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John Harris

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John Harris

Birth
Woodville, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Death
7 Dec 1935 (aged 50)
Woodville, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand
Burial
Woodville, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand Add to Map
Plot
Plot 56, Block 17
Memorial ID
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Son of John Harris & his 1st wife, Mary Jane McDonald
He married Lorna May West in 1912
their known children
1914 - Ellen Esmee Harris
1915 - Dick Harris
1916 - Frances Joyce Harris
1918 - Frank Harris
1921 - 1944 Howard Harris
1923 - 1923 Lorna May Harris

Manawatu Standard, 9 Dec 1935
DEADLY FUMES - Tragedy At Woodville

COLLAPSE IN WELL .. Though extricated withing two minutes of his descent into a well which, with two companions, he was digging at Ormond Road, Woodville, on Saturday afternoon, Mr John Harris, a widower, aged 50, succumbed to the effect of carbon dioxide fumes which very nearly caused a second fatality. The tragedy occurred with remarkable swiftness.
Son of John Harris & his 1st wife, Mary Jane McDonald
He married Lorna May West in 1912
their known children
1914 - Ellen Esmee Harris
1915 - Dick Harris
1916 - Frances Joyce Harris
1918 - Frank Harris
1921 - 1944 Howard Harris
1923 - 1923 Lorna May Harris

Manawatu Standard, 9 Dec 1935
DEADLY FUMES - Tragedy At Woodville

COLLAPSE IN WELL .. Though extricated withing two minutes of his descent into a well which, with two companions, he was digging at Ormond Road, Woodville, on Saturday afternoon, Mr John Harris, a widower, aged 50, succumbed to the effect of carbon dioxide fumes which very nearly caused a second fatality. The tragedy occurred with remarkable swiftness.

Inscription

In Loving Memory Of
~ JOHN ~
Beloved Husband Of
Lorna May HARRIS
Died 7th Dec 1935
Aged 50 Years

Gravesite Details

Funeral Officiator: Mr J Stewart



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  • Created by: pkg
  • Added: Oct 2, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42636914/john-harris: accessed ), memorial page for John Harris (28 Feb 1885–7 Dec 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 42636914, citing Old Gorge Cemetery, Woodville, Tararua District, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand; Maintained by pkg (contributor 46968786).