Fred Harris

[EmmieG]

Hi all, I am new, so please bear with me if I do things wrong.
I am looking for the decendents of FRED HARRIS. He had a son called CLEMENT. Clement had a daughter called LILLY and Lilly married the UK boxer Leonard Horace Smith (Len Tiger Smith) in August 1934 in Birmingham.
Len and Lilly had a daughter - my mother - called Mary Elizabeth - born on the 12th April 1935 and was brought to South Africa around 1937 where they then lived, my mother met my dad, got married and had six children.
PLEASE, ANY PERSON RELATED TO FRED HARRIS, HIS SIBLINGS, CHILDREN ect, would like to know about you.

[CaroleW]

Hi and welcome to Rootschat

I don't have any connection but wondered if this is the right family on the 1901 census for Sowerby Bridge Yorkshire,  All b Sowerby Bridge

22 Industrial Rd

Fred Harris 35 woollen finisher
Emily 28
Milton   12
Clement 9
John 6
Ellen 7
Maud   4
Annie 2
RG13 Piece 4132 Folio 34 Page 20

[crisane]

Are you a member of GenesReunited? Someone called Peter has the Clement born Sowerby that CaroleW found in their tree.
Clement's mother's maiden name was Emily Buckley and her mother was Helen.
Did you know that Clement was a blacksmith at one stage?

[CaroleW]

Hi again

Clement married in Halifax Yorkshire in 1912 to Ethel Bottomley and their daughter Lilian was born in Halifax in 1913

Births June qtr 1913   
Lilian Harris mmn Bottomley  Halifax  9a 704

Brother Milton married Emily Harewood in Halifax in 1911

[CaroleW]

Using only the free 1911 index shows no more children born after 1901

[EmmieG]

Hi, this is the family..... THANK YOU SO MUCH! I live in South Africa and am clueless as to how to search for the Harris and Bottomley (as well as Buckly) families that belong to me.  Should you come accross ANY information whatsoever, would you please forward it to me??? Found that every time I come accross information that may be of value - it takes me to a window that is blocked and I get no further..........
 My mother have never met any of them as she was about 2 years old when she came to South Africa and her mother (Lilian) apparently died when she was 23.
I dearly want to trace Mom's family as she is now 76 years old and do not have a lifetime to search.
Tears are flowing as I am so happy - this is the family as Helen Buckley was Mom grandmother!
I PRAY THAT I WILL BE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO RECEIVE FURTHER INFORMATION, THANKS AGAIN!!!!!

[Sharon01]

Hi,

Free BMD

Marriages Jun 1888   
Buckley  Emily    Halifax  9a 710   
Harris  Fred       Halifax  9a 710   

Sharon

[CaroleW]

Some slight changes in birthplace for the 1891 census,  I think Emily should be 19 rather than 17 given they had been married almost 3yrs by 1891 but image shows 17

Fred Harris 24 b Skircoat Yorks - blanket finisher
Emily 17 b Sowerby Bridge
Milton  2 b Warley
RG12 Piece 3599 Folio 132 Page 40
 

[CaroleW]

You will find Emily on the 1881 census which is free at http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/frameset_search.asp?PAGE=census/search_census.asp

Parents were John & Ellen  (Helen)