Harris, Joseph William

Identity area

Type of entity

Person

Authorized form of name

Harris, Joseph William

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Other form(s) of name

  • Harris, J.W.

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Description area

Dates of existence

1876–1955

History

Joseph William Harris was born on April 29, 1876. He was a rancher and labourer from Handbury, England who immigrated to Canada in 1909 and lived in Grand Forks, B.C. before settling in Coquitlam. He was married to Hannah Hollingworth and they had two children, John Edward and Wilfred. Harris enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on June 2, 1916 at the age of 40 and served with the 225th Overseas Battalion. He was discharged as medically unfit on January 22, 1917. He passed away on November 18, 1955. It is believed that Harris Ave is named after him.

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Relationships area

Related entity

Harris, John (1910–1983)

Identifier of related entity

HJ-2018-2

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Harris, John

is the child of

Harris, Joseph William

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Description of relationship

Related entity

Harris, Wilfred (1911–1998)

Identifier of related entity

HW-2018-2

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Harris, Wilfred

is the child of

Harris, Joseph William

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Description of relationship

Related entity

Harris, Hannah (1870–1956)

Identifier of related entity

HH-2018-2

Category of relationship

family

Type of relationship

Harris, Hannah

is the spouse of

Harris, Joseph William

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Description of relationship

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Control area

Authority record identifier

HJW-2018-2

Institution identifier

CCOQ

Rules and/or conventions used

Rules for Archival Description (Revised Version – July 2008)
ISAAR (CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families (2nd edition - September 2011)

Status

Revised

Level of detail

Full

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Created 02-06-2018
Updated 23-03-2021

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

BC Archives Microfilm Number: B13226
Military Personnel File, Joseph William Harris (Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4093 - 9, Library and Archives Canada)

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