Person:William Harry (9)

William Richard Harry was born on 12th July 1859 at Plymouth in Devon, son of Jane Harry, formerly Drake, and her husband William Richard Harry, a shipwright. Young William appears in the 1861 census living at 12 Claremont Street in Plymouth with his parents and siblings. He was the fifth of ten children, but the fourth of six who lived to adulthood, and the eldest boy. The 1871 and 1881 censuses also find William living with his parents and siblings in the Claremont Street / Claremont Place area of Plymouth. By 1881 he was working as a plasterer.

In 1883, aged 24, William married Sarah Ann Cloutman. They do not appear to have had any children, and by 1891 Sarah was living alone in Plymouth, whilst William has not been found in that year's census.

William's father died in 1884, and his mother died in 1894.

Clearly William and Sarah separated, as in 1898 William married again to a widow called Jane Ann Quick, formerly Smith. Sarah remarried the same year, claiming to be a widow. She later moved to Grimsby.

Jane had a daughter named Lilian who was a couple of years old when William and Jane married - it is possible that Lilian may have been William's daughter. William and Jane went on to have another two children together: a son also named William Richard Harry in 1899 then a daughter named Louisa Kate (after William's sister) in 1901. The 1901 census, taken just before Louisa was born, finds William, Jane, Lilian and young William living in two rooms at 12 Chedworth Street in Plymouth. William was still working as a plasterer. Lilian had adopted William's surname, appearing as Lilian Harry, rather than Lilian Quick. Ten years later the 1911 census similarly finds the family living in two rooms at 21 Nelson Street.

William died in 1916, aged 56. Jane survived him by five years.

1. ↑ Births index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   b. William Richard HARRY, September Quarter 1859, Plymouth Registration District, Vol. 5b, page 233

2. ↑ 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 St, 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

3. ↑ ^3.0 3.1 Baptisms register, in Church of England. Parish Registers of Christ Church. (Plymouth: Plymouth and West Devon Record Office).

   BAPTISMS solemnized in the District of CHRIST CHURCH, PLYMOUTH, in the County of DEVON, in the year 1866
   When Born. 12 July 1859 No.1491
   When Baptized. 3 August 1866
   Child's Christian Name. William Richard
   Parents' Name. Christian. William Richard & Jane
   Parents' Name. Surname. Harry
   Abode. 25 Claremont Place
   Quality, Trade, or Profession. Ship Wright
   By whom the Ceremony was performed. Theophilus Bennett

   Baptised at same time as siblings John Edwin & Sarah Ellen

4. ↑ 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

5. ↑ 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 2197; Folio 24; Page 42, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 3 Claremont Place, Plymouth, 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 (House), b. Plymouth, Devon
   Ellen S. Harry, daughter, female, 14 [1866/7], Sch, b. Plymouth, Devon

6. ↑ England. England. 1901 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 RG13; Piece 2093; Folio 102; Page 79, 31 Mar 1901.

   Address: 12 Chedworth Street, Plymouth, Devon
   2 rooms occupied
   William R. Harry, head, married, male, 41 [1859/60], Plasterer, worker, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Jane A. Harry, wife, married, female, 40 [1860/1], b. Plymouth, Devon
   Lilian Harry, daughter, female, 6 [1894/5], b. Plymouth, Devon
   William R. Harry, son, 22mo [1899], b. Plymouth, Devon

7. ↑ England. 1911 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 RG14; Piece 12943; Schedule 232, 2 Apr 1911.

   Address: 21 Nelson Street, Plymouth, Devon
   2 rooms occupied
   William Richard Harry, male, 52 [1858/9], married 17 years, 3 children born, 3 children still living, Plasterer - Builder, worker, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Jane Ann Harry, wife, female, 51 [1859/60], married, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Lily Harry, daughter, female, 16 [1894/5], School, b. Plymouth, Devon
   William Richard Harry, son, male, 12 [1898/9], School, b. Plymouth, Devon
   Louisa Kate Harry, daughter, female, 9 [1901/2], School, b. Plymouth, Devon

8. ↑ Deaths index, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   d. William R. HARRY, September Quarter 1916, Plymouth Registration District, Vol. 5b, page 279, aged 56 [1859/60]