Josiah Harris ante 1824 - 1915
Josiah Harris , Watch manufacturer's apprentice (1841). In Colt street, Limehouse, an agricultural Chemist empl. 7 men (1851), At Ess Hill House, Mile End, Highweek, Newton Abbot, a copper mine proprietor (1861). Mining engineer (1891,1901), Engineer, employer (1911). London Gazette, May 18, 1860 1133. To Josiah Harris, Mining Engineer, of City Bank Chambers, Threadneedle street, London, for the invention of "improvements in the manufacture of coke and charcoal from lignite, and obtaining products therefrom." London Gazette, January 15, 1861 2627. And Josiah Harris, of Ess Hill House, Newton Abbot, in the county of Devon, Gentleman, has given the like notice in respect of the invention of "movable armour for protecting ships of war and batteries from the effects of shot and shell. As set forth in his petition, recorded in the said office on the 27th day of October, 1860." London Gazette, To Auguste Edouard Loradoux Bellford, of 32 ... - 1435. To Josiah Harris, of Clogwynhyfryd, in the parish of Dolgelly, in the county of Merionethh, North Wales, for the invention of "a machine and apparatus for crushing pulverising metals, metallic ores, metalliferous matters or sunstances whatever, and for obtaining washing dividing amalgamating, metals and other matters or substances contained therein," A communication. National Library of Wales – Trawsnant Mine, Llanwrtyd. Steve Oliver and Christine Smith have found the following items in the National Library in Aberystwyth under the deposit name Glansevin, bundles numbered 486 &487.486 consists of a 2 year lease of Trawsnant Silver Lead Mine dated 8/12/1863 between Morgan Pryse Lloyd of Glansevin, parish of Llangadoch, County of Carmarthen and Josiah Harris of Ess Hill House, Newton Abbott, Devon He was in Baltimore, Maryland during the mid 1860s. His youngest son was born there. His second wife was born there. London Gazette, February 24, 1871 123. To Josiah Harris, of No. 8, Old Jewry, in the city of London, Engineer, for the invention of "improvements in steam boilers."
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| Born: Aldgate, London, , , England ante Jun 1823 | Baptised: St. Botolph Without Aldgate, London, , , England 1st Jun 1823
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Census
- 1841 census (member of household - Old Red Bldg, Upper East Smithfi, London, , , England)
- 1851 census (head of household - Colt street, Limehouse, London, , , England)
- 1861 census (head of household - Ess Hill House, Newton Abbot, Devon, , England)
- 1891 census (head of household - Moraston Lodge, 7 Jews walk, London, , , England)
- 1901 census (head of household - 90 King Henry's Rd Hampstead, London, , , England)
- 1911 census (boarder -
No address )
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Timeline
| ante Jun 1823 | Born (birth) London, England | | 1st Jun 1823 | Baptised (baptism) London, England | | 1841 | Member of household in 1841 census (census) London, England | | 1843 | Married Lucretia Stevens
(Harris ) c. 1822 - ante 1861 (marriage) London, England | | 31st Mar 1851 | Head of household in 1851 census (census) London, England | | 7th Apr 1861 | Head of household in 1861 census (census) Newton Abbot, Devon, England | | ante 1867 | Married Mary V. Day
(Purves , Harris ) 1845 - post 1920 (marriage) USA | | 1891 | Head of household in 1891 census (census) London, England | | 1901 | Head of household in 1901 census (census) London, England | | 1911 | Boarder in 1911 census (census) London, England | | 1915 | Died (death) London, England |
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