James FLEMING & Jessie HARRIS

[dorliz]

Thanks for the Welcome Dave.
I have had contact with a direct descendant of Russel Dowling Harris and she was as surprised as I was at the info on this thread - we are hoping this is the answer for us as to what happened to Jessie - whether she married James or not is a mystery. Seems as though all may not have been a bed of roses in that relationship - by the way, her grandmother Mary Ann McCash was from Perthshire, so maybe that is part of the reason they went to Scotland. Mary Ann and William would have been free by 1850 so there would be not need to seek permission to marry.
Whatever the reasons I do hope this is our Jessie as it would be nice to think she did not meet with foul play when when she disappeared from the train.
Dorothy

[DaveHam9]

I think it is Jessie but I'd really like a bit more evidence.

I've not done much on William & Mary Ann. It's getting way off my main lines so I don't know when they received CP or became free.

A signature of the minister crossed out and no witneses makes me wonder why that 1846 entry ended up being indexed.

[dorliz]

Hi Dave,
being new here I just don't know how to go about this, my contact re: Jessie Harris is a third cousin on my Harris-McCash line. She has emailed me and asked how she can get in touch with you, as she is not a member of the forum,
how do we go about that, as she is a direct descendant of Russell Dowling Harris she is most interested in this information you have turned up.
Dorothy

[DaveHam9]

Hello Dorothy,

PM sent.

Dave

[dorliz]

Hi,
I have located a marriage for James and Jessie
NSW 12508/1959 Murwillumbah

Death for Jessie Qld. 1975 B86527

Dorliz

[DaveHam9]

That is a very late registration. Wonder why that date.

[dorliz]

hi Dave,
have located a death for Lydia Isabella Fleming
d. Redfern 1930/1950
Perhaps she and James never divorced so James waited till after she had passed to marry Jessie.
This is the only reason I can think of.
Dorliz

[DaveHam9]

That is one possible explanation.

FLEMING Lydia Isabella Death notice 14FEB1950 Death 69 late of Kensington Sydney Morning Herald 15FEB1950

The Sydney Morning Herald - Wednesday 15 February 1950 p.30
DEATHS
FLEMING Lydia Isabella.-February
14, 1950 at hospital late of 98 Tod
man Avenue Kensington loved mother
of Roy and mother in law of Kathleen
and sister of Robert, William, Elizabeth
Thompson and Mary (Mrs Robey) aged
69 years.

FLEMING-The Relatives and Friends
of the late LYDIA ISABELLA
FLEMING of 98 Todman Avenue Ken-
sington are invited to attend her Fune-
ral, to leave the St Peters Church
Bourke Street, East Sydney This Day
(Wednesday) after Service to commence
at 2 30 p m , for the Church of Eng-
land Cemetery Botany _
CHARLES KINSELA PTY LTD .
A F D A Est 1830
Taylor Square Darlinghurst.

[DaveHam9]

Death Death 106143/1980 FLEMING ROY SIMPSON - JAMES - LYDIA ISABELLA

FLEMING Roy Simpson Death notice 01SEP1980 Death late of Little Beach, via McMasters Beach Sydney Morning Herald 03SEP1980


Birth 28181/1912 FLEMING ROY S - JAMES - LYDIA I - COWRA

[dorliz]

Well obviously Lydia never remarried so that would probably be the reason - they never divorced hence the late marriage for James and our Jessie.
The address at Todman Ave. is a block of flats now, had an Aunt live in Todman Ave. many years ago, opposite W.D. & H.O. Wills.
some wonderful old homes have been pulled down to make way for higher density housing by the look of it.
Dorliz