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Trying to find Harrison

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Richard Report 6 Sep 2005 12:50

Subject : Re - Abraham Harrison Am trying to establish date of birth and identity of parents for Abraham Harrison, born in Broadbent, Royton, circa 1840. Can anybody help ? This is what I have on him :- Richard Marriage Certificate : 1) Married in March 1864, 2) Aged 22, 3) Factory Operative 4) Address, Heyside 5) Father, James, a 'white-liner' 6) Witnessed by John Mellor and Jane Harrison (x) 7) St. Paul's, Parish Church of Royton Birth Certificate of daughter, Jane, November 1868 1) self-actor minder (operative) Census Record of 1871 : 1) Living at Water Street, Heyside 2) aged 30, cotton operative 3) born, Broadbent, Royton, Lancs 4) wife, Ann Harrison, cotton reeler, born Luzley Brook 5) children :-- John George Harrison, 7 born Luzley Brook Mary Harrison, 5 born Luzley Brook Jessie Harrison, 2 born, Water Street, Heyside Clara Harrison, 1 month born, Water Street, Heyside Census Record of 1881 : 1) Living at 22, Water Street, Royton, Lancashire 2) born 1842 3) born, Royton, Lancs 4) aged 39 5) married 6) Living with :- wife, Ann Harrison, 36, cotton operative, born Royton son, John George Harrison, 16, cotton operative (piecer), born Royton daughter, Mary Harrison, 15, cotton operative, born Royton daughter, Jane Harrison, 12, cotton operative & scholar, born Royton daughter, Bertha Harrison, 8, scholar, born Royton daughter, Esther Harrison, 5, scholar, born Royton son, James Edwin Harrison, 2, born Royton daughter, Eliz. Harrison, 6 months, born Royton Marriage Certificate of daughter, Jane, November 1889 1) self-actor minder Census Record of 1901 : 1) Living at 266, Shaw Road, Oldham - St Marks Heyside 2) 'Abram' 3) aged 60 4) born, Royton, Lancs 5) married 6) Living with :- wife, Ann Harrison, 57, born Royton son, James E Harrison, 22, single, born Heyside, Oldham, Piecer Cotton Mill daughter, Lizzie Harrison, 20, single, born Heyside, Oldham Cardroom Cotton Mill daughter, Annie Harrison, 18, single, born Heyside, Oldham Cardroom Cotton Mill son, Willie Harrison, 15, single, born Heyside, Oldham Death Certificate, 9th December 1907 1) aged 67 2) at 19, Shaw Street, Oldham 3) Operative Cotton Spinner 4) cause of death :- a) Hemiplegia (Right) - 3 days b) Coma - 48 hours 5) informant, Lizzie Harrison, daughter, present at death, of 19, Shaw Street, Oldham