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 1752 - 1829 (~ 76 years)
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| Name |
William HARRIS |
| Christened |
8 Mar 1751/1752 |
Lifton, Devon, England  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Buried |
6 Feb 1829 |
Lifton Down, Lifton, Devon, England [2] |
| Person ID |
I11673 |
Young Kent Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
19 Sep 2021 |
| Father |
William HARRIS, c. 11 Jun 1723, Lifton, Devon, England , bur. 23 Jun 1791, Lifton, Devon, England (Age ~ 68 years) |
| Married |
15 Apr 1749 |
Lifton, Devon, England [3] |
| Family ID |
F3467 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Married |
10 Oct 1778 |
Sourton, Devon, England [4, 5, 6] |
| Children |
| | 1. Mary ^ HARRIS, c. 30 Aug 1779, Lifton, Devon, England , bur. 6 Sep 1790, Lifton, Devon, England (Age ~ 11 years) |
| | 2. Ann HARRIS, c. 26 Feb 1781, Lifton, Devon, England , d. Jun Qtr 1858, Tavistock District, Devon, England (vol. 5b, p. 253) (Age ~ 76 years) |
| | 3. Elizabeth HARRIS, c. 22 Apr 1783, Lifton, Devon, England |
| | 4. William HARRIS, c. 9 Sep 1787, Lifton, Devon, England |
| | 5. John HARRIS, c. 25 Jun 1793, Lifton, Devon, England , d. Dec Qtr 1872, Tavistock District, Devon, England (vol. 5b, p253, 79 yr) (Age ~ 78 years) |
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| Last Modified |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Family ID |
F3465 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Age at burial 78 years.
In medieval times Lifton, as a Royal Manor, was in the gift of the Sovereign and it was held for its revenues by a member of the royal family or a court favourite. It changed hands many times, very few of the owners ever coming to visit Lifton. However Charles I did spend a night in the village in 1644 during the civil war. By this time Lifton was no longer a Royal Manor. The estate had been sold by Queen Elizabeth I to a local landowner, William Harris of Hayne. The Harris of Hayne estate was vast with thousands of acres in other counties as well as in Devon. The Harris family were linked by marriage to several Royalist families in Cornwall, including the Arundells and by 1755 the Arundells had inherited the Manor of Lifton.
[Source: Lifton Village Trail, West Devon Borough Council, n.d.]
Exeter Flying Post 12 January 1809, p. 4, col. 3
Exeter. Wednesday, Jan. 11
On Friday the 30th ult. George Hill, late of the Cornish militia, was committed to the high gaol for this county, for beating and robbing William Harris of Lifton, esq. of his watch and great coat, on Lifton Down, between the hours of three and four of the clock in the afternoon of the preceding Tuesday.
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- [S17] Parish Registers, England, Church of England, (England, Exeter: Devon Record Office), Lifton, Devon, England, 8 Mar 1752.
William the son of William Harris and Mary his wife was baptized March 8th 1752.
- [S17] Parish Registers, England, Church of England, (England, Exeter: Devon Record Office), Lifton, Devon, England, 6 Feb 1829.
William Harris, residing Lifton Down, buried 6th February 1829, age 78 years
- [S121] Parish Register Transcript, Church of England, Devon Record Office, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Lifton, Devon, England, 15 Apr 1749.
Transcription page details
Groom's Surname:Harris
Groom's Forename:William
Bride's Surname:Rapson
Bride's Forename:Mary
Year:1749
Month:Apr
Day:15
Parish:Lifton
Town Or City:
County:Devon
Record source:Devon Marriages - Transcripts Find out more
Data provider:Devon Family History Society
- [S17] Parish Registers, England, Church of England, (England, Exeter: Devon Record Office), Sourton, Devon, England, 10 Oct 1778.
Banns of Marriage between William Harris of the Parish of Lifton and Mary Ellis of this Parish were published three several Sundays and were Married in this Church by banns this tenth day of October in the year One thousand seven hundred and seventy eight by me William Elford, Curate of Sourton. This Marriage was solemnized between us: William Harris [he signed]; the mark of Mary Ellis. In the presence of: P. Brook, John Poudner
- [S121] Parish Register Transcript, Church of England, Devon Record Office, (U.S.A., Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah), Lifton, Devon, England, 5 Apr 1778.
Transcription page details
Groom's Surname:Harris
Groom's Forename:William
Bride's Surname:Ellis
Bride's Forename:Mary
Year:1778
Month:Apr
Day:05
Parish:Lifton
Town Or City:
County:Devon
Record source:Devon Marriages - Transcripts Find out more
Data provider:Devon Family History Society
Transcriptions © Devon Family History Society
- [S17] Parish Registers, England, Church of England, (England, Exeter: Devon Record Office), Lifton, Devon, England, Banns Book, #143, 9 Jun 1778.
Banns of Marriage between William Harris of this parish [Lifton] and Mary Ellis of the Parish of Sourton were published in this Church [Lifton] on three several Sundays March 22nd, 29th and April 5th 1778 without opposition. W. Burne. Certificate given Jun 9th, 1778 No. 143.
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