William Reuben Harris, 1863–1940 (aged 77 years)
- Name
- William Reuben /Harris/
- Given names
- William Reuben
- Surname
- Harris
| Birth | 1863
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| Birth of a sister | Ruth Harris 1865 (aged 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Weitbenia M W Harris 1867 (aged 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Oswald Vincent Harris 1868 (aged 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Arthur Cram Harris 1873 (aged 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin John Harris 1874 (aged 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Ivy Miriam Harris 1877 (aged 14 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ivy Miriam Harris 1878 (aged 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Thomas Harris 18 January 1879 (aged 16 years) |
| Burial of a paternal grandfather | Thomas Harris after 18 January 1879 (aged 16 years) Headstone reads: Thomas Harris d 1879 Rylstone Cemetery headstone Note: Taken 2024 by F Nevell |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Patience White 6 June 1882 (aged 19 years) |
| Burial of a paternal grandmother | Patience White 7 June 1882 (aged 19 years) Headstone reads: Thomas Harris d 1879 Rylstone Cemetery headstone Note: Taken 2024 by F Nevell |
| Death of a brother | Arthur Cram Harris 1888 (aged 25 years) |
| Marriage | Mary A Howatt — View this family 1889 (aged 26 years) |
| Birth of a son | Arthur Oswald Howatt Harris 1889 (aged 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter | Ivy Alice Harris 1891 (aged 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter | Effie M Harris 1892 (aged 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter | Lillias Elsie Ilma Harris 1896 (aged 33 years) |
| Birth of a son | Reuben John Harris 1897 (aged 34 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Leader 1898 (aged 35 years) ILFORD. From our own correspondent. Word has just been received here of the death of Mrs. William Harris, of the Ilford Retreat, Fairfield. Deceased was an old and highly esteemed resident of this locality for many years (Lithgow Mercury, Friday 4 February 1898, p. 4). |
| Birth of a daughter | Olive Hazel Harris 1900 (aged 37 years) |
| Death of a father | William Harris 20 April 1902 (aged 39 years) DEATH. HARRIS, April 20th, 1902. At Huffslea, Millie, William Harris, late of Ilford Retreat, Fairfield. Aged 75 years. Methodist, Saturday 17 May 1902, p. 6. Death notice William Harris |
| Death of a sister | Alice Harris 1922 (aged 59 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Hedley William Phelps — Ivy Alice Harris — View this family 1926 (aged 63 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Jane Harris April 1927 (aged 64 years) OBITUARY. MRS. MARTHA HARRIS, The death is announced of Mrs. Martha Harris, of Woodlands, Ilford, an old pioneer of the Rylstone district, at the age of 83 years. The late Mrs. Harris was a native of Ilford, England, and arrived here in 1850, travelling with her parents from Sydney to Rylstone by means of a bullock dray. She had resided in the district until her death and was prominently associated with Church and charitable movements. Five of her nephews and five grandchildren went to the Great War. She is survived by four sons and four daughters, having been predeceased by her husband and two sons Sydney Morning Herald, Tuesday 26 April 1927, p. 13. Obituary Martha Harris |
| Death of a daughter | Olive Hazel Harris 20 July 1939 (aged 76 years) DEATHS. COUSINS. - July 20, 1939, at Hornsby, Olive, beloved wife of Algernon Cousins, and fond mother of Marie, Meg, Coral, Frank, and Kevin, aged 39 years. COUSINS. - July 20, 1939, at Hornsby, Olive, beloved youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Harris, of Baulkham Hills, and fond sister of Arthur, Ivy, Effie, Lillias, and Rueben, formerly of Ilford. Sydney Morning Herald, Friday 21 July 1939, p. 10. Olive Cousins Death |
| Death | 31 January 1940 (aged 77 years) DEATHS. HARRIS. - January 31, 1940, at his residence, Digby, Baulkham Hills, William Reuben Harris (late of Ilford), beloved husband of Mary Harris, and loved father of Arthur (Galston), Ivy (Mrs. Phelps), Effie, Lillias (Mrs. Simpson), Reuben, and Olive (Mrs. Cousins, deceased). Aged 76 years. Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 1 February 1940, p. 8. Death notice, William Reuben Harris |
| Burial | 1 February 1940 (1 day after death) FUNERALS. HARRIS. - The Relatives and Friends of the late Mr. William Reuben Harris are invited to attend his funeral, to leave the Methodist Church, Castle Hill, This Thursday, after Service commencing at 10 a.m., for Methodist Cemetery, Northern Suburbs. Wood Coffill Limited. Sydney and Suburbs. Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 1 February 1940, p. 7. Funeral notice, William Reuben Harris |
| Probate | 7 June 1940 (4 months after death) In the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Probate Jurisdiction. In the Will of William Reuben Harris, late of Baulkham Hills, in the State aforesaid, retired grazier, deceased. Pursuant to the Wills, Probate and Administration Act, 1898 1938: Notice is hereby given that every creditor or other person having any claim against the estate of William Reuben Harris, the abovenamed deceased, who died on the 3lst day of January, 1940, and probate of whose will was, on the 2nd day of April, 1940, granted by the Supreme Court of New South Wales, to Reuben John Harris, of Pymble, gardener, and Hedley William Phelps, of Rowena, grazier, the executors in the said will named, is hereby required to send particulars in writing of such claim to the said Reuben John Harris and the said Hedley William Phelps, in care of the undersigned, David Robert Hall, at his office here undermentioned, on or before the 8tli day of August, 1040, at the expiration of which time the said Reuben John Harris and the said Hedley William Phelps will proceed to distribute the assets of the said deceased amongst the persons entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which they then have notice; and notice is hereby given that the said Reuben John Harris and the said Hedley William Phelps will not be liable, for the assets or any part thereof so distributed, to any person of whose claim they shall not have had notice at the time of such distribution.—Dated this 31st day of May, 1940. D. R. HALL, Proctor for the Executor, 77 King-street, Sydney. 29. £1 12s. Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales, Friday 7 June 1940 (No.85), p. 2508. Probate notice, William Reuben Harris |
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1827–1902
Birth: 16 April 1827
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28 — England Death: 20 April 1902 — Huffslea, Millie, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Marriage | Marriage — 1853 — |
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elder sister |
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elder brother |
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1863–1940
Birth: 1863
35 Death: 31 January 1940 — Digby, Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia |
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3 years
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3 years
younger sister |
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2 years
younger brother |
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6 years
younger brother |
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2 years
younger brother |
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4 years
younger sister |
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1863–1940
Birth: 1863
35 Death: 31 January 1940 — Digby, Baulkham Hills, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Marriage | Marriage — 1889 — |
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daughter |
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4 years
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| Death | DEATHS. HARRIS. - January 31, 1940, at his residence, Digby, Baulkham Hills, William Reuben Harris (late of Ilford), beloved husband of Mary Harris, and loved father of Arthur (Galston), Ivy (Mrs. Phelps), Effie, Lillias (Mrs. Simpson), Reuben, and Olive (Mrs. Cousins, deceased). Aged 76 years. Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 1 February 1940, p. 8. Death notice, William Reuben Harris |
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| Burial | FUNERALS. HARRIS. - The Relatives and Friends of the late Mr. William Reuben Harris are invited to attend his funeral, to leave the Methodist Church, Castle Hill, This Thursday, after Service commencing at 10 a.m., for Methodist Cemetery, Northern Suburbs. Wood Coffill Limited. Sydney and Suburbs. Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday 1 February 1940, p. 7. Funeral notice, William Reuben Harris |
| Probate | In the Supreme Court of New South Wales. Probate Jurisdiction. In the Will of William Reuben Harris, late of Baulkham Hills, in the State aforesaid, retired grazier, deceased. Pursuant to the Wills, Probate and Administration Act, 1898 1938: Notice is hereby given that every creditor or other person having any claim against the estate of William Reuben Harris, the abovenamed deceased, who died on the 3lst day of January, 1940, and probate of whose will was, on the 2nd day of April, 1940, granted by the Supreme Court of New South Wales, to Reuben John Harris, of Pymble, gardener, and Hedley William Phelps, of Rowena, grazier, the executors in the said will named, is hereby required to send particulars in writing of such claim to the said Reuben John Harris and the said Hedley William Phelps, in care of the undersigned, David Robert Hall, at his office here undermentioned, on or before the 8tli day of August, 1040, at the expiration of which time the said Reuben John Harris and the said Hedley William Phelps will proceed to distribute the assets of the said deceased amongst the persons entitled thereto, having regard only to the claims of which they then have notice; and notice is hereby given that the said Reuben John Harris and the said Hedley William Phelps will not be liable, for the assets or any part thereof so distributed, to any person of whose claim they shall not have had notice at the time of such distribution.—Dated this 31st day of May, 1940. D. R. HALL, Proctor for the Executor, 77 King-street, Sydney. 29. £1 12s. Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales, Friday 7 June 1940 (No.85), p. 2508. Probate notice, William Reuben Harris |