What happened to all these Harrisons?

[bevj]

Thanks to some great assistance on the Scottish board (http://www.rootschat.com/links/01ned/ ), I found out that my 5 x great grandfather, John Harrison (b. Yardley, Worcs. about 1775), enlisted as a soldier and served in Perthshire, where he married a local girl, Elizabeth Robertson.

They had five children in Perth:
Susanna   1801
John  1803
Robert  1805
Isobella  1808
Elizabeth  1810.

Then there are three more children born in Aston, Birmingham;
Margaret   1814  (my 4 x great grandmother)
Jane  1817
Thomas  1819.

So obviously they moved south between 1810 and 1814, when all the children were still very young.
My problem is that apart from John junior, I can't find any of the other Scotland-born children.  John married in Birmingham in 1825 and I can't believe that all the others died or were left behind as infants in Scotland.
The family didn't move from the Birmingham/Aston area so that's where I would expect to find a census record, a marriage, or something, but no luck.
Can anyone see what I am missing?
Thanks in advance.
Bev

[ColC]

The Scottish Harrison’s in Birmingham.

Isabella Harrison was a witness at John’s wedding in 1825.

Isabella Harrison    Married   30 Jun 1828   Birmingham, St Philip   John Manfield
Witness Elizabeth Harrison

More than one possible marriage for Elizabeth. No clear evidence would need to check.

Marriage in 1825 Aston Susannah Matilda Harrison?

Nothing for Robert yet?

Colin

[ColC]

No trace of Susanna or Robert?

Just checking to see if you have this information?

John Harrison   Baptism    27 May 1776   Yardley, St Edburgha   Thomas & Mary

Elizabeth I guess?
ROBERTSON   ELISABETH   ROBERT ROBERTSON/ELIZABETH STEWART   28/03/1779   Perth

HARRISON   JOHN    ELIZABETH ROBERTSON   17/07/1797 marriage   Perth

Colin

[bevj]

Thank you for your interest

I do have the info about the children's mother and her marriage to John Harrison.
I don't think that you have found the right Susannah, unfortunately, as mine had no middle name and there is a Susannah Matilda baptized in Birmingham in 1805, daughter of Francis and Elizabeth.

But one down, anyway!
Many thanks
Bev

[ColC]

So I guess that the information on Isabella & Elizabeth was also incorrect?

[bevj]

So I guess that the information on Isabella & Elizabeth was also incorrect?

Sorry, why do you think that?  It looks like you've found Isabella.  I can't see the Manfields on the census but I haven't had time for a good look yet.
And we know that in 1828  Elizabeth was still single.  As you say, tracing her is more complicated.  I haven't found a census entry in the area  for an Elizabeth born in Scotland.

Susannah and Robert  No sign yet.
Thanks again for your help.
Bev

[ColC]

As you did not mention Isabella or Elizabeth I assumed that you did not agree.

I have had another look at Isabella's marriage in 1828 on A....y, I read John's name as Manfield, which seemed clear but I note it has been transcribed as Marefield, other records state Masfield.

The other thing I had not noticed Elizabeth signature marked X but there was a second witness who signed Harrison but sadly the first name is unreadable on the record.

Colin

[ColC]

I think I may have found Elizabeth?

Elizabeth Adkins Widow[Elizabeth Harrison]
Marriage 23 Aug 1841
Birmingham, St Martin
John Harrison Labourer
Joseph Johns
Witness Martha Harrison

1851      
Joseph Johns    38   Dudley
Elizabeth Johns    41   Scotland
Harriet Adkins    15   All children born Birmingham
Elizabeth Adkins 13
George Johns    8
Mary A Johns    9 Mo


Colin

[ColC]

I had seen this marriage before but one of the witnesses was Anthony? (Very Faint) Harrison, this put me off, so with the second Witness being Martha Harrison not sure about it.

James Adkins  & Elizabeth Harrison 25 Aug 1834 Edgbaston, St Bartholomew
Children baptised St Martin, Birmingham. Father a Pump Maker abode George St.

Elizabeth Ann Adkins   14 Jan 1838   5 Feb 1838
Harriet Atkins   24 Sep 1835   19 Oct 1835

James Atkins Death 01/1839 Birmingham Warwickshire

Colin