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Abraham Harris

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Abraham Harris

Birth
Broomfield, Chelmsford Borough, Essex, England
Death
22 Oct 1874 (aged 64)
Taita, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand
Burial
Taita, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand Add to Map
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Abraham was a son of John Harris & Susannah Richardson

With his wife Sophia and their first 5 children, he left Gravesend on 19 Nov 1839 aboard the Bolton and arrived in Port Nicholson (now Wellington) on 30 April 1840.

He married Sophia Harris in Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex on 30 Oct 1830. They had 6 children before emigrating to New Zealand. They had another 7 children in Taita.
* See Sophia for list of children

Abraham died 14 years before Sophia
Evening Post, 23 Oct 1874
HARRIS - On October 22, at his residence, Taita, Abraham Harris, aged 64 years
He arrived in Wellington in the ship Bolton, one of the first of the New Zealand Company's vessels and he has resided at the Taita ever since, During the Maori war he was driven off his land, like the other settlers resident in that locality, but he returned when peace was restored. He leaves a large family of children and grandchildren to mourn his loss

Their family tree can be viewed here: ABRAHAM HARRIS .. https://tinyurl.com/k27tvdja
Abraham was a son of John Harris & Susannah Richardson

With his wife Sophia and their first 5 children, he left Gravesend on 19 Nov 1839 aboard the Bolton and arrived in Port Nicholson (now Wellington) on 30 April 1840.

He married Sophia Harris in Broomfield, Chelmsford, Essex on 30 Oct 1830. They had 6 children before emigrating to New Zealand. They had another 7 children in Taita.
* See Sophia for list of children

Abraham died 14 years before Sophia
Evening Post, 23 Oct 1874
HARRIS - On October 22, at his residence, Taita, Abraham Harris, aged 64 years
He arrived in Wellington in the ship Bolton, one of the first of the New Zealand Company's vessels and he has resided at the Taita ever since, During the Maori war he was driven off his land, like the other settlers resident in that locality, but he returned when peace was restored. He leaves a large family of children and grandchildren to mourn his loss

Their family tree can be viewed here: ABRAHAM HARRIS .. https://tinyurl.com/k27tvdja

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  • Created by: pkg
  • Added: Feb 25, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24892830/abraham-harris: accessed ), memorial page for Abraham Harris (25 Aug 1810–22 Oct 1874), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24892830, citing Christ Church Anglican Cemetery, Taita, Lower Hutt City, Wellington, New Zealand; Maintained by pkg (contributor 46968786).