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Rosina Harris b1888: trail goes cold beyond her birth certificate
« on: Friday 27 December 13 22:49 GMT (UK) »
Having had some success with tracing three other grandparents, I'm having problems with my maternal grandmother, Rosina Harris, b1888 in Hackney, Middlesex. She married Charles King (railwayman) c1915, and served as a councillor, alderman and mayor of Leyton (1953). Awarded Freedom of the Borough in 1965.
I ordered a duplicate Birth Certificate, which reveals her parents to have been George Harris (bricklayer) and her mother Mary Ann née Legg. Having checked resources to which I have access on findmypast.com, I'm no further on.
Rosina doesn't show in subsequent Census lists, and I can't find any info to put the family together, to trace her grandparents. So, I've hit the buffers for now - I'd be very grateful if anyone can help, please.
Bennett, Harris, King, Krakofsky, Legg, Mansfield, Miffling, Moss, Popham, Self, Selfe

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Re: Rosina Harris b1888: trail goes cold beyond her birth certificate
« Reply #1 on: Friday 27 December 13 23:02 GMT (UK) »
Mary Ann Elizabeth Legg married George Harris 19.12,1869 St James the Great Bethnal Green
George was a bricklayer  his father Richard   Deceased
M A E father John. Shoemaker.

On line tree gives MA as born 1850 st.Peters Port Guernsey.

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Re: Rosina Harris b1888: trail goes cold beyond her birth certificate
« Reply #2 on: Friday 27 December 13 23:10 GMT (UK) »
Rosina is in West Ham in 1891 indexed as Bosina mother as Margaret  but is Maryann 7 Stanley Street.

There is an on line tree for this family.

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Re: Rosina Harris b1888: trail goes cold beyond her birth certificate
« Reply #3 on: Friday 27 December 13 23:13 GMT (UK) »
Looks like Rosina's parents in 1871-
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Re: Rosina Harris b1888: trail goes cold beyond her birth certificate
« Reply #4 on: Friday 27 December 13 23:16 GMT (UK) »
1901 census 71 queens Road Plaistow down as Rosean

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Re: Rosina Harris b1888: trail goes cold beyond her birth certificate
« Reply #5 on: Friday 27 December 13 23:17 GMT (UK) »
1891 England Census

George Harris   43  - Hackney
Margaret Harris   41  - Guernsey, Channel Islands  (I am from Guernsey, if you need me to look up anything)
George J Harris   16  - Hackney
Richard Harris   11 - Hackney
Ernest Harris   8   - Hackney
Mabel Harris   6    - Hackney
Bosinia Harris   3    - Hackney
Baldwin (Newport, Wales)
Baker (Sark, CI)
Ducellier (Guernsey & France)

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Re: Rosina Harris b1888: trail goes cold beyond her birth certificate
« Reply #6 on: Friday 27 December 13 23:42 GMT (UK) »
Bapt. George Harris 20.8.1848 St.John of Jerusalem Sth Hackney

Parents Richard  and Matilda occ. bricklayer add.Tryons? Place

Richards dies and Matilda and children are living with her married daughter Mary Hardy.

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Re: Rosina Harris b1888: trail goes cold beyond her birth certificate
« Reply #7 on: Friday 27 December 13 23:45 GMT (UK) »
Thank you so much for your invaluable help with this - I'll respond more fully ASAP, as it's late here in France. zzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Bennett, Harris, King, Krakofsky, Legg, Mansfield, Miffling, Moss, Popham, Self, Selfe

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Re: Rosina Harris b1888: trail goes cold beyond her birth certificate
« Reply #8 on: Friday 27 December 13 23:54 GMT (UK) »
Mary Ann's parents move to south Hackney. John born guernsey and Elizabeth Totnes? Devonshire.

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