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[HASN601] William Harrison married (at Calverley, 14th October 1668) [MADD602] Mary Maud. They had four children born at Idle and baptised at Calverley as follows:

• Abraham (baptised 8th August 1669);

• Sarah (baptised 5th May 1672);

• [HASN611] Jonathan (baptised 16th January 1674/5), see later;

• an unnamed infant (-), died at Idle (buried at Calverley, 2nd April 1677).

Maud died at Idle (buried at Calverley, 7th July 1703). William died at Idle also (buried at Calverley, 4th May 1716).

[HASN611] Jonathan Harrison (born 1675) of Bayldon married 1. (at Baildon, 24th October 1698) Jane Roundell (born 1679) of Leeds Parish. They had one child born and baptised at Pudsey as follows:

• Rebecca (baptised 17th November 1700), married (at Calverley, 29th September 1729) Adam Story.

Jane died, and afterwards Jonathan married 2. (at Calverley, 8th May 1701) [MRSH612] Martha Marshall. They had nine children born at Stanningley and baptised at Calverley as follows:

• Peter (baptised 13th December 1702), died (age 3) at Stanningley (buried at Calverley, 11th July 1706);

• Ann (baptised 18th February 1704-5);

• [HASN621] Jonathan (baptised 27th April 1707), see later;

• Grace (baptised 16th October 1709), married (at Calverley, 14th February 1731) Isaac Wilson;

• Peter (baptised 14th March 1713/4), married (at Calverley, 21st July 1733) Mary Firth;

• Mary (baptised 16th September 1716), died (age 5) at Stanningley (buried at Calverley, 5th September 1721);

• Hannah (baptised 6th January 1719-20);

• James (baptised 4th March 1721/2), died (age 16) at Stanningley (buried at Calverley, 25th May 1738);

• John (baptised 10th January 1724/5), died (age 2) at Stanningley (buried at Calverley, 7th March 1726/7).

Jonathan (a tailor) died at Stanningley (buried at Calverley, 10th April 1738).

[HASN621] Jonathan Harrison (born 1707, son of Jonathan & Martha), a tailor, married (at Calverley, 23rd June 1731) [BANK622] Mary Banks (born 1710, see BANKS). They had four children born at Stanningley and baptised at Calverley as follows:

• [HASN631] William (baptised 2nd April 1732), see later;

• John (baptised 13th August 1734), died (age 2) at Stanningley (buried at Calverley, 24th November 1736);

• Jonathan (baptised 3rd April 1737);

• Mary (-), died at Stanningley (buried at Calverley, 14th October 1746).

[HASN631] William Harrison (born 1732), a tailor, married (at Calverley, 15th May 1755) [STAS632] Nancy Stables (born 1731) of Leeds, witnessed by Thomas Constantine. They had nine children born at Stanningley as follows:

• Ann (baptised at Pudsey, 25th August 1755);

• Hannah (baptised  at Pudsey, 28th January 1759);

• William (-), died at Stanningley (buried at Pudsey, 17th January 1762);

• John (born c.1762), married (unknown date) Hannah Stables;

• Rebecca (baptised at Calverley, 16th February 1764);

• Jonathan (born c.1770), married (at Calverley, 30th August 1791) Ruth Strickland;

• [HASN641] George (born c.1772), married Deborah Roger, see later;

• James (born c.1776), died (age 1) at Stanningley (buried at Calverley, 4th July 1777);

• James (born c.1778), possibly married ? Nancy.

Nancy (“Ann”) died (age 67) at Stanningley (18th June 1798, buried at Calverley, 20th June 1798). William died (age 75) at Stanningley also (19th September 1807, buried at Calverley, 22nd September 1807).

[HASN641] George Harrison (born c.1772), a clothier, married 1. (at Calverley, 29th June 1794) [ROGE642] Deborah Roger (born 1772), witnessed by Jonathan Harrison (George's brother). They had eight children born at Stanningley and baptised at either Calverley or Pudsey Congregational Church as follows:

• [HASN651] Thomas (born September 1794, baptised at Calverley, 11th January 1795), married 1. Elisabeth Hutchinson, see later;

• Mary (baptised at Calverley, 13th December 1795);

• Elizabeth (born 26th July 1798, baptised at Calverley, 2nd February 1798);

• Ann (born 27th February 1800, baptised at Pudsey Cong., 24th May 1805);

• William (born 14th September 1801, baptised at Pudsey Cong., 24th May 1805);

• George (born 6th June 1803, baptised at Pudsey Cong., 24th May 1805), died (age 3) at Stanningley (buried at Calverley, 8th February 1807);

• James (born 23rd January 1805, baptised at Pudsey Cong., 24th May 1805), died (age 2) at Stanningley (buried at Calverley, 24th May 1807);

• Joseph (born 4th January 1807, baptised at Calverley, 24th May 1807), died (age 10 months) at Stanningley (buried at Calverley, 24th November 1807).

George died (age 34) at Stanningley (buried at Calverley, 18th October 1807). Afterwards, Deborah (widower) married 2. (at Leeds, St. Peter, 8th January 1810) James Keighley (clothier). Deborah Keighley died (age 47) at Stanningley (buried at Calverley, 5th December 1819).

[HASN651] Thomas Harrison (born 1794), a clothier, married 1. (at Leeds, 12th July 1812) [HUTC652] Elisabeth Hutchinson (born 1793, see HUTCHINSON), witnessed by Joseph Hutchinson (Elizabeth's brother). Elisabeth was just age 19, whilst Thomas was still 17. Their first child Joseph was born at Stanningley (1813). Thomas was not present at either birth or baptism of Joseph, as 8 months earlier he had enlisted at Manchester with the Royal Horse Artillery (on 22nd December 1812, calling himself “Jonathan Midgley, born in Leeds”). He did not return home until March 1818, when he “deserted”. He returned to the army shortly afterwards, taking with him his wife and son.

For a summary of his army career from 1812 to 1835 see THOMAS HARRISON'S ARMY CAREER.

After Thomas was discharged from the army (1835), he and Elisabeth returned to Stanningley. Altogether Thomas (a clothier) and Elisabeth had seven children:

• Joseph (born at Stanningley, 2nd June 1813, baptised at Stanningley Wesleyan, 10th June 1813, also baptised again at Ringmer, 7th May 1820), last noted when present at his sister Elizabeth’s marriage (1836);

• [HASN662] Elizabeth (born at Ringmer, baptised there, 7th May 1820), married William Wood, see later;

• Hannah (born at Ringmer, baptised there 25th August 1822), died (age 3 months) at Ringmer (buried there 12th November 1822);

• Anne (born at Dublin, 11th October 1826, baptised there 23rd October 1826), married (at Bradford, St. Peter, 8th November 1847) John Croft, witnessed by the 2 parish clerks. And their son:

Nelson Croft married (at Leeds, St. Peter, 24th January 1883) Ann Taylor. And their son:

Taylor Croft (born 10th June 1883) married (at Farsley, St. John, 28th April 1909) Laura Beatrice Cole. Taylor Croft was a councillor, then Mayor of Pudsey (1944-45);

• George (born at Woolwich, 27th June 1829, baptised at Charlton, 19th July 1829), married 1. (at Calverley, 24th September 1848) Mary Walker, witnessed by James Craven and John Kirk (parish clerk); then 2. (at Keighley, St. Andrew, 1st September 1850) Ann Whalen nee Mae, witnessed by Elizabeth Wood (George's sister) and William Wood (Elizabeth's husband);

• Ellen Hutchinson (born at York, 11th September 1832, baptised there 16th September 1832), married (at Calverley, 9th June 1851) Henry Atkinson Brown, witnessed by Ann Williamson and William Wood (Ellen's brother-in-law).

Elisabeth died (age 45, of palsy and asthma) at Stanningley (26th December 1838, no trace of her burial, presumably at Sunfield). Afterwards Thomas, a clothier of Stanningley, married 2. (at Leeds, St. Peter, 17th June 1839) Martha Ward (born at Calverley Mill, 13th April 1803) of Potternewton, witnessed by Mary Gledhill. They had two further children born at Stanningley and baptised at Calverley as follows:

• Thomas (born 14th December 1844, baptised 17th June 1849), married (at Woodhouse, St. Mark, 10th March 1868) Martha Hearon, witnessed by Dinah Hearon (Martha's sister) and William Smith;

• Henry (born 9th March 1846, baptised 17th June 1849), married (at Calverley, 1st April 1877) his sister-in-law Dinah Hearon, witnessed by Abner Hollings and James Marshall.

By the 1851 Census, Thomas was a grocer at Richardshaw, Stanningley in Pudsey. Thomas died (age 63, of a fever and congestion of the brain) at Stanningley (16th November 1857, buried at Pudsey, St. Paul, 19th November 1857). Martha died (age 72, of bronchitis) at Stanningley also (14th June 1875, buried at Pudsey, St. Paul, 16th June 1875).

[HASN662] Elizabeth Harrison (born 1820, daughter of Thomas & Elisabeth) married (at Leeds, St. Peter, 28th August 1836) [WODD661] William Wood (born 1818, see WOOD).

CENSUS DETAILS

Thomas Harrison = Martha Ward

1841 Census  1298/13-5  Stanningley (Pudsey), Richardshaw
Thomas HARRISON     45 clothier Y
Martha HARRISON     35          Y
Ann    Harrison     13          Irish
George Harrison     10          N
Ellen  Harrison      5          Y
1851 Census  2313-57  Stanningley (Pudsey), Richardshaw
Thomas HARRISON H M 56 Clothier, Grocer & Pensioner Calverley
Martha HARRISON W M 47                              Calverley
Thomas Harrison S -  6                              Calverley
Henry  Harrison S -  5                              Calverley
1861 Census  3348-92  Stanningley (Pudsey), Wheaters Fold
Martha HARRISON H W 57 grocer                       Calverley
Thomas Harrison S - 16 pupil teacher                Pudsey
Henry  Harrison S - 15 ap                           Pudsey
1871 Census  4509-90  Stanningley (Pudsey), Richardshaw Lane
Martha HARRISON H W 67 grocer                       Calverley
Henry  Harrison S U 25 shoe maker or cordwainer     Stanningley