The History of  the ancient family of  Harris from Devon and Cornwall

(including the South Hams, Devon - the web page of Bob Harris)

This page records many years of genealogical and historical research into the ancient family of Harris of Devon, Cornwall, my family, the families with whom they intermarried, or otherwise were associated, as well as other Harris families, and the houses, hamlets, villages and towns in which they lived in the south of England, the Channel Islands, and South Australia.

1. The ancient family of Harris

• The  early members of the family of Radford, Stone, Hayne, Lanrest & Aveton Giffard (First eight generations)
• Some brief details on Radford, Hayne and Lanrest
• Radford Manor – Harris and others
• Harris of Cornworthy
• Harris of Hayne allegiance to the Stuart Dynasty
• Harris at Ebrington and Creech St Michael
• Harris of Devon and Cornwall in Somerset and Gloucester
• John Harris and Elizabeth Johnson and Lands in Somerset
• Radford and Aveton Gifford Land acquisition
• The ancestry of Hugh Harris of Aveton Gifford
• The descendants of John Harris (Circa 1450) & Joan, daughter of Isabel Reswyk (First 8 generations)

2. An overview of my own family history from 1758

• General article on the history of the family
• Descendants of John Wyatt Harris (1758+)
• Early history of the family at Holbeton (1600 - 1700s)
• Family tree - poem by Lorraine Phillips (nee Harris)

3. South Hams, Devon, England

• Details of some of the parishes of the South Hams
• Houses at South Milton (Sweets House)
• House at South Milton (Trutes)
• Other Houses at South Milton
• Details of my Harris family in the South Hams (c1790+)
• All Saints Church, South Milton
• John Harris and Salcombe
• The Harris family of Aveton Gifford
• Land purchased by the Harris family at Aveton Gifford
• Manorial lands at Aveton Gifford

4. The Channel Islands

• Details on the Channel Islands
• Church photos (St Peter) & (St Sampsons)
• Details of my Harris family in the Channel Islands
• The Nunnery, Alderney

4. South Australia

• Adelaide in the late 1800s
• Migration to South Australia

5. Links and recommended reading

6. Entries for other Families in the South Hams and Channel Islands

I welcome information and corrections and if you want any information on a Harris family, or a related family, in these locations or can help me with my research, please contact me

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(Updated March 2007)

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