HARRIS Thomas William

Name Thomas William HARRIS
Country Of Origin England
Born 1863
Died 1940
Birth/ Baptism Born 24 May 1863, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents unknown
Apprenticeship unknown
Skills Clock and Watch Repairer
Work Locations New Norfolk
Street Address
Marriage/Spouse 25 June 1890, at the residence of the bride’s parents, Mount Lloyd, Glen Fern, New Norfolk, to Alma Alvina Hoffman
Arrival
Other Other skills: Labourer, engine driver.
1890s: Manager, eucalyptus distillery, Sorell Creek.

Approx. 1897: Clock repairs, New Norfolk.
1898: A newspaper story about him leaving New Norfolk described Thomas as a ‘good all-round mechanician, capable of setting up anything from a clock to a steam engine.’
Death 28 April 1940, at his residence, 211 Murray Street, Hobart,
(recorded as a retired engineer in his will).
References
TAHO: RGD37/1/49 no432 Marriage 1890, LID22/1/1 Employment, AD960/1/64 Will 1940.
Ancestry: England & Wales Civil Registration Birth Index 1863, Australia & New Zealand, Find a Grave Index 1940.
The Mercury (Hobart) 1 December 1897, 23 April 1898, 13 October 1902, 29 April 1940.
Photo gallery All photos (1)
Convict clockmakers and convict watchmakers in Van Diemen's Land, now Tasmania.