When Tom Harris was born in 1860, in Overton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Harris, was 45 and his mother, Mary Smith, was 36. He married Annie Carroll on 13 April 1885, in Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Weeke, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom in 1901 and Winchester, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom in 1911. He died in 1938, at the age of 78.
Do you know Tom? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+2 More Children
+3 More Children
School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.
Art Nouveau Period (Art and Antiques).
The Entente Cordiale was signed between Britain and France on April 8, 1904, to reconcile imperial interests and pave the way for future diplomatic cooperation. This ended hundreds of years of conflict between the two states.
English (southern England and south Wales): from the personal name Harry + genitival -s. This surname is also established in Ireland, taken there principally during the Plantation of Ulster. However, in some cases, particularly in families coming from County Mayo, Harris can be an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hEarchadha. This surname is also very common among African Americans.
American shortened and altered form of Greek surnames begining with Cha(r)-, such as Chasandrinos (variant of Kassandrinos, a habitational name from the Kassandra peninsula of Chalkidiki), and various patronymics from the personal name Charalampos (see Charos ). In North America, the surname Harris may possibly also originate from a transferred use of the Greek personal (given) name Charis or Harris (shortened forms of Charalampos) as a surname (i.e. as a replacement of the original surname).
Americanized form of various like-sounding Jewish surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.