Person:John Harris (244)

John Thomas Harris

d.1864 At Sea

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m. 1861

Facts and Events

Name	John Thomas Harris
Gender	Male
Birth^[1]	Abt 1839	Poole, Dorset, England
Census^[1]	7 Apr 1861	Poole, Dorset, EnglandWest Butts Street and Lanes
Marriage	1861	Poole, Dorset, Englandto Thirza Champ Goff
Death^[2]^[3]	1864	At Sea

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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 1341; Folio 35; Page 19, 7 Apr 1861.

Address: West Butts Street & Lanes, Poole (St James), Dorset
John Harris, head, married, male, 21 [1839/40], Mariner M.& Sc[?], b. Poole, Dorset
Thurza Harris, wife, married, female, 21 [1839/40], Straw Milliner, b. Poole, Dorset
Harriet Goff, sister in law, unmarried, female, 28 [1832/3], Boot Binder, b. Poole, Dorset
↑ Reading Mercury
10 Sep 1864.

MISSING SHIP.-The Gartcraig, from London for Quebec, arrived in the Downs on the 2d of April, and has not since been heard of.
↑ Dorset, England. Crew Lists, 1863-1914
1864.

"Gartcraig", registered at Poole
Crew list includes John Harris, 24, born Poole. Previous ship the Gartcraig. Joined current voyage 29 Mar 1864 at London as Only Mate. Note alongside most of the crew's names: "Ship never heard of since leaving the Downs on the 4th April 1864" (exceptions being a couple of crew members who were discharged or deserted before the ship left London). Letter from ship's owner, Thomas Hanhill, dated 3 Oct 1864 accompanies crew list regarding "...the wages and effects of the crew of of the Barque "Gartcraig", which sailed from London in Ballast on the 31st March last bound to Quebec and has never reached her destination...".