[Index]
Henry Colden Antill HARRISON (1836 - 1929)
Children Self + Spouses Parents Grandparents Greatgrandparents
Eva Wills HARRISON (1865 - 1869)
Horace HARRISON (1866 - 1867)
Kate Wills HARRISON (1868 - 1955)
Emily Rosalie (Rose) HARRISON (1869 - 1947)
Henry Norman HARRISON (1870 - 1895)
Ida Mary HARRISON (1872 - 1872)
Eric Spencer HARRISON (1874 - 1874)
Ruby Spencer HARRISON (1876 - 1958)
Alma Wills (twin) HARRISON (1882 - 1960)
Eileen Spencer (twin) HARRISON (1882 - 1882)
 Henry Colden Antill HARRISON (1836 - 1929)

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Emily Spencer WILLS (1842 - 1925)
 Capt. John HARRISON (1800 - 1869)











Jane HOWE (1816 - 1880) George HOWE (1769 - 1821) Thomas HOWE


Sarah HARDING (1776 - 1823) Thomas HARDING
Sarah (HARDING)
Henry Colden Antill HARRISON Emily Spencer WILLS
Henry Colden Antill HARRISON Henry Colden Antill HARRISON
Pic P1. copied from Wikipedia entry - see notes

Pic S1. copied from Geddes Family Tree - ancestry - owner davidmac142

Pic 1. copied from Wikipedia entry - see notes

Pic 2. copied from an mcg website. There is a room named after him at the MCG

b. 16 Oct 1836 at Cj, NSW, Australia
m. 10 Nov 1864 Emily Spencer WILLS (1842 - 1925) at Victoria, Australia
d. 02 Sep 1929 at Kew, Victoria, Australia aged 92
Near Relatives of Henry Colden Antill HARRISON (1836 - 1929)
Relationship Person Born Birth Place Died Death Place Age
Grandfather George HOWE abt 1769 St Kitts, West Indies 11 May 1821 NSW, Australia 52
Grandmother Sarah HARDING Aug 1776 London, Middlesex, England 08 Jul 1823 Sydney, NSW, Australia 46

Father in Law Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS 05 Oct 1811 Sydney, NSW, Australia 17 Oct 1861 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 50
Mother in Law Elizabeth (MCGUIRE) WYRE 1817 Sydney, NSW, Australia 28 Dec 1907 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 90

Father Capt. John HARRISON 1800 Cumberland, England 21 Jul 1869 Williamstown, Victoria, Australia 69
Mother Jane HOWE 09 Nov 1816 Sydney, NSW, Australia 23 Nov 1880 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 64

Self Henry Colden Antill HARRISON 16 Oct 1836 Cj, NSW, Australia 02 Sep 1929 Kew, Victoria, Australia 92

Wife Emily Spencer WILLS 25 Dec 1842 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 06 Dec 1925 "Molongolo", Kew, Victoria, Australia 82

Daughter Eva Wills HARRISON 11 Aug 1865 Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia 27 Sep 1869 Victoria, Australia 4
Son Horace HARRISON 25 Dec 1866 Collingwood, Victoria, Australia 1867 Victoria, Australia 1
Daughter Kate Wills HARRISON 26 Feb 1868 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1955 Caulfield, Victoria, Australia 87
Daughter Emily Rosalie (Rose) HARRISON 23 Jul 1869 1947 Hove, Sussex, England 78
Son Henry Norman HARRISON 28 Jul 1870 09 May 1895 Broad Arrow, WA, Australia 24
Daughter Ida Mary HARRISON 20 Jan 1872 Kew, Victoria, Australia 01 Aug 1872 Victoria, Australia 0
Son Eric Spencer HARRISON 1874 1874 Victoria, Australia 0
Daughter Ruby Spencer HARRISON 25 Mar 1876 Victoria, Australia 1958 Richmond, Victoria, Australia 82
Daughter Alma Wills (twin) HARRISON 31 Mar 1882 Kew, Victoria, Australia 1960 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 78
Daughter Eileen Spencer (twin) HARRISON 31 Mar 1882 Kew, Victoria, Australia 1882 Beechworth, Victoria, Australia 0

Brother John Arthur HARRISON 1897
Sister Adela Ann HARRISON 11 Sep 1834 23 Jul 1910 Victoria, Australia 75
Brother George Alfred HARRISON 1838
Sister Kate HARRISON 1840 1914 Minto, NSW, Australia 74
Sister Alice HARRISON 1842
Brother Ernest HARRISON 1845
Brother Horace Washington HARRISON 1848 Avon, Victoria, Australia 09 Feb 1869 Ballarat, Victoria, Australia 21

Son in Law James Moore HICKSON 1868 Broken River, Victoria, Australia 1933 Buckinghamshire, England 65
Son in Law John MACKNIGHT 1918 France

Grandson Geoffrey Wills MACKNIGHT 1907 1911 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 4

Uncle Robert HOWE 30 Jun 1795 London, Middlesex, England 29 Jan 1829 Sydney, NSW, Australia 33
Aunt Elizabeth LEE 17 Jun 1802 Sydney, NSW, Australia 17 Aug 1878 Sydney, NSW, Australia 76
Aunt Ann BIRD 1803 1842 Sydney, NSW, Australia 39
Uncle Thomas Terry HOWE 02 Apr 1803 Sydney, NSW, Australia
Aunt Mary Ann Risdon HOWE 01 May 1805 Sydney, NSW, Australia 1832 Kawhia, Auckland, New Zealand 27
Uncle John COWELL 1786
Uncle George Terry HOWE 18 Dec 1806 Sydney, NSW, Australia 06 Apr 1863 Chippendale, NSW, Australia 56
Aunt Sarah BIRD 1801 1871 70
Aunt Tawariki Te KIWI
Aunt Ann HOWE 06 Feb 1809 Sydney, NSW, Australia 10 May 1811 2
Aunt Sarah Risdon HOWE 27 Sep 1810 Sydney, NSW, Australia 1879 Redfern, Sydney, NSW, Australia 69
Uncle Frederick LEE
Uncle Edward LEE 1807 27 Jun 1842 Lithuania 35
Aunt Sarah WILLS 23 Apr 1796 England Dec 1876 St Giles, London, England 80
Uncle William REDFERN 1774 Canada 17 Jul 1833 Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland 59
Uncle James ALEXANDER 1797 Lanarkshire, Scotland 29 Jul 1877 80
Uncle Thomas WILLS 05 Aug 1800 Sydney, NSW, Australia 29 Jul 1872 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 71
Aunt Celia REIBEY 1802 Camden, NSW, Australia 28 Sep 1823 NSW, Australia 21
Aunt Marie Anne BARRY 21 Sep 1801 London, Middlesex, England 19 May 1870 68
Aunt Mary Ann MELLARD 1830 Peckham, Camberwell, London, Surrey, England
Aunt Eliza WILLS 10 Sep 1802 Sydney, NSW, Australia 30 Sep 1858 St Leonards, North Sydney, NSW, Australia 56
Uncle Henry Colden ANTILL 01 May 1779 New York, NY, USA 14 Aug 1852 'Jarvisfield', Picton, NSW, Australia 73
Uncle Edward Spencer WILLS 16 Feb 1805 Sydney, NSW, Australia 1830 London, Middlesex, England 25
Aunt Elizabeth Selina WILLS 30 Nov 1807 Sydney, NSW, Australia 18 Jan 1811 Sydney, NSW, Australia 3
Uncle Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS 05 Oct 1811 Sydney, NSW, Australia 17 Oct 1861 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 50
Aunt Elizabeth (MCGUIRE) WYRE 1817 Sydney, NSW, Australia 28 Dec 1907 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 90

Cousin Robert Charles HOWE 27 Feb 1820 St Phillips Church of England, Sydney, NSW 14 Jul 1875 Rylstone, NSW, Australia 55
Cousin Robertus Mansfield HOWE 12 Nov 1822 Sydney, NSW, Australia 26 Feb 1824 Sydney, NSW, Australia 1
Cousin Annie Wesley HOWE 1824 Sydney, NSW, Australia
Cousin Alfred Australia HOWE 1825 17 Jan 1837 Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia 12
Cousin Mary McLeay HOWE 21 Apr 1827 20 May 1827 0
Cousin Sarah Eclipse HOWE 1824 At sea 1905 Callan Park, New South Wales, Australia 81
Cousin George Risden HOWE 1825 01 Jul 1889 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 64
Cousin Mary Ann Cowell HOWE 17 Jun 1827 Sydney, NSW, Australia 20 Feb 1905 NSW, Australia 77
Cousin Marion HOWE 1829
Cousin John Kiwi HOWE 1830 1860 Kawhia, Auckland, New Zealand 30
Cousin Ann Risden HOWE 1832
Cousin Eliza Frances HOWE 1834 13 Oct 1914 80
Cousin Elizabeth Jane HOWE 1836 15 Dec 1916 80
Cousin Emily HOWE 1840 1880 Sydney, NSW, Australia 40
Cousin Maria Elizabeth LEE 09 Nov 1891
Cousin William Lachlan Macquarie REDFERN 1819 Australia 1904 Westminster, London, England 85
Cousin Joseph Foveaux REDFERN 1823 1830 Sydney, NSW, Australia 7
Cousin Sarah Elizabeth ALEXANDER 1835 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland 1905 Paddington, London, England 70
Cousin Alice WILLS 06 May 1823 Camden, NSW, Australia 14 Apr 1824 NSW, Australia 0
Cousin William Henry WILLS 01 Dec 1827 abt 1828 1
Cousin Catherine Spencer WILLS 24 Nov 1831 Ci, Sydney, NSW 27 Aug 1884 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 52
Cousin Amelia WILLS 1854 Kensington, London, Middlesex, England
Cousin Arthur WILLS 18 Feb 1857 Hammersmith, Middlesex, England 14 Oct 1932 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 75
Cousin Harry Spencer WILLS 13 Sep 1858 Brighton, Sussex, England 1914 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 56
Cousin Frederick WILLS 19 Jul 1860 St John's Wood, Middlesex, London, England
Cousin Charles Ernest WILLS 15 Nov 1861 St John's Wood, Middlesex, London, England
Cousin Margaret Campbell ANTILL 27 Jun 1820 Sydney, NSW, Australia 22 Jul 1849 Camden, Oaks, Picton, Stonequarry, NSW 29
Cousin John Macquarie ANTILL 30 May 1822 Liverpool, NSW, Australia 1900 Picton, NSW, Australia 78
Cousin Henry Colden ANTILL 07 Apr 1826 Camden, NSW, Australia 1913 Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia 87
Cousin Alice Sophia ANTILL 1827 Liverpool, NSW, Australia 1920 London, Middlesex, England 93
Cousin William Redfern ANTILL 1828 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 1905 Picton, NSW, Australia 77
Cousin Thomas Wills ANTILL 1829 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 18 May 1865 Nelson, New Zealand 36
Cousin Edward Spencer ANTILL 20 Jul 1832 Picton, NSW, Australia 1917 Parramatta, Sydney, NSW, Australia 85
Cousin James Alexander ANTILL 1834 Cobbitty, Narellan, NSW, Australia 1920 Rockdale, Sydney, NSW, Australia 86
Cousin Selina Elizabeth ANTILL 1837 Cobbitty, Narellan, NSW, Australia 1924 Chatswood, NSW, Australia 87
Cousin Loftus Cliff ANTILL 06 Dec 1839 Stonequarry, Picton, NSW, Australia 1840 Stonequarry, Picton, NSW, Australia 1
Cousin Thomas Wentworth WILLS 1836 Molongolo Plains, NSW, Australia 02 May 1880 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia 44
Cousin Emily Spencer WILLS 25 Dec 1842 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 06 Dec 1925 "Molongolo", Kew, Victoria, Australia 82
Cousin Cedric Spencer WILLS 01 Dec 1844 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 23 Jan 1914 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 69
Cousin Horace Spencer WILLS 16 Jun 1847 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 08 Oct 1928 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 81
Cousin Egbert Spencer WILLS 11 Nov 1849 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 11 Sep 1931 Kew, Victoria, Australia 81
Cousin Elizabeth Spencer WILLS 07 Jan 1852 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 21 Nov 1930 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 78
Cousin Eugenie (Duckey) Spencer WILLS 28 Jan 1854 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 08 Jul 1937 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 83
Cousin Minna Spencer WILLS 01 Mar 1856 "Bellevue", Geelong, Victoria, Australia 14 Feb 1943 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 86
Cousin Hortense Sarah Spencer WILLS 16 Aug 1861 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 02 Jul 1907 Maidenhead, Berkshire, England 45

Nephew Amos Chauncey Harrison NORCOTT 1857 Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia 1932 Richmond, Victoria, Australia 75
Niece Kate Harrison BAGGE 1878 Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia 1914 Campbelltown, NSW, Australia 36
Niece Elizabeth Spencer WILLS 12 Mar 1873 Queensland, Australia 24 Oct 1956 Queensland, Australia 83
Niece Edith Spencer WILLS 10 Jun 1874 Queensland, Australia 15 Sep 1956 Queensland, Australia 82
Niece Emily (Emilyne) Spencer WILLS 16 Aug 1875 Kew, Victoria, Australia 05 Feb 1960 Queensland, Australia 84
Nephew Horatio Spencer Howe WILLS 28 Aug 1876 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 30 Aug 1960 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 84
Nephew Cedric Spencer WILLS 29 Nov 1877 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 25 Sep 1957 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia 79
Nephew George WILLS abt 1879
Niece Minnie Spencer WILLS 27 Apr 1880 Queensland, Australia 23 Sep 1962 Queensland, Australia 82
Nephew Egbert Spencer WILLS 23 Jul 1881 Queensland, Australia 04 Aug 1888 Queensland, Australia 7
Niece Rose Spencer WILLS 16 Sep 1882 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 21 Feb 1969 Queensland, Australia 86
Niece Ruby Spencer WILLS 23 Nov 1883 Queensland, Australia 1978 Queensland, Australia 95
Niece Ivy Spencer WILLS 30 Jul 1885 Queensland, Australia 09 Feb 1968 Casino, NSW, Australia 82
Nephew Thomas Wentworth Spencer WILLS 25 Jul 1886 Queensland, Australia 22 May 1963 Queensland, Australia 76
Nephew Colden Spencer WILLS 15 Oct 1888 'Cullin-la-ringo', Springsure, Queensland, Australia 20 May 1972 Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia 83
Niece Ethel Mary WILLS 1875 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 22 Jun 1919 Sandham, Victoria 44
Niece Ada (Ida) Clare WILLS 03 Jun 1880 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 1964 Los Angeles, California, USA 84
Niece Hebe Eugenie WILLS 08 Mar 1885 Queensland, Australia 10 Nov 1948 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 63
Niece Maud WILLS 1886 1886 0
Niece Eva Irene 'Rene' WILLS 07 Jun 1888 Queensland, Australia 1980 Kew, Cambrian Hill, Victoria, Australia 92
Nephew Egbert Horatio WILLS 12 Jul 1878 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 1940 Coburg, Victoria, Australia 62
Nephew Stanley Spencer WILLS 1884 Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia 1884 0
Nephew Eric Wilfred WILLS 20 Sep 1891 1974 Box Hill, Victoria, Australia 83
Nephew Edward St Lawrence SHAW 07 Mar 1878 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 1952 Birkenhead, Cheshire, England 74
Niece Lesley Elizabeth SHAW 04 Feb 1879 Creswick, Victoria, Australia 26 Apr 1879 Victoria, Australia 0
Niece Ellen Marian SHAW 04 May 1880 Victoria, Australia 28 Oct 1949 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 69
Niece Doris Minna SHAW 10 Jul 1881 Tarr...., Victoria 1932 Adelaide, Victoria, Australia 51
Niece Elshie Adela SHAW 27 Apr 1883 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 12 Dec 1923 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 40
Niece Phyllis Joan SHAW 18 Sep 1886 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 18 Jun 1887 Malvern, Victoria, Australia 0
Nephew Horace Foster SHAW 06 Jun 1888 Armadale, Victoria, Australia 30 Apr 1968 Glen, Victoria, Australia 79
Nephew Lester Boyd SHAW 06 Nov 1890 Armadale, Victoria, Australia 1960 Sandford, Victoria, Australia 70
Nephew Max Douglas SHAW 17 Jul 1897 Switzerland 1975 Camb, Victoria, Australia 78
Niece Eva Jessie Mazie TYSON 1892 Sydney, NSW, Australia 26 Jul 1972 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 80
Niece Claudia Blomfield-Brown 12 Mar 1884 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 27 Jun 1934 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 50
Nephew Harold Blomfield-Brown 22 Apr 1885 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 18 Apr 1964 78
Nephew Reginald Blomfield-Brown 24 Jan 1890 Victoria, Australia
Niece Kathleen Ruby Spencer HARDING 1880 Westgate On Sea, Thanet, Kent, England

Brother in Law Thomas Wentworth WILLS 1836 Molongolo Plains, NSW, Australia 02 May 1880 Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia 44
Brother in Law Cedric Spencer WILLS 01 Dec 1844 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 23 Jan 1914 Springsure, Queensland, Australia 69
Brother in Law Horace Spencer WILLS 16 Jun 1847 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 08 Oct 1928 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 81
Brother in Law Egbert Spencer WILLS 11 Nov 1849 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 11 Sep 1931 Kew, Victoria, Australia 81
Sister in Law Elizabeth Spencer WILLS 07 Jan 1852 'Lexington', Ararat, Victoria, Australia 21 Nov 1930 Prahran, Victoria, Australia 78
Sister in Law Eugenie (Duckey) Spencer WILLS 28 Jan 1854 Lexington, Victoria, Australia 08 Jul 1937 Kew, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 83
Sister in Law Minna Spencer WILLS 01 Mar 1856 "Bellevue", Geelong, Victoria, Australia 14 Feb 1943 Toorak, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 86
Sister in Law Hortense Sarah Spencer WILLS 16 Aug 1861 Geelong, Victoria, Australia 02 Jul 1907 Maidenhead, Berkshire, England 45
Sister in Law Possibly Nellie VIVIAN
Brother in Law James Henry NORCOTT abt 1812 1870 Mackay, Queensland, Australia 58
Brother in Law Christian Herman OHLFSEN BAGGE abt 1824 Prussia 1908 Minto, NSW, Australia 84
Brother in Law Unknown SKINNER
Sister in Law Laura Augusta ARMSTRONG
Events in Henry Colden Antill HARRISON (1836 - 1929)'s life
Date Age Event Place Notes Src
16 Oct 1836 Henry Colden Antill HARRISON was born Cj, NSW, Australia Note 1 52, 55
10 Nov 1864 28 Married Emily Spencer WILLS (aged 21) Victoria, Australia Note 2 52, 55, 60
11 Aug 1865 28 Birth of daughter Eva Wills HARRISON Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia Note 3 52, 55
25 Dec 1866 30 Birth of son Horace HARRISON Collingwood, Victoria, Australia Note 4 52, 55
1867 31 Death of son Horace HARRISON (aged 1) Victoria, Australia Note 5 52, 55
26 Feb 1868 31 Birth of daughter Kate Wills HARRISON Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Note 6 52, 55
21 Jul 1869 32 Death of father Capt. John HARRISON (aged 69) Williamstown, Victoria, Australia Note 7 55, 60
23 Jul 1869 32 Birth of daughter Emily Rosalie (Rose) HARRISON 55
27 Sep 1869 32 Death of daughter Eva Wills HARRISON (aged 4) Victoria, Australia Note 8 52, 55
28 Jul 1870 33 Birth of son Henry Norman HARRISON 55
20 Jan 1872 35 Birth of daughter Ida Mary HARRISON Kew, Victoria, Australia Note 9 52, 55
01 Aug 1872 35 Death of daughter Ida Mary HARRISON Victoria, Australia Note 10 52, 55
1874 38 Birth of son Eric Spencer HARRISON 55
1874 38 Death of son Eric Spencer HARRISON Victoria, Australia Note 11 52
25 Mar 1876 39 Birth of daughter Ruby Spencer HARRISON Victoria, Australia Note 12 52, 55
23 Nov 1880 44 Death of mother Jane HOWE (aged 64) Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia Note 13 55, 60
1882 46 Death of daughter Eileen Spencer (twin) HARRISON Beechworth, Victoria, Australia Note 14 52, 55
31 Mar 1882 45 Birth of daughter Alma Wills (twin) HARRISON Kew, Victoria, Australia Note 15 52, 55
31 Mar 1882 45 Birth of daughter Eileen Spencer (twin) HARRISON Kew, Victoria, Australia Note 16 55
09 May 1895 58 Death of son Henry Norman HARRISON (aged 24) Broad Arrow, WA, Australia Note 17 55, 60
1909 73 Residence 64 Walpole St, Kew, Victoria Note 18 37
1924 88 Residence 58 Walpole St, Kew, Victoria Note 19 37
06 Dec 1925 89 Death of wife Emily Spencer WILLS (aged 82) "Molongolo", Kew, Victoria, Australia Note 20 52, 54, 60
02 Sep 1929 92 Henry Colden Antill HARRISON died Kew, Victoria, Australia Note 21 52, 55, 60
Note 1: Reg No V1836484 20/1836 - John and Jane
Note 2: Reg No 3578/1864

The Argus (Melbourne) 12 Nov 1864
MARRIAGE.
HARRISON—WILLS.—On the 10th inst., at St. John's, Point Henry, by the Rev. Frederick Smith, Henry Colden Antill, eldest son of John Harrison, Esq., formerly of Swan Water, to Emily Spencer, eldest daughter of the late Horatio Spencer Wills, Esq., of Belle Vue, near Geelong. No cards.

The Argus 10 Nov 1914
GOLDEN WEDDING ANIVERSARY
HARRISON - WILLS - [Golden Wedding]-On the 10TH November, 1864, at St John's , Point Henry, by the Rev Frederlck Smith, Henry Colden Antill eldest son of the late John Harrison, Esq, formerly of Swan Water," to Emily Spencer, eldest daughter of the late Horatio Spencer Wills, Esq., of Belle Vue, near Geelong; Present Address, Molonglo," Walpole street, Kew
Note 3: Reg No 14659/1865 - Henry Colden A Harrison and Eally Spencer Wills
Note 4: Reg No 1515/1867 - Henry Caldon An Harrison and Enlly Spencer
Note 5: Reg No 2119/1867 - age 2/12 - Autill Henry and Autill Henry Estly Spencer Wills
Note 6: Reg No 930/1868 - Henry Colden An Harrison and Emily Spencer Wills
Note 7: Wills(Lexington) Family Tree - death 21 July 1869, Williamstown, Vic

SMH 23 July 1869
Captain John Harrison is dead. Thirty-five years ago he went to Sydney in a small craft ; and thirty years ago he made the overland journey from Melbourne to Sydney.

The Mercury (Hobart) 27 July 1869
DEATH OF CAPTAIN HARRISON.
[From the Age.]
Captain John Harrison, one of the earliest settlers of this colony, died at Williamstown on Wednesday night of bronchitis, in the sixty seventh year of his age. For some time previous he had suffered from asthma, and a few days ago he caught a severe cold, which aggravated his complaint; but it was only within a few hours of his dissolution that he or his attendants knew that he was beyond the hope of recovery. Captain Harrison emigrated from England to Sydney about thirty-six years ago, and was engaged for some time as master of a vessel. He then settled himself on shore, and in 1838 he and his family came overland to Port Phillip, and bought a station on the River Plenty, from which locality he afterwards removed to the upper Wimmera. He was known to his friends as a
man of great enterprise and indomitable perseverance. The part he took during the agitation for separation in 1850 and 1851, and the refusal of the colonists to admit convicts into Victoria, will be remembered by such as were in the colony at that period. He was also prominent in advocating the diggers' rights and in frustrating the attempt made to impose a heavy licence fee upon the goldfields in 1854. Captain Harrison went to reside at Williamstown in 1859, having accepted employment on the Victorian Railways as station master, an office which he retained until his failing health compelled him to resign. About three or four months ago one of his sons was accidentally drowned, and the disaster appeared to have given the old man a severe shock. The deceased was a native of Cumberland (England), and in his younger days had served as an officer in the British navy. He was married in Sydney, and he has left a widow and several grown up sons and daughters. The funeral of the deceased gentleman will take place at Williamstown on Saturday afternoon.
Note 8: Reg No 7432/1869 - age 4 - Henry Colden and Emily Spencer Wills
Note 9: Reg No 9669/1872 - Henry Colden A HArrison and Emily Spencer Wiles
Note 10: Reg No 7081/1872 - age 6/12 - Henry Colden and Emily Spencer Wills
Note 11: Reg No 1488/1874 - age 4/12 - Henry Elden and Emily Spencer Wills
Note 12: Reg No 8111x1919 - Henry Colden A Harrison and Emily Spencer Wells
Note 13: The Argus (Melbourne) 24 Nov 1880
Deaths
HARRISON. —On the 23rd inst., at her residence, 101 Victoria-parade, Fitzroy, after a long Illness, Jane, widow of the late Captain John Harrison (formerly of Swanwater station, Wimmera district), aged 64.
Note 14: Reg No 10806/1882 - age 8/12 - Henry Colden and Enlly Spencer Mills
Note 15: Reg No 10241/1882 - Henry Colden and Emily Spencer Wills
twin
Note 16: Reg No 10248/1882 - Henry Colden a Harrison and Ealir Spencer Mills
twin
Note 17: The Argus 14 May 1895
HARRISON.--On the 9th inst., at Broad Arrow, W. A., Henry Norman, the dearly beloved and only surviving son of Henry C. A. and Emily S. Harrison, of Molonglo, Kew, aged 24 years.
Note 18: HARRISON Ruby Spencer - hd; Kate Wills - indpt means; Henry Colden Antill - indpt means; Emily Spencer - hd
Note 19: HARRISON Ruby Spencer - hd; Kate Wills - hd; Henry Colden Antill - indpt means; Emily Spencer - hd
Note 20: Reg No 13268/1958 - age 82 - Colden Henry and Emily Spencer Wills

Western Mail (Perth) 24 Dec 1925
DEATHS
HARRISON.-On December 6, at Molongo, Kew, Victoria, Emily Spencer, wife of H. C. A. Harrison, and loved mother of Mrs. John. MacKnight, late of Cottesloe.

The Argus 8 Dec 1925
The death occurred on Sunday at her residence at Walpole street, Kew, of Mrs. H. C. A. Harrison, in her 83rd year. Mrs. Harrison formed an interesting link with the past, as she was born on her father's "Lexington" station, near Ararat. Her father (Horatio Spencer Wills) was one of Victoria's first settlers and the original holder of the Lexington station. During her residence at Kew Mrs. Harrison had been closely connected with philanthropic movements, and during the war, though aged more than 70 years, worked indefatigably for the Red Cross Society.
Note 21: Reg No 10308/1929 - age 92 - Jno Harrison and Jane Howe

Sydney Morning Herald 11 Sept 1929
MR. H. C. A. HARRISON.
The death occurred recently of Mr. Henry Colden Antill Harrison, at his residence, Molonglo, Walpole-street, Kew, Melbourne. He was in his 92nd year. Mr. Harrison was a son of the late Captain John Harrison, and was the last surviving grandson of Mr. George Howe, the first Government Printer in New South Wales. He married his cousin, Emily, a daughter of Horatio Spencer Howe Wills, who was killed by the blacks in Queensland in 1861 while travelling with his teams to settle his sons on station property.
Personal Notes:
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http://tww.id.au/family-history-wills/edward-spencer-wills-celene/pafg04.htm#33
Emily married Henry Colden Antill Harrison on 10 Nov 1864 in ,,,Australia. Henry was born on 16 Oct 1836 in ,,,Australia. He died on 2 Sep 1929 in ,Kew,Victoria,Australia.

Birth Ref No NSW V1836484 20/1836
marriage Ref No Vic1864/3578
Death Ref No Vic 1929/10308 age 92

Australian Dictionary of Biograpgy online
HARRISON, HENRY COLDEN ANTILL (1836-1929), 'father' of Australian Rules football, was born on 16 October 1836 at Jarvisfield, the property of his uncle, Major Henry Colden Antill , near Picton, New South Wales, son of John Harrison and his wife Jane, née Howe, a relation of William Redfern , Thomas Reiby, George Howe and H. S. Wills . In 1850 the family settled in Melbourne where Harrison attended the new Diocesan Grammar School. His education was interrupted in 1852 by a visit to the goldfields, where he sympathized with the diggers' grievances. In 1853 he became an officer in the Customs Department and in 1888 transferred to the Titles Office where he became registrar.
Harrison's career as a public servant was worthy, but he was most distinguished as a sportsman. For nine years he was the champion 'pedestrian' of Victoria, defeating all comers in sprints and over hurdles and steeples. His contests with the Ballarat champion, L. L. Mount, aroused great interest. A Ballarat publican and race-horse-owner, Walter Craig, was said to have once held £10,000 to wager on Mount; after Harrison won, Craig offered to finance him in a foot-racing tour of England, but Harrison preferred his amateur status.
Melbourne's first football club was founded in 1858 by Harrison's cousin, T. W. Wills , a talented cricketer who was seeking a winter pastime. Harrison played in the first games, and was in succession captain of three football clubs. Wills had learned his football while at school at Rugby but considered that game 'unsuitable for grown men, engaged in making a livelihood'. The Victorian clubs evolved new rules which were consolidated in a code drafted by Harrison and adopted in 1866. It incorporated the distinctive features of the Australian game: no tripping or 'hacking', no 'off-side' rule, the 'mark' and carrying the ball. Harrison thus earned his honorific title as 'father of Australian Rules football'. He retired from playing in 1872 but maintained his interest in football. He became a vice-president of the Football Association formed in 1877; he was chairman in 1905 of the conference which formed the Australian National Football Council and was elected its elected its first life member; he was an honoured guest at the jubilee dinner in 1908 at which Alfred Deakin proposed the toast to Australian football. He also maintained his physical fitness; in 1898 he rode a bicycle from Melbourne to Sydney in ten days to see the final Test match against Stoddart's English 11. In 1923 in Melbourne he published his autobiography, The Story of an Athlete.
Harrison was handsome, lean and well groomed, somewhat unbending and puritanical, upright and honourable. He died in Melbourne on 2 September 1929, predeceased by his wife Emily, a sister of Tom Wills, and survived by four daughters. His coffin carried a wreath of violets in the shape of a football. His name is commemorated by Harrison House, the headquarters of the Victorian Football League.
Author: Ian Turner
Print Publication Details: Ian Turner, 'Harrison, Henry Colden Antill (1836 - 1929)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, Melbourne University Press , 1972, p. 353.

from Cecil Clark
The following are all buried in the same plot with no inscription except "H C A Harrison" Harrison Henry Colden Antill 02 Sep 1929 Harrison Horace Abt. 21 Feb 1867 Harrison Kate Wills 06 Nov 1955 Harrison Ruby Spencer 22 Oct 1958 Harrison Eric Spencer Abt. 23 Feb 1874 Harrison Ida May 01 Aug 1872 MacKnight Geoffrey Wills Abt. 27 Mar 1911 Harrison (Wills) Emily Spencer 06 Dec 1925 Harrison Eileen Spencer Abt. 12 Dec 1882 Harrison Eva Wills 27 Sep 1869
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Australian Dictionary of Biograpgy online
HARRISON, HENRY COLDEN ANTILL (1836-1929), 'father' of Australian Rules football, was born on 16 October 1836 at Jarvisfield, the property of his uncle, Major Henry Colden Antill , near Picton, New South Wales, son of John Harrison and his wife Jane, née Howe, a relation of William Redfern , Thomas Reiby, George Howe and H. S. Wills . In 1850 the family settled in Melbourne where Harrison attended the new Diocesan Grammar School. His education was interrupted in 1852 by a visit to the goldfields, where he sympathized with the diggers' grievances. In 1853 he became an officer in the Customs Department and in 1888 transferred to the Titles Office where he became registrar.
Harrison's career as a public servant was worthy, but he was most distinguished as a sportsman. For nine years he was the champion 'pedestrian' of Victoria, defeating all comers in sprints and over hurdles and steeples. His contests with the Ballarat champion, L. L. Mount, aroused great interest. A Ballarat publican and race-horse-owner, Walter Craig, was said to have once held £10,000 to wager on Mount; after Harrison won, Craig offered to finance him in a foot-racing tour of England, but Harrison preferred his amateur status.
Melbourne's first football club was founded in 1858 by Harrison's cousin, T. W. Wills , a talented cricketer who was seeking a winter pastime. Harrison played in the first games, and was in succession captain of three football clubs. Wills had learned his football while at school at Rugby but considered that game 'unsuitable for grown men, engaged in making a livelihood'. The Victorian clubs evolved new rules which were consolidated in a code drafted by Harrison and adopted in 1866. It incorporated the distinctive features of the Australian game: no tripping or 'hacking', no 'off-side' rule, the 'mark' and carrying the ball. Harrison thus earned his honorific title as 'father of Australian Rules football'. He retired from playing in 1872 but maintained his interest in football. He became a vice-president of the Football Association formed in 1877; he was chairman in 1905 of the conference which formed the Australian National Football Council and was elected its elected its first life member; he was an honoured guest at the jubilee dinner in 1908 at which Alfred Deakin proposed the toast to Australian football. He also maintained his physical fitness; in 1898 he rode a bicycle from Melbourne to Sydney in ten days to see the final Test match against Stoddart's English 11. In 1923 in Melbourne he published his autobiography, The Story of an Athlete.
Harrison was handsome, lean and well groomed, somewhat unbending and puritanical, upright and honourable. He died in Melbourne on 2 September 1929, predeceased by his wife Emily, a sister of Tom Wills, and survived by four daughters. His coffin carried a wreath of violets in the shape of a football. His name is commemorated by Harrison House, the headquarters of the Victorian Football League.
Author: Ian Turner
Print Publication Details: Ian Turner, 'Harrison, Henry Colden Antill (1836 - 1929)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 4, Melbourne University Press , 1972, p. 353.
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Wikipedia
Henry Colden Antill Harrison (16 October 1836 – 2 September 1929) was a notable early Australian rules football player and administrator.
* 1 Early life and professional work
* 2 Athlete
* 3 Football and cricket
* 4 References
* 5 External links
Harrison was born at 'Jarvisfield', near Picton, New South Wales, the son of John Harrison, a sea captain who had become a grazier, and his wife Jane, née Howe. In about 1837, the family moved to the Port Phillip District, and took up land on the Plenty River about 20 miles (32 km) from Melbourne. Some years later, they moved to the present site of St Arnaud.

In 1850, Harrison's father, being broken in health, moved to Melbourne. Henry had already been sent at the beginning of the year to the Diocesan Grammar School (the forerunner of Melbourne Grammar). After leaving school, he spent a short time in the Victorian goldfields, H. C. A. Harrison entered formal employment at the Victorian Customs Department at the end of 1853. He married his cousin, Emily Wills, in 1864 and they had four daughters.

Harrison remained with Customs for 35 years, before transferring to the Titles Office in 1888. He eventually became Registrar of Titles, before retiring in 1900. His autobiography, The Story of an Athlete, was published in 1923. Harrison died at Kew, in Melbourne, on 2 September 1929, at age of 92.

Harrison did not discover he was a good runner until he was 22 years of age, but soon afterwards he became the finest amateur runner of his period, and his matches against L. L. Mount of Ballarat caused much public interest. For nine years he was Victorian champion 'pedestrian', defeating all comers in sprints and over hurdles and steeples.[1] He recorded a time of 50¼ seconds over 440 yards (400 m), on a grass track.

Football and cricket
Harrison's cousin Tom Wills began to codify Australian rules football in Melbourne, in 1858. Wills' game eventually became the most popular kind of football of in Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Northern Territory and Tasmania. Some sources state that Harrison was involved and/or that he took part in the drafting of the first set rules, by the Melbourne Football Club (1859); Wills and Harrison were later recognised as the "Fathers" of Australian rules. However, there is no hard evidence that Harrison was involved in the development of Australian rules during the 1850s.

By 1866, Harrison was involved in drafting a revised set of rules, which were adopted at a meeting of delegates from Melbourne football clubs, on May 8. A major development in these revised rules was Rule 8, which read: "[T]he ball may be taken in hand at any time, but not carried further than is necessary for a kick, and no player shall run with the ball unless he strikes it against the ground every five or six yards." Harrison was successively captain of the Richmond, Melbourne and Geelong clubs, and then of Melbourne again.

Harrison was elected a member of the committee of the Melbourne Cricket Club in 1871, and was a vice-president from 1892 until his death.

Harrison retired from football in 1872 at the age of 36. He once stated that he considered that the reason of his being able to stay so long was that he did not begin his athletic career until he was over 20. When the Victorian Football Association was formed in 1877, Harrison was elected vice-president, and in 1905 he was chairman of the first Australian Football Council, and was officially granted life membership to the council.

Following his retirement, Harrison was president of the Melbourne Football Club from 1897 to 1906.

A building, "Harrison House" in Spring Street, Melbourne, was named after him. It was purchased by the VFL in the 1920s to become their new headquarters[1], but later sold and demolished in the 1980s despite appeals from various heritage organisations of its historical significance.

(The Harrison Medal, which is awarded to the best player in Division 2 at the AFL U18 National Championships is often mistakenly thought to be named in his honour. It is, however, named after longtime NTFL administrator Hunter C. Harrison.)
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1. ^ a b Ian Turner, 'Harrison, Henry Colden Antill (1836-1929)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol.4, Melbourne University Press, 1972, p.353 Retrieved 21 January 2009

* Serle, Percival (1949). "Harrison, Henry Colden Antill". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson. http://gutenberg.net.au/dictbiog/0-dict-biogHa-He.html#harrison1.

The Argus 2 Nov 1929
WILLS AND ESTATES
The Trustees, Executors and Agency Company Limited is applying for probate of the will and codicil of Henry Colden Antill Harrison of. Molonglo, Walpole street, Kew, retired civil servant who died on September 2. The estate, which is valued for probate at £6,156, consists of realty £3,000 and personalty £3,156. It is held trust for his four daughters.
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37. Type: Vital Record, Abbr: Australian electoral rolls, Title: Australian Electoral Rolls, Auth: Australian government
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52. Type: Australia Birth Marriage Death Index 1787 - 1985 Record
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55. Type: Book, Abbr: Edward Wills Family and Descendants, Title: Ancestor Treasure Hunt; The Edward Wills Family and Descendants in Australia 1797 - 1976, Auth: R.V. Pockley, Publ: Wentworth Books - Sydney, Date: 1976
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60. Type: Newspaper, Title: Trove, http://trove.nla.gov.au
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- Notes: Sydney Morning Herald 11 Sept 1929
MR. H. C. A. HARRISON.
The death occurred recently of Mr. Henry Colden Antill Harrison, at his residence, Molonglo, Walpole-street, Kew, Melbourne. He was in his 92nd year. Mr. Harrison was a son of the late Captain John Harrison, and was the last surviving grandson of Mr. George Howe, the first Government Printer in New South Wales. He married his cousin, Emily, a daughter of Horatio Spencer Howe Wills, who was killed by the blacks in Queensland in 1861 while travelling with his teams to settle his sons on station property.
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- Notes: The Argus (Melbourne) 12 Nov 1864
MARRIAGE.
HARRISON—WILLS.—On the 10th inst., at St. John's, Point Henry, by the Rev. Frederick Smith, Henry Colden Antill, eldest son of John Harrison, Esq., formerly of Swan Water, to Emily Spencer, eldest daughter of the late Horatio Spencer Wills, Esq., of Belle Vue, near Geelong. No cards.
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