Biography

Joseph Edward Harrison was born on 13 November 1910 at 19 Chatham Street in Wigan. He was the son of Joseph Harrison, a plumber, and Sarah Ellen Belshaw. He was evidently named after his father and grandfather. Baby Joseph was baptized at St. Catharines Church on 11 December 1910.

For at least part of his life, Joseph was a shop proprietor. He had at least one daughter named Dorothy.

Joseph died of cancer at Strictlands House Farm, a retirement home on Standish Wood Lane, on 11 February 1998.