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Facts and Events
Name |
William Richard Harry |
Gender |
Male |
Birth[1] |
19 Feb 1827 |
Saltash, Cornwall, England |
Christening[1] |
11 Mar 1827 |
Saltash, Cornwall, EnglandSt Nicholas |
Census[2] |
6 Jun 1841 |
Saltash, Cornwall, EnglandBack Lane |
Marriage |
17 Nov 1850 |
Plymouth, Devon, EnglandSt Andrew to Jane Drake |
Census[3] |
30 Mar 1851 |
Southampton, Hampshire, England39 Millbank Street, Northam |
Census[4] |
7 Apr 1861 |
Plymouth, Devon, England12 Claremont Street |
Census[5] |
2 Apr 1871 |
Plymouth, Devon, England25 Claremont Street |
Census[6] |
3 Apr 1881 |
Plymouth, Devon, England3 Claremont Place |
Death[7] |
13 Sep 1884 |
Plymouth, Devon, England3 Claremont Place, North Road |
Childhood
William Richard Harry was born on 19th February 1827 and baptised the following month at Saltash in Cornwall, son of Mary Harry, formerly Tucker, and her husband John Harry, a waterman - presumably running boats across the River Tamar between Cornwall and Devon. William appears to have been the youngest of six children, although some of his older siblings appear to have already died young before William was born.
William appears in the 1841 census living with his parents at Back Lane in Saltash.
Adulthood
On 17th November 1850, William was married at Plymouth in Devon to Jane Drake. She was three years his senior and from Bere Ferrers on the Devon banks of the River Tamar. William was by this time working as a shipwright. At the time of their marriage William was living at 11 Claremont Street with his older sister Elizabeth and her family. After their marriage William and Jane moved around extensively for a few years to several different south coast ports. Their first daughter, Mary Ann, was born in Jane's native Bere Ferrers in 1851. The census finds Jane and baby Mary Ann living with Jane's father in Bere Ferrers, whilst William was lodging in Southampton. Sadly young Mary died the following year. Their next daughter, also called Mary Ann, was born in 1853 at Portsmouth. Back in Saltash, William's father died in 1855.
William and Jane returned to Bere Ferrers by 1855 when their daughter Amelia Jane was born. They then moved to Dartmouth in Devon where their daughter Louisa Kate was born in 1857. They then settled in Plymouth, having five more children there, although the youngest two both died young, leaving them with six surviving children. William's mother died in Saltash in 1861.
In each census from 1861 to 1881 the family was living at Claremont Street or neighbouring Claremont Place in Plymouth, which was the same area William and Jane had lived in at the time of their marriage. William's sister Elizabeth and her family were still living at 11 Claremont Street. William continued working as a shipwright for the rest of his life, but in 1871 he was described as "out of employ".
William appears to have become a grandfather in 1872, aged 44, when his daughter Mary Ann had her first baby.
William died at home at 3 Claremont Place on 13th September 1884, aged 57. Jane survived him by about ten years.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish registers for Saltash. (Truro: Cornwall Record Office).
BAPTISMS solemnized in the Chapelry of Saltash in the County of Cornwall in the Year 1827 | No. | When Baptized | Child's Christian Name | Parents' Name | Abode | Quality, Trade, or Profession | By whom the Ceremony was performed | Christian | Surname | 759 Born 19 Feb[ruar]y 1827 | March 11th | William Richard | John & Mary Ann | Harry | Saltash | Labourer | J.C. Grylls |
- ↑ England. 1841 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.) Class HO107; Piece 135; Book 13; Folio 33; Page 60, 6 Jun 1841.
Address: Back Lane, Saltash, Cornwall John Harry, male, 60 [1776-81], Waterman, born in county Mary Harry, female, 50 [1786-91], born in county William Harry, male, 14 [1826/7], born in county
- ↑ England. 1851 Census Returns for England and Wales. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.) Class HO107l Piece 1669; Folio 125; Page 45, 30 Mar 1851.
Address: 39 Millbank Street, Northam, Southampton (St Mary), Hampshire John Collins, head, married, male, 49 [1801/2], Mariner, b. Southampton, Hampshire Jane Collins, wife, married, female, 45 [1805/6], Glover, b. Stocklinch, Somerset Emma Collins, daughter, female, 17 [1833/4], b. Southampton, Hampshire Mary Collins, daughter, female, 12 [1838/9], b. Southampton St Mary, Hampshire James Collins, son, male, 7 [1843/4], b. Southampton St Mary, Hampshire Helen Hall Collins, daughter, female, 6mo [1850], b. Southampton St Mary, Hampshire William Harry, lodger, married, male, 24 [1826/7], Shipwright, b. Plymouth, Devon James Macy, lodger, married, male, 27 [1823/4], Shipwright, b. Plymouth, Devon
- ↑ England. 1861 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.) Class RG9; Piece 1440; Folio 125; Page 16, 7 Apr 1861.
Address: 12 Claremont Street, Plymouth, Devon William Harry, head, married, male, 34 [1826/7], Shipwright, b. Saltash, Cornwall Jane Harry, wife, married, female, 39 [1821/2], b. Beerferris, Devon Maryann Harry, daughter, female, 8 [1852/3], Scholar, b. Dartmouth, Devon Amelia Jane Harry, daughter, female, 6 [1854/5], Scholar, b. Beerferris, Devon Louisa Kate Harry, daughter, female, 3 [1857/8], Scholar, b. Dartmouth, Devon W[illia]m R[ichar]d Harry, son, male, 1 [1859/60], b. Plymouth, Devon
- ↑ England. England and Wales. 1871 Census Schedules. (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.) Class RG10; Piece 2118; Folio 109; Page 5, 2 Apr 1871.
Address: 25 Claremont Street, Plymouth (St Andrew), Devon William R. Harry, head, married, male, 44 [1826/7], Shipwright (out of employ), b. Saltash, Cornwall Jane Harry, wife, married, female, 37 [1823/4], b. Parish of Beer Ferris, Devon Mary A. Harry, daughter, unmarried, female, 17 [1853/4], Domestic Serv[an]t, b. Portsmouth, Hampshire Louisa K. Harry, daughter, female, 13 [1857/8], Domestic Serv[an]t, b. Dartmouth, Devon William R. Harry, son, male, 11 [1859/60], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon John E. Harry, son, male, 7 [1863/4], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon Ellen S. Harry, daughter, female, 4 [1864/5], Scholar, b. Plymouth, Devon Elisabeth M. Harry, daughter, female, 1 [1869/70], b. Plymouth, Devon
- ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom: The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.) Class RG11; Piece 2196; Folio 84; Page 19, 3 Apr 1881.
Address: 3 Claremont Place, Plymouth (St Andrew), Devon William R. Harry, head, married, male, 54 [1826/7], Shipwright, b. Saltash, Cornwall Jane Harry, wife, married, female, 57 [1823/4], b. Beer Ferris, Devon William R. Harry, son, unmarried, male, 21 [1859/60], Plasterer, b. Plymouth, Devon John E. Harry, son, male, 17 [1863/4], Painter's App[rentice] (House), b. Plymouth, Devon Ellen S. Harry, daughter, female, 14 [1866/7], Sch[olar], b. Plymouth, Devon
- ↑ Death certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).
Registration District Plymouth | 1884 Death in the Sub-district of Saint Andrew in the County of Devon | No. | When and where died | Name and surname | Sex | Age | Occupation | Cause of death | Signature, description and residence of informant | When registered | Signature of registrar | 334 | Thirteenth September 1884 3 Claremont Place North Road U.S.D. | William Richard Harry | male | 57 years [1826/7] | Shipwright H.M. Dockyard | Debility Certified by Eustace B. Thomson M.D. | W.R. Harry Son Present at the death 1 Archer Place Plymouth | Fifteenth September 1884 | H.J. Barter Registrar |
- This baptism can be linked to the adult William who married Jane Drake in 1850 on the basis that the 1850 marriage certificate gives William's father's name as John Harry, and in the censuses after his marriage William consistently claimed to have been born in Saltash in about 1827.
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