William HARRIS

   Research Notes:

1851 England Census:

Age given: 26 years
Birthplace given: Camborne, Cornwall
Address: Centenary St., Camborne
Occupation: copper mine lab.

Present were wife Mary A. (26) of Camborne, children (born in Camborne): Mary (5), scholar, Caroline (4), scholar, Elizabeth (2), William (2m), siblings-in-law (all born in Camborne and unmarried): William Toy (24), copper miner, Caroline Toy (18), copper mine girl, Julia Toy (16), copper mine girl, Jane Toy (14), copper mine girl, John Toy (12), copper mine boy.

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At the time of the 1861 Census, William was abroad. By the time of the 1871 Census, wife Mary A. is listed as a widow. Unsure if William died abroad.

   Marriage Information:

William married Mary Anne TOY, daughter of Nicholas TOY and Mary HOCKIN, on 8 Dec 1844 in Camborne, Cornwall. (Mary Anne TOY was born in 1824 in Huel Kitty, Camborne, Cornwall and was christened on 2 Oct 1824 in Camborne, Cornwall.)

   Marriage Notes:

William Harris, full age, of Park Bracket, bachelor, miner, son of John (deceased), and
Marianne Toy, full age, of The Folly, spinster, housekeeper, daughter of Nicholas, miner

Married by Banns

Witnesses: Nicholas Toy, William Toy