Parents:
Joseph Harrison
(1835–1908)
Ellen Ball
(c. 1832–1893)
Siblings:
Edward Harrison
(1855–1894)
Elizabeth Harrison
(1858–1946)
Henry Harrison
(1860–1937)
Maria Ormandy Harrison
(1863–1897)
Jemima Harrison
(1865–?)
Alice Harrison
(1870–?)
Margaret Harrison
(1875–1943)

Details and Facts

Residence Parents' home

6 Byrom Street, Poolstock, Wigan

Per Ellen’s Birth Certificate and per 1871 Census.

Residence

2 Apr 1871
6 Byrom Street, Poolstock, Wigan

Per 1871 Census.

Residence Parents' home

31 Jul 1875
31 Pool Street, Poolstock, Wigan

Per Margaret’s Birth Certificate.

Residence Parents' home

3 Apr 1881
64 Pool Street, Poolstock, Wigan

Per 1881 Census.

Occupation Weaver in a Cotton Mill

3 Apr 1881

Note that Ellen was only 13 years old at the time. Her three older sisters were all similarly employed.

Residence Family home

5 Apr 1891
54 Poolstock Lane, Worsley Mesnes, Wigan

Per 1891 Census.

Occupation Weaver at a Cotton Mill

5 Apr 1891
Probably Swan Meadows or Trencherfield

Per 1891 Census.

Residence Father's home

3 Mar 1901
Pumping Station, Boars Head, Standish

Per 1901 Census, Maria was a 33 year-old spinster at the time.

Occupation Not Employed

3 Mar 1901
Pumping Station, Boars Head, Standish

Per 1901 Census. No occupation is given for Ellen, Alice or Margaret in the 1901 Census. This may have been an oversight, or they may have been staying home to look after Edward’s orphans. Note that the Pumping Station is a long way from the Swan Meadows & Trencherfield.

Residence

28 Feb 1908
130 Barnsley Street, Wigan

Per Joseph Harrison’s Death Certificate.

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