John Harrison

Bef 1735 - 1793  (> 58 years)

• Name	John Harrison  [1, 2]
  Birth	Bef 1735	of Kidderminster, Staffordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	Jun 1793	Clent, Staffordshire, England
  Person ID	I9598	Ancestrees
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Joseph Harrison,   b. Bef 1714, of Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England d. 1767, Worcester, Worcestershire, , England (Age > 53 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Mary Lander,   b. Bef 1717, of Kingswinford, Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	26 Dec 1738	Walsall, Staffordshire, England   [3]
  Family ID	F4677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth "Betty" Tanner,   b. 1733, Clent, Worcestershire, England d. Abt 1790 (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	3 Nov 1755	Clent, Worcester, England
  _MARRIED	N
  Children	1. Joseph Harrison,   b. Abt Sep 1756, Clent, Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. William Harrison,   b. Abt May 1760, Clent, Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. John Harrison,   b. Abt Sep 1755, Clent, Staffordshire, England  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Sarah Harrison,   b. Abt Jul 1762, Clent, Staffordshire, England d. Bef 1764 (Age < 1 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. Ann Harrison,   b. May 1761, Clent, Staffordshire, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Sarah Harinson,   b. May 1770, Clent, Staffordshire, England d. Oct 1808, Dudley, Worcestershire, England (Age 38 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F2395	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Here is the marrige record for John and Elizabeth whose nickname was Betty. County Staffordshire Place (Links to more information) Clent Church name (Links to more information) St Leonard Register type (Links to more information) Parish Register Marriage date 03 Nov 1755 Groom forename John Groom surname HARRISON Groom parish Kidderminster Groom condition bachelor Bride forename Betty Bride surname TANNER Bride parish Clent Bride condition spinster Witness1 John TANNER Witness2 Frances PERRY Notes Lic. John Tanner, witness, is a likely relative of his wife. John's baptism could be from the following: County Staffordshire Place (Links to more information) Kingswinford Church name (Links to more information) St Mary Register type (Links to more information) Bishop's Transcript Baptism date 27 Jan 1733/4 Person forename John Person relationship-son of Person sex ? Father forename Joseph Father surname HARRISON Mother forename Mary Kingswinford is less than 10 miles from Kidderminster where he was from when he married. County Staffordshire Place (Links to more information) Walsall Church name (Links to more information) St Matthew Register type (Links to more information) Other Transcript Baptism date 31 Jul 1735 Person forename John Person sex M Father forename John Mother forename Mary Father surname HARRISON Person abode Green Lane County Staffordshire Place (Links to more information) Walsall Church name (Links to more information) St Matthew Register type (Links to more information) Other Transcript Baptism date 06 Dec 1735 Person forename John Person sex M Father forename John Mother forename Joan Father surname HARRISON Walsall is less than 25 miles from where he lived when he married. There were may possibilities from 1717 onward for this John's baptism with the 3 above being the closest to where he lived when he married. The first choice is the most likely from distance. His first born would be named after his father in this case.

  
  

• Sources

  [S770] Ancestry.com, England & Wales, Christening Index, 1530-1980, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2008;). [S1099] Ancestry.com, Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;), Reference Number: DRO 34/4; Archive Roll: M175. [S1093] Ancestry.com, Staffordshire, England, Extracted Church of England Parish Records, 1538-1839, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc Date:2017 Place:Lehi, UT, USA;), Extracted Church of England Parish Records; Title: Various publications of parish and probate records, 1,61517::0.