5. 5. Florence (Emily) Wicks (September 1885 – January 1910)
      6. 6. Frank Wicks (1889 – )
      7. 7. Beatrice (Mary) Wicks (10 Jun 1893 – Sep 1979) m. Alfred (Ernest (Nobby)) Disbury (6 Apr 1890 – 2 Sep 1961)
        1. 1. Frank (Ernest) Disbury (Sep 1921 – 6 Jun 1926)
        2. 2. Olive (Irene) Disbury (11 May 1925 – Dec 1926)
        3. 3. Iris (A) Disbury (1935 – Jun 1940)
      8. 8. Fanny (Maria) Wicks (abt 1896 – )
      9. 9. Victoria (Agnes) Wicks (abt 1900 – 1903)
    5. 5. Mary (Ann Berry) Wicks (abt 1859 – 1905) m. James Waite (1852 – )
      1. 1. James (E) Waite (1887 – )
      2. 2. Alice (Mary) Waite (6 NOV 1889 – )
    6. 6. Emily (Berry) Wicks (29 Feb 1860 – Mar 1869)
    7. 7. Thomas (Berry) Wicks (6 Apr 1866 – 11 Dec 1954) m. Florence Achurch (10 Oct 1866 – 1942)
      1. 1. Ernest (Thomas) WICKS (1888 – 16 Aug 1917) m. Mabel Hawkins (Jan 1890 – October 1953)
      2. 2. Frederick (Walter) Wicks (17 Apr 1893 – 23 Aug 1975) m. Alice (May) Chapel (28 August 1893 – Jul-Aug-Sep 1973)
        1. 1. Joyce (Florence Mary) Wicks (09 Feb 1923 – Jun 1973) m. Wilfred Hodgkiss (13 Nov 1923 – Nov 2002)
    8. 8. Helen Clarke-Wicks (1868 – Jun 1930) m. William (B) WICKS (abt 1869 – 28 Sep 1899) m. John Clarke (abt 1847 – )
      1. 1. Percy (William) WICKS (April 1896 – 1920)
      2. 2. Alice (B) Wicks (abt 1899 – Sep 1921)
    9. 9. Alice (Emily Berry) Wicks (Sep 5 1870 – Jun 1930) m. William Wilkinson (abt 1870 – 4 Mar 1950)
      1. 1. Fanny (Mabel Alice) Leaver (10 Jan 1894 – Dec 1970)
      2. 2. David (William) Leaver (abt 1896 – 25 Nov 1917)
    10. 10. Charles (Berry) Wicks (1875 – Apr 1963) m. Sarah (Jane) Lukeman (Dec 1873 – )
      1. 1. Violet (Amelia) Wicks (12 Mar 1904 – 29 Nov 1997) m. Cornelius (Herbert) OLeary (Jan 31 1907 – 2 Nov 1948)
    11. 11. Walter Wicks (July 1876 – Jun 1955) m. Minnie Eggleton (Dec 1877 – Dec 1964)
      1. 1. Ivy (Minnie) Wicks (1 Jul 1902 – Aug 1985) m. Ernest (William) Wells (15 Jan 1902 – Mar 1942)
        1. 1. Maurice (Ernest) WELLS (25 AUG 1930 – 1993)
        2. 2. Kathleen Wells (1933 – 1977)
        3. 3. Eric (Arthur) Wells (Jun 1935 – 09/04/2014)
        4. 4. Sonny Wells
      2. 2. Walter (Maurice) Wicks (31 Jul 1905 – Sep 2004) m. Winifred (Doris) Wicks (9 Jan 1914 – )
      3. 3. Brenda (Joan) Wicks (27 JUL 1921 – 1993)

James Harris's Timeline

2 Records

1787
1787
Birth of James Harris in St Giles, Reading Berkshire UK
St Giles, Reading Berkshire UK
1859
1859
Age 72
Death of James Harris in Reading Berkshire England
Reading Berkshire England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1787
    Event Place: St Giles, Reading Berkshire UK

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1859
    Event Place: Reading Berkshire England
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