Augustus Abbott Harris

1804 - 1863  (59 years)

• Name	Augustus Abbott Harris
  Born	1804	Cherkenhill Leigh, , Worchestershire, England   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Honoured	Harris St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Harris St. named in his honour
  Interesting	brewer, honored,
  Occupation	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	brewer
  Residence	1852	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Episcopalian
  Occupation	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Laborer
  Residence	9-11 Harris St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Residence	1861	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	English Church
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-73865
  Died	4 Mar 1863	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 4]
  Buried	Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I73865	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	Betsy Hickman,   b. 1809, Chirkenhill, Worchestershire, England ,   d. 31 Aug 1868, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 59 years)
  Married	2 Oct 1838	Leigh with Bransford, , Worcestershire, England   [5]
  Children	1. John A. Harris,   b. 23 Sep 1837, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jul 1922, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   2. Jane Matilda Harris,   b. Aug 1849, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Mar 1850  (Age ~ 0 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F32646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Augustus A. Harris came to Galt with his brother James in 1832 from Cherkenhill, Leigh, Worcestershire, England. They purchased property at the foot of Main St. Hill and erected the Galt Brewery. Harris street where brewery was located was named for them. Cambridge Mosaic , Jim Quantrell, 1998, City of Cambridge [abbreviated snippet from original text in book]

  
  

• Sources

  [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Div 1 Pg 20. [S505] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Trinity Anglican (Galt) CC#4497 Internet Link . Sacred/ to the memory of/ Augustus A. Harris/ formerly of Cherkenhill Leigh/ Worcestorshire, Eng./ who died March 3, 1863/ aged 58 years [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 3 Page 37. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 11 Mar 1863. Harris, Augustus A. died 3 Mar 1863 In Galt; of inflammation of the lungs. Formerly of Cherkenhill, Leigh, Worcestershire, England. Age 58. [S1803] zzEngland, Marriages, 1538-1973, Marriage of Augustus Harris and Betsy Hickman; indexing project (batch) number: M04870-1 system origin: England-ODM source film number: 350870.

  
  

• Event Map

  Honoured - Harris St. named in his honour - - Harris St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Oct 1838 - Leigh with Bransford, , Worcestershire, England Occupation - brewer - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Episcopalian - 1852 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 9-11 Harris St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - English Church - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Mar 1863 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth