Hello there,

My name's Tim and I live in the UK.

I'm looking for any information at all on Thomas H. Harrison (born about 1857 in Oldham, Lancashire, England UK) and his descendants.

Thomas was my great-great-grandfather. He married my great-great-grandmother, Isabella probably in the 1870's, as their first child was born in 1881. they had three more kids and then about 1885, Thomas travelled with his brother James Harrison to, I believe, New Bedford, Massacheusetts, USA. They were there for work reasons I believe. When he had settled, he wrote to Isabella to bring herself and their kids to the USA. Apparently she didn't want to emigrate and she and her kids stayed in the UK. Thomas stayed in the USA, re-married and had more kids with his new wife and that was that!

I have attached a couple of pictures of people, that my aunty gave me a copies of. According to her, the first one is of Thomas's brother James and his family at the wedding of his daughter (the writing is supposedly by the hand of Thomas), and the second is a photo of a female relative of the family (presumably either Thomas's new wife or his daughter?) from the USA that was sent to either my great-grandparents or grandparents in the UK.

Who knows, someone might recognise some of the faces.

Any info at all that you might have will be helpful as what I have told you is all I know.

It would be great to discover 'long lost cousins'!

Thanks for reading,

Regards,

Tim Harrison

New Bedford, Ma.Marriage
March 15, 1894
Thomas Henry Harrison 30 of Providence R.I. 2nd marriage liquor dealer b. England parents Thomas and Elizabeth Booth
Flora Albert TRipp 28 New Bedford at home b. New Bedford 1st marriage parents Cornelius and Amelia Tozier
Matt C. Julien Clergyman, New Bedford

I thought this might be your relative but furthur reserch in the 1919 Census in Providence RI.

They are boarding with
Ida Duckworth and They do not have any children hr is 46 and she is 44
Do you know Thomas's parents.
Tina

Hi Tina, and thanks very much for your reply! That's interesting what you have found.

Harrison According to the censuses, Thomas's parents are Thomas Harrison and Jennet (Janet) Crow.

Thomas'a full name is Thomas Henry Harrison by the way.


Tim