Meriel's Family Tree

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I, like many of your reading this, have a family. It has waxed and waned over the years and I have now decided it should have a wider audience.

My father's family LEWIS comes mainly from South Wales and Kent and my mother's family HARRISON is derived from various parts of the UK (and Belgium if the old tales are to be believed!)

The author circa 1963


LEWIS

This is my dad. I love this picture because he looks like a cross between Norman Wisdom and The Spanish Gardener!

Reg
Here is an outline of the LEWIS tree:
1 Reginald Charles Edward LEWIS 1922-1998
2 Rees LEWIS 1895-1974
2 Elizabeth SKINNER 1899-1986
3 Charles Henry Morgan LEWIS 1854-1930
3 Mary DRAPER 1855-1906
3 Edward SKINNER ?-1910
3 Alice Caroline HONESS 1868-1955
4 ?
4 Elizabeth Sophia LEWIS 1835-?
4 James DRAPER
4 Mary COOPER
4 ?
4 ?
4 ?
4 ?
5 ?
5 ?
5 ?
5 Anne LEWIS 1815-?
5 ?
5 ?
5 O'CONNELL
5 ?
and the rest is a big question mark to be filled in by hard work and squinty eyes!


HARRISON

This is my mother. She was born a HARRISON in Cardiff.

Jo
Here is an outline of the HARRISON tree:

1 Josephine Jane HARRISON b.1929
2 Ainsley HARRISON 1898-1987
2 Catherine Jane Rylands THOMAS 1900-1974
3 John Bell HARRISON 1855-1928
3 Mary Louisa COCKBAIN 1872-1962
3 William James Edgar THOMAS 1877-1906
3 Isabel RYLANDS 1871-1946
4 Matthew HARRISON 1820-?
4 Elizabeth BELL 1825-?
4 Henry COCKBAIN 1834-1895
4 Anne PLANT 1834-1911
4 William THOMAS 1850-1937
4 Jane WILLIAMS 1845-1900
4 Joseph RYLANDS 1830-1892
4 Isabella Elizabeth YOUNG 1850-1922
5 Jacob HARRISON
5 ?
5 John BELL
5 ?
5 Samuel COCKBAIN
5 Mary ?
5 George PLANT 1801-? and his parents 6 Laurence PLANT ?-1824 and 6 Mary LEA
5 Elizabeth COOPER
5 ?
5 ?
5 ?
5*Joseph RYLANDS 1796-1853
5 ?
5=William YOUNG 1812-1887
5 Anne BOTTE

to save on the space ....
6*Joseph RYLANDS 1761-1847
6*Elizabeth PILKINGTON
6=John YOUNG
6=Isabella SMITH and her parents 7 Alexander SMITH and 7 Martha ?

Not bad so far but still more leads to be followed!

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