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| Name | HARRIS – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 97th Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 30 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd April 1824 / 18 years 32 days / New Sarum (Salisbury) Wiltshire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5½ in Fair / Grey / Sandy / Right thumb partially disabled by whitlow |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 11 years 32 days Mediterranean including Corfu – 7 years |
| Length of Service | 24 years 130 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 8th August 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Trowbridge 1850-1869 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 Pewsey Wiltshire England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Charlotte |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | William B Not yet known M NOONAN Mary 10th August 1853 Perth WA D 7 May 1906 buried at Arthur River (Saint Paul) Anglican Cemetery, Western Australia Daughter of EPG William Noonan |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Assigned Location P14 South Perth |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | bur 1st March 1869 Williams Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1868 Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 5-10km south of Arthur River is a brick chimney preserved on the eastern side of Albany Highway, all that remains of the homestead of some Harris descendants. In a field a few hundred metres away, on the western side of the highway, a memorial to five of William Harris & Mary Noonan’s children who died in three separate tragedies. The memorial is labelled ‘The Harris Five’ and is located near to where three of the children drowned in the creek. These five children would have been grandchildren of both the EPGs Harris and Noonan. |