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« on: Thursday 08 April 10 01:44 BST (UK) »
Hi Helen,
I have paraphrased a reply I received from a descendant of Elizabeth Wheeler/Harris my own line is through Elizabeth's brother James who was also a silversmith in the Barnard firm. titania- @- aanet- . -com .- au
"Samuel James Harris and his wife Harriet (nee Barnard) had 12/14 children
and of these:
Samuel - was a gold and silversmith in Hatton Garden, London. His wife used
to come home drunk and batter him, he left her to live with someone called
Milly . This must be either a sister of
Samuel or possibly a wife of one of Samuel's brothers! He made two small silver thimbles which he probably made while working for Barnard and sons
Charles - had 2 daughters Elsie and May. May had a son called Colin who went
to Australia.
Edith - married an Alf Ingle and emigrated to New Zealand. They had 5
daughters Flossie, VI, Winnie, Chrissie and Ivy. Vi married someone called
Jack who was the son of Hollywood star John Bunny. When Ivy died, her
husband married her sister Chrissie.
Charlotte - married someone with the surname MacDonald, there were no
children.
Harriet - had a son called Arthur, he went to Australia. Her daughter Carry
married a sailor and she mysteriously disappeared and was never found,
her husband on his deathbed confessed to murdering her and putting her body
in a geyser (in New Zealand presumably).
Edward - married Alice and had 2 children Edward and Ethel.
Samuel James Harris had a brother who went to Africa or India and was mauled
to death by either a lion or tiger. This brother was also twisted out of his
estate by his manager.
The Barnards went to South Africa and worked in the gold mines, there
may be a link with gold and silversmiths. I also have some photos of the
Barnards."
Do you have any pictures of either the Harris or Barnard families regards Sue