From: MillieB&D Sent: Wednesday, January 01, 2014 4:47 PM To: bristol_and_district Subject: New year S+R - Emmanuel Harris Thanks for that suggestion Charani. My mystery man is Emanuel Harris. The following is what I know of him, but what happened to him after the 1861 Census is a mystery. If anyone can shed any light I will be extremely grateful. EM(M)ANUEL HARRIS Born : 1833 according to his marriage certificate and Christening Records on LDS Family Search Christened : 27th October 1833 – Holy Trinity, Bristol or St. Philip and St. Jacob, Bristol (two entries appear) Parents : William and Ann Harris Marriage : 22nd October 1854 at The Parish Church, Bedminster age 21 years, Carpenter Bride: Susan Sheppard, Age 21 years, Spinster – both of Parsons Row? His Father, William Harris, Gentleman Her Father : John Sheppard, Mason Witnesses : William Harris : William Henry ?Moore? On the birth certificate of their daughter, Alice Harris, his occupation was given as Journeyman Carpenter Census Records 1841 – Emanuel Harris Age 9 Born in this County : Address Earls Mead Court (Pennywell Road), Bristol 1851 – Emanuel Harris Age 17 Born Bristol, Shoemaker : Address Albion Cottage, Pennywell Road, Bristol 1861 – Emanuel Harris Age 27 Born Bristol, Carpenter and Joiner : Address Waterloo Street, Bristol There was a report in The Bristol Mercury dated 1st Jan 1859 that may relate to him: “Emanuel Harris, a carpenter, was brought up under a warrant charged with deserting his wife and family and leaving them chargeable to the parish of St.Philip and Jacob. The prisoner was first apprehended in December and on his undertaking to allow his wife 10/- a week, the case was ordered to stand over for a fortnight. Since then he had only let her have 8/6d, which was wholly inadequate to support herself and two children. the wife, a very good looking and respectably-dressed person, adduced evidence to show that he was keeping another woman, and the magistrates committed him for a month of hard labour”. According to the 1861 Census he was living with his wife, Susan Harris, born in Mangotsfield, and their three year old daughter Ann, who was born in Cardiff. A further daughter, Alice Harris – my great grandmother – was born on 6th March 1862. There is a death recorded for Emanuel Harris in Stow on the Wold in 1864 . I applied for the death certificate, but it was the wrong person. I thought that Emanuel Harris was a name different enough to track down. However, there do seem to be other men around at the same time with that name. Can anyone help? Kind Regards Millie

On Wed, 01 Jan 2014 16:48:57 -0000, MillieB&D <millie@reallyhelpful.info> wrote: > EM(M)ANUEL HARRIS > Born : 1833 according to his marriage certificate and Christening > Records on LDS Family Search > Christened : 27th October 1833 – Holy Trinity, Bristol or St. Philip and > St. Jacob, Bristol (two entries appear) > Parents : William and Ann Harris Hi Millie, I looked in the B & A FHS Bristol Diocese baptisms for 1813-1837 and found only one entry in 1833 for the baptism of Emmanuel HARRIS, son of William and Ann. This baptism took place at the church of St. Philip & St. Jacob, Bristol on 27th. October 1833. Abode was Lower Castle Street and father's occupation was turner. Josephine