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Sophia Harris 1811 – 1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17/08/1811

Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England

Death Date: 21/09/1888

Death Location: Taita, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Father: JAMES HARRIS

Mother: Jane Muggeridge

Spouse(s): ABRAHAM HARRIS

Children(s): Walter Harris, George Harris, Ellen HARRIS

Sophia Harris was born in 1811 in Battle, Sussex, England, the child of JAMES HARRIS and Jane Muggeridge. Sophia Harris married ABRAHAM HARRIS, and had children including Walter Harris, George (Samuel)* Harris, Ellen Matilda HARRIS. Sophia Harris passed away in 1888 in Taita, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Sophia Harris was born in 1811 in Battle, Sussex, England, the child of JAMES HARRIS and Jane Muggeridge.
  • Sophia Harris married ABRAHAM HARRIS, and had children including Walter Harris, George (Samuel)* Harris, Ellen Matilda HARRIS.
  • Sophia Harris passed away in 1888 in Taita, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

JAMES HARRIS
1783 – 1866
Birth Location: Broomfield, Essex, England
JH
Jane Muggeridge
1786 – 1866
Birth Location: Battle, Sussex, England
JM

Spouses(s)

ABRAHAM HARRIS
1810 – 1874
Birth Location: Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex, England
AH

Children(s)

Walter Harris
1837 – 1915
Birth Location: Broomfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom
WH
George Harris
1846 – 1894
Birth Location: Taita, Wellington, New Zealand
GH
Ellen HARRIS
1848 – 1938
Birth Location: Taita, Hutt Valley, Wellington, New Zealand
EH

Sophia Harris's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Harris
1811 – 1888
Birth Place: Battle, Sussex, England
Parents
JAMES HARRIS
1783 – 1866
Broomfield, Essex, England
Jane Muggeridge
1786 – 1866
Battle, Sussex, England
Grandparents
WILLIAM HARRIS
1756 – 1825
Broomfield, Essex, England
Mary (Hannah) Cant
1752 – 1840
Danbury, Essex, England
John Muggeridge
1760 – 1830
Newton Abbot, Devon, England
Martha Burgess
1754 – 1831
Wadhurst, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
John Harris
1717 – 1784
Ann Shepherd\Shepheard
1720 – 1768
Jane Piper
1737 – 1814
Thomas BURGESS
1716 – 1763
Mary Hope
– 1763
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Shepherd
1703 – 1770
Elisabeth Ansell
1701 – 1777

Sophia Harris's Descendants

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Sophia Harris (17/08/1811 – 21/09/1888) m. ABRAHAM HARRIS (25 Aug 1810 – 22 Oct 1874)
  1. 1. Walter Harris (2 Apr 1837 – 8 Nov 1915) m. Sarah (Jane) Wyeth (4 Feb 1847 – 15 Jul 1930)
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Jessie) Harris (8 Oct 1875 – 12 Mar 1961) m. Pierce (James III) Cotter (4 Apr 1872 – 23 Sep 1948)
      1. 1. Lulu (Trilby) Cotter (13 Oct 1897 – 16 Nov 1953) m. Edward (John) Wilson (9 Sep 1900 – 28 Apr 1979)
        1. 1. Lois (Elizabeth May) Wilson (17 Sep 1926 – 26 Feb 1988) m. Kenneth (McIntyre) Miller (12 Jan 1923 – 26 Feb 1991)
        2. 2. Heather (Louise Muriel Mason) Wilson (20 Feb 1924 – 10 Oct 2013)
  2. 2. George ((Samuel)*) Harris (6 Jun 1846 – 5 Jan 1894) m. Charlotte Hutchinson (October 1851 – 22 May 1923)
    1. 1. Sophia (Jane "Jennie") Harris (20 April 1877 – 21 July 1928) m. Henry (Oaks Penlington) Ramsden (5 Aug 1865 – 21 Jul 1920)
      1. 1. Henry RAMSDEN (Jan 1897 – 07 Jan 1897)
      2. 2. George (Eric Oakes) Ramsden (01 Aug 1898 – 21 May 1962)
      3. 3. Ella (Constance "Tuppy") Ramsden (11 Aug 1899 – 16 Apr 1958) m. Motete ((Maurice) Paratene (Broughton)) Himona (19 Sep 1891 – 31 Aug 1962)
        1. 1. Rewa (Joan 'Patsey' Broughton \) Osborne (18 Oct 1917 – 14 Apr 1965) m. Bernard (Francis) Lipinski (18 Mar 1915 – 26 Jun 1979) m. Richmond (Cecil) Osborne (07 Mar 1930 – 1980) m. Manahiri Harawira (1916 – 13 Jan 1962)
        2. 2. William (Wi Ware) Broughton (19 Jan 1919 – 10 May 1976)
        3. 3. Jessie (Ella Oakes) Broughton (29 Dec 1922 – 25 Feb 1923)
        4. 4. John (Oakes) Broughton (29 Dec 1922 – 26 Feb 1998)
        5. 5. Russell (Harris) Broughton (11 Aug 1924 – 23 Jan 2002)
      4. 4. Neville (Henry "Jack") RAMSDEN (05 Aug 1903 – 23 May 1957)
  3. 3. 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)
        2. 2. Marilyn (Vera) Dew (1947 – 3 January 1959)
      2. 2. Raymond (Horace) Dew (19 MAR 1916 – 13 DEC 1983)

Sophia Harris's Timeline

6 Records

1811
17 August 1811
Birth of Sophia Harris in Battle, Sussex, England
Battle, Sussex, England
1811
30 Oct 1811
Birth of Sophia Harris in Terling, Braintree District, Essex, England
Terling, Braintree District, Essex, England
1811
17/08/1811
Birth of Sophia Harris in Battle, Sussex, England
Battle, Sussex, England
1888
21 Sep 1888
Age 77
Death of Sophia Harris in Taita, Hutt, New Zealand
Taita, Hutt, New Zealand
1888
21 Sep 1888
Age 77
Death of Sophia Harris in Taita, Wellington, New Zealand
Taita, Wellington, New Zealand
1888
21/09/1888
Age 77
Death of Sophia Harris in Taita, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Taita, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 August 1811
    Event Place: Battle, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1811
    Event Place: Terling, Braintree District, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17/08/1811
    Event Place: Battle, Sussex, England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1888
    Event Place: Taita, Hutt, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1888
    Event Place: Taita, Wellington, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21/09/1888
    Event Place: Taita, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
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