Son of Joseph Harris & Thomazine Joll
He married Mary Jane Mary Jane McDonald (1853-1893) in 1878
their children
1879 - 1880 Agnes Harris (10 months in Wanganui)
1880 - 1947 Mary Thomazine Harris (+Wakeford)
1882 - 1925 Annie Harris (+Ebbett)
1884 - 1954 Flora McDonald Harris (+Walther)
1885 - 1935 John Harris (+West)
1887 - 1915 Alexander Harris (KIA Gallipoli)
1888 - 1968 Alfred Harris (+Clark)
1889 - 1973 Maud Harris (+Dobbie)
1891 - 1891 Joseph Henry Harris (aged 6 months)
1892 - 1892 Elsie Harris (aged 10 weeks)
1892 - 1959 Percy Harris (+Hislop)

John next married Emily Mist (1868-1954) in 1908. She had 1st married David Jones in Waipawa in 1886 & had 7 children. She was 2 months pregnant with her 8th when husband David died in 1902 (read her page).

Hawkes Bay Tribune, 24 Aug 1927
HARRIS - On August 23, 1927, at Havelock North, John Harris, late of Woodville; aged 70 years. Brother of Mrs A. Gilmour (Sarah Jane), Aramoho

Mr JOHN HARRIS
Happy in the knowledge of a well spent life, John Harris, of Havelock North, yesterday went peacefully to his rest.
Born at Calstock, Cornwall, in 1857, the son of the late Joseph Harris, he was brought to New Zealand, a child in arms, by his parents, who landed in Auckland in 1958 from the ship 'Harewood.'
Leaving school at the age of 14 years, he worked on a farm in the extreme north of Auckland and afterwards spent a short period of his boyhood mining at the Thames. At the age of 16 years he came to Hastings and then proceeded to Wanganui. In 1878 he settled in Woodville, where he resided until 8 years ago, when retiring from farm work, he came to live in Havelock North.
At Woodville in 1888. he took up the management of the late Hon. J. D. Ormond's estate, which he conducted in conjunction with two farms of his own. He was a member of the Woodville Jockey Club, the Woodville Domain Board, the Woodville A. and P. Society and the Pahiatua Licensing Committee. He was the first, or one of the firs, chairmen of the Woodville County Council.
On coming to Hawke's Bay he was elected a member of the H. B. Hospital Board and became chairman of the Old Peoples' Home at Parke Island. In the good work of caring for the sick and aged, he threw the remaining years of his life with a devotion which made him an outstanding figure, loved and admired by his acquaintances, especially those who were associated with him in this work and above all by the old people at the Home, who by his death, have lost their greatest friend.
As his worth has been recognised during his residence in Hawkes Bay, so it has been all through his life and the old residents of Woodville will have remembrance of him as a kindly comrade, a man of the strictest integrity and a nature's gentleman.
He was married married twice, his first wife, who predeceasing him by about 30 years, gave issue to four sons and four daughters. One son, Alick, was killed during the war and one daughter, the late Mrs E. Ebbett, of Hastings, died a few years ago. Surviving his are his widow, three sons - Messrs John Harris (Hastings), Alfred and Percy Harris (Woodville) and Mrs Walters, Wanganui, to whom, with Mr Joe Harris, his brother, the deepest sympathy in their bereavement is extended by a large circle of friends.

MASONIC BRETHREN are requested to attend the Funeral of the late Brother John Harris (of Lodge Ruahine No 80, Woodville) leaving his late residence, Napier Road, Havelock North, for the Havelock North Cemetery, on Thursday, the 25th inst., at 2 p.m. ARCHD. TURNER, Secretary, Heretaunga Lodge No 73.

Bereavement Notice I Thank all kind friends for their expressions of sympathy and contributions of sympathy and contributions of wreaths. To Dr Reeve and Nurse Jones I convey my heartfelt gratitude for the devoted services. (Signed) Mrs John Harris, Havelock North.
The late Mr Harris was a member of the Masonic Order and the interment, with Masonic rites, will be at the Havelock North Cemetery at 2 o'clock to-morrow (Thursdday).