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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Cornwall => Topic started by: Lesl1e on Friday 04 February 05 09:12 GMT (UK)
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I am trying to trace information on my maternal great grandmother, LAURA HARRIS, whose family came from Cornwall. She was born about 1860 ( not sure whether it was Cornwall or Ireland) and died in 1898, in County Galway, Ireland. She married Timothy McNiffe and had ten children.
Laura's father would have been born about 1830 in Cornwall. He was a coastguard and served in Clifden and Bunowen Stations in County Galway around 1860 - 70.
I know that there are a lot of Harris families in Cornwall and that I do not have much information to go on, but if anyone thinks that they can help me I would appreciate a reply.
Leslie
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HI
DO YOU KNOW THE NAME OF LAURA'S PARENTS?
I HAVE CHECKED THE 1871 CENSUS FOR CORNWALL AND THERE IS A LAURA AGE 11 WITH A FATHER JOHN AGE 41, A PLUMBER THOUGH. AGES FIT BUT NEED A LITTLE MORE TO WORK WITH REALLY.
LET ME KNOW AND I WILL SEARCH MORE FOR YOU.
NICKY
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Hello Nicky,
Thank you for the quick reply. I hope to hear soon from an aunt in the US and will post any names that I find.
Leslie
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I have found on a coastguard website a reference to the 1891 Census mentioning a John Harris, aged 68, retired officer, living in Flushing, which I believe is near Penryn.
That would mean that he was born in 1823, which is about the right timescale to have a daughter, my great grandmother Laura, who was born about 1860. Laura's father moved to Ireland and worked as a coastguard and when he retired he returned to Cornwall.
If this John Harris was Laura's father and was working in Ireland at the time, he would not appear on the 1871 Census
and probably not the previous one for Cornwall.
Would anyone know how I could find more information on this John Harris ?
Leslie
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The coastguard John Harris you mentioned in the 1891 is my husbands grt grt grandfather and was born in 1822 in Flushing. He is not Laura's father. He had one son and six daughters.
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Hello jacih,
Thank you for your message. I think that my Harris's may have come from Devon and not Cornwall.
Lesl1e
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Hi - following the recent storms, a discovery made on a galway beach might be of interest:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.phpfbid=540735796033819&set=pcb.540735936033805&type=1&theater
also
http://www.coastguardsofyesteryear.org/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=101
Hope they are of interest!!
Mick
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Hello,
Can you reply to me. I would like to speak about the headstone.
lESLIE
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Yes?
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Hello,
And your email address is ?
Mine is leslie.thompson5atbtopenworld.com
Leslie
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Hi Jacih
The retired coastguard office, John Harris, from Flushing is my great great grandmother on my mother's side and she used to talk of them living in Ireland overlooking the mountains of Morne. I a descended from his second daughter, Annie, who married a William Henry Warren. I have other info and wondered if you have any more please?
Steve
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The father of my Laura Harris was William Henry Harris who was born in Plymouth in 1833.
His father may have been John Harris.
William Henry was posted to Skibereen, County Cork and married Mary Rile, the daughter of another coastguard, and then was transferred to County Galway. He died there in 1888.
I do not think that he would have served near the Mountains of Mourne, which are in County Down.
Leslie