Birth: 17 March 1863 Clerkenwell, Middlesex, UK
Father: Christopher Harris 1834-1881
Mother: Emma Chapman c1834-1904
Christening: 26 January 1868 St Paul, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, UK
Marriage: 27 June 1896 St Matthew, Islington, Westminster, London, UK
Wife: Harriet (Harriett) Lavinia O'Brien 1874-1938
Death: October-December 1927 Islington, London, UK
Arthur Christopher Harris 1900-1972
Ernest Albert Harris 1905-a1911
Birth of Arthur Harris in FreeBMD in April-June 1863 in Holborn (1B 540).
Entry in Ancestry London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 for Arthur Harris baptised on 26 January 1868 at Clerkenwell St Paul, parents Christopher and Emma Harris. "Page 18 Baptisms solemnized in the Parish of St Pauls Clerkenwell in the County of Middlesex in the Year 1868 [...] 18 [blank] Jan [...] 26th No. 143 Arthur [parents] Christopher [an] Undertaker, [and] Emma Harris [of] 28 King Street [born] March 17 1863". His brother Christopher was in the previous entry and sister Emma in the next.
In the 1871 census as Arthur Hallis (sic - in the index, Harris on the original) aged 8, born in St Andrews, Middlesex, and living with his parents (Christopher and Emma), brother (Christopher), sister (Emma) and grandfather (Christopher Hallis) at 27 King Street, St James Clerkenwell, London. Another six families lived at the same address.
In the 1881 census as Arthur Harris aged 18, born in Holborn, Middlesex, single, a perfumers assistant, and living with his parents (Christopher and Emma), brother (Christopher) and sister (Emma) at 9 Cyrus Street, Clerkenwell, London. Another two families lived at the same address.
His father died in Holborn just after the census.
In the 1891 census as Arth (sic - on the original) Harris aged 28, born in London, single, a chemists assistant, and living with his widowed mother (Emma) and sister (Emma) in two rooms at 49 Baxter Road, Islington, London. His brother Christopher and family were living in three rooms at the same address and another family lived in two rooms.
Marriage of Arthur Harris and Harriett Lavinia O'Brien in FreeBMD in April-June 1896 in Islington (1B 562).
Entry in Ancestry London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921 for the marriage of Arthur Harris aged 33, father Christopher Harris, and Harriet Lavinia Obrien on 27 June 1896 at St Matthew, Westminster. "Page 216 [...] Marriage solemnized at St Matthew's Church in the Parish of Islington in the County of London. [No.] 432 June 27th 1896 Arthur Harris [aged] 33 [a] Bachelor [and] Chemists Assistant [of] 49 Baxter Road [father] Christopher Harris [an] Undertaker (decd), [and] Harriet Lavinia O'Brien [aged] 22 [a] Spinster [of] 49 Baxter Road [father] John O'Brien [an] Account Book Maker (decd). Married in St Matthews Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church after Banns [...] in the Presence of us Henry Roe [and] Emma Harris".
His son was born on 29th May 1900 in South Hornsey, registered in April-June 1900 in Edmonton, and baptised on 5 August 1900 at St Paul, Canonbury, Islington when he was a chemist's assistant living at 8 Canonbury Road.
In the 1901 census as Arthur Harris aged 38, born in Clerkenwell, London, a distillery assistant, and living with his wife (Harriett L) and son (Arthur C) in two rooms at 8 Cannonbury Road, Islington, London. Another two families lived at the same address.
His son was born 28 July 1905, registered in July-September 1905 in Islington, and baptised 1 October 1905 at St Paul Canonbury, Islington when he was a chemist living at 3 Baxter Road.
There are ten entries in Ancestry All London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Arthur Harris address 58 Baxter Road, Canonbury, Islington from 1899 to 1905 and 58 Baxter Road, Canonbury, Islington from 1908 to 1911.
In the 1911 census as Arthur Harris aged 48, born in London, Middlesex, an assistant at essence distillery, and living with his wife (Harriet Lavina), and two sons (Arthur Christopher and Ernest Albert) in four rooms at 56 (sic - in the index, 58 on the original) Baxter Road, Essex Road, Islington, London N.
There are three entries in Ancestry All London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Arthur Harris address 58 Baxter Road, Canonbury, Islington in 1912 and 1915, and 25 Ockenden Road, Canonbury, Islington in 1920.
In the 1921 census as Arthur Harris born in Clerkenwell, Middlesex in 1863 and living with Harriet Lavinia Harris (wife?) and Arthur Christopher and Ernest Albert Harris (sons?) in Islington, London, Middlesex.
Four entries in Ancestry All London, England, Electoral Registers, 1832-1965 for Arthur Harris address 25 Ockenden Road, Canonbury, Islington from 1921 to 1926, other occupants Harriet Lavinia Harris (wife?) and Arthur Christopher Harris (son?).
Death of Arthur Harris in FreeBMD in October-December 1927 aged 64 in Islington (1B 331).
Three entries in Ancestry Family Trees for Arthur Harris.
Arthur Harris was the father of Arthur Christopher Harris, husband of Margery Violet Free, my ninth cousin twice removed.
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