James Harris

1809 - 1868  (59 years)

• Name	James Harris
  Born	1809	Cherckenhill Leigh, , Worchestershire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Honoured	Harris St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Harris Street named for him and his brother
  Interesting	library, public service, honored
  Residence	9-11 Harris St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1832	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Listed as a gentleman
  Residence	1858	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Church of England
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-119917
  Died	8 Sep 1868	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 5]
  	Cause: general decay
  Buried	8 Nov 1868	Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Person ID	I119917	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Harris,   b. CA 1770, of, Cherckenhill Leigh, , Worchestershire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Anne Jenks,   b. CA 1780, of, Cherckenhill Leigh, , Worchestershire, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F23531	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Stewart,   b. 1800, , Scotland ,   d. 14 Jan 1887, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Married	CA 1835
  Children	1. Sarah Jane Harris,   b. CALC 12 Feb 1841, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Oct 1863, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 22 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F30060	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The men who took the most prominent part in organizing the first library in the village were: Rev. Dr. Bayne, Alexander Burnet, James Cowan, John Gowinlock, William Trotter, H. G. Barlow, James Harris, Andrew Elliott, Francis McElroy, Francis Hogg, Andrew Moscrip and Walter H. Benn. These men have long since passed away, but they all did good work in their day in laying the foundations of a progressive and moral community; to the older generation of Galtonians their names call up a crowd of memories of the days that are no more. First Annual Report of the Waterloo Historical Society, Berlin 1913, pg 17 ______________________ James Harris came to Galt in 1832 from Cherkhenhill, Leigh, Worchester, England in 1832 with his brother Augustus. When he first arrived in Galt, he worked as a clerk in Absalom Shade's story but soon purchased property at the foot of Main Street Hill where he and his brother opened the Galt Brewery. He served as village clerk in 1842 and was a member of the Galt Subscription and Circulating Library in 1836. Harris street is named for him and his brother. Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book] ______________________ In Galt, on Tuesday, 8th instant, James Harris, Esq., formerly of Clerkenhill, Worcestershire, England, aged 59 years. Galt Reporter Sep 11 1868 pg 3

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 5. James HARRISS Gentleman England Episcopalian 42 Elizabeth HARRISS Scotland Presbyterian 46 Sarah J. HARRISS Upper Canada Episcopalian 11 Marian MCCALLUM Scotland Presbyterian 19 not a member of the family Res:Hamilton? Walter SHAW Taylor Scotland Presbyterian 29 Res:Hamilton? Mary SPROAT Spinster Scotland Presbyterian 40 Res:Hamilton? George SPROAT Upper Canada Presbyterian 13 Res:Hamilton? [S505] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican (Galt) CC#4497 Internet Link . In/ memory of/ James Harris/ formerly of Cherckenhill Leigh Worcestershire Eng./ who died Sept. 8, 1868/ aged 59 years/ also of his daughter/ Sarah Jane/ wife of Edward Whitney/ who died Oct. 12, 1863/ aged 22 years & 8 mos/ also his wife/ Elizabeth/ died Jan. 14' 1887/ aged 87 years/ [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 3 Page 36. [S574] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican. James Harris, 59, no occupation, burial 8 Nov 1868, cause: general decay, b. England, buried English church [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 16 Sep 1868. Harris, James died 8 Sep 1868 In Galt, aged 59 years. Formerly of Clerkenhill, Worcestershire, England. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 5. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 16 Nov 1858. At Port Huron, Michigan, on the 3d inst., by the Rev. G. B. Engle, Rector of Grace Church, Edward Whitney, Esq., of Galt, to Sarah Jane, daughter of James Harris, Esq., of the same place.

  
  

• Event Map

  Honoured - Harris Street named for him and his brother - - Harris St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 9-11 Harris St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1832 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1858 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: general decay - 8 Sep 1868 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 8 Nov 1868 - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth