Brief Life History of James
When James Harris was born on 28 January 1795, in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, his father, Hugh Harris, was 27 and his mother, Agnes Mcfarland, was 22. He married Anne Crawford in 1813, in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Kyle, Ayrshire, Scotland in 1851 and New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1861. His occupation is listed as agricultural laborer in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. He died on 1 June 1862, in Pathhead, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 67, and was buried in New Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (25)
- James Harris in entry for Harris, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- James Herries, "Scotland Census, 1861"
- Scotland Statutory Register, Deaths: James Harris
Spouse and Children
1795–1862 Male
1792–1873 Female
Children (13)
1814–1887 Female
1816–1879 Female
1819–1892 Female
1821–1848 Female
1823– Male
+8 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1767– Male
1772– Female
Siblings (3)
1795–1862 Male
1797–1863 Male
1798–1856 Female
World Events (8)
1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
Age 7
1811 · The Tron Riot
Age 16
1813 · The Court of Session Act 1813
Age 18
Name Meaning
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.
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EARLY HARRIS HISTORY
The following history was found among the papers of James P Condie who was the representative for the Hamilton Family Organization at one time. Research into the family history reveals that Hugh Harr …
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