John Smith Harris[1]

Male Abt 1849 - 1891  (~ 42 years)


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  • Name John Smith Harris 
    Born Abt 1849  Sibford Ferris, Oxforshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • son of William Harris
    Gender Male 
    Occupation Abt 1870  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John Smith Harris, said he was a member of the Corporation of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, and was employed by Messrs Laundy and Co., accountants, of England, for nearly 13 years. Tha firm employed an average of 30 olerks, of whom he was one of the seniors.
      In that capacity he had to do with the firm of Messrs Greatrex and Son and was their financial adviser and accountant as the representative of Messrs Laundy and po. Messrs Greatrex and Son consulted him after the establishment of the branches of their business m New Zealand, and asked him to go out and "put the mess in order," the branches being in an unsatisfactory condition.
    Immigration 25 Jan 1883  England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    John left England on the 25th January 1883 to come out landing here in March. 
    Died 05 Oct 1891  Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried
    Funeral Notice John Smith Harris
    Funeral Notice John Smith Harris
    Person ID I15229  Frost Family
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2011 

    Family Lydia Rose Ricketts,   b. 19 Jul 1848, Haddenham, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Nov 1927, Johnsonville, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)  [1
    Married Abt 1874  Banbury, Oxfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Both John & Lydia were scholars at the Quaker co-ed boarding school, Sibford Oxon. Lydia was 9 years old when she went to Sibford (not long after the death of her mother) and left there as a teacher some 17 years later to marry John Smith Harris. John & Lydia and their two children emigrated to NZ 1883.
    Children 
    +1. Margaret Harris,   b. Abt 1875, Solihull, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1943, Main Road, Johnsonville, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 68 years)
     2. Richard Ricketts Harris,   b. Abt 1877, Solihull, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1962, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years)
    Last Modified 20 Feb 2011 
    Family ID F14059  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1874 - Banbury, Oxfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 05 Oct 1891 - Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S13471] Pat Ricketts.

    2. [S15527] Birth Certificate entry, UK Mar Qtr 1849.

    3. [S293] BDM NZ Historical Records, (http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.identityservices.govt.nz/home/), 1891/5679 (Reliability: 3), 05 Oct 1891.
      Harris John Smith aged 45Y

    4. [S10] Marriage Register Index , Dec Qtr 1874 Bunbury Dist. Eng.