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HARRISON, Ada
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Name HARRISON, Ada Birth 1877 Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
Gender Female Death Yes, date unknown Person ID I5399 Edgoose Last Modified 25 Feb 2026
Family TAFT, Thomas, b. 1867, Derby, Derbyshire, England
d. Yes, date unknown Marriage 1893 Derby Registration District, Derbyshire
Family ID F2190 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Jan 2026
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Notes - HARRISON, Ada (1877-????)
The birth of an Ada HARRISON was registered in 1877.
(GRO March Q 1877 Birmingham 6d 79)
She was presumably Edward WOODCOCK's daughter because Charles HARRISON had died in 1875.
Charles HARRISON's wife Sarah was described as a widow in the 1881 census return for 3 Haywood's Buildings, New Street, Aston, Warwickshire:
Sarah HARRISON, head, aged 32, widow, housekeeper, born at Ward End, Aston;
Charles H. HARRISON, son, aged 18, unmarried, labourer, born in Birmingham;
John HARRISON, son, aged 12, scholar, born in Birmingham;
Edward HARRISON, son, aged 8, scholar, born in Birmingham;
*Ada HARRISON, daughter, aged 5, scholar, born in Birmingham;
Arthur HARRISON, son, aged 2, born in Birmingham;
Albert HARRISON, son, aged 5 weeks, born in Birmingham;
Edward WOODCOCK, boarder, unmarried, aged 48, B smith striker, born N.K..
(RG11/3040/5/1)
The 1891 census of 16 Poole Street, Alvaston & Boulton, Derbyshire;
Edward WOODCOCK, head, married, aged 50, blacksmith's labourer, born in Birmingham;
Edward HARRISON, stepson, aged 18, blacksmith's labourer, born in Birmingham;
*Ada HARRISON, stepdaughter, aged 17, general domestic servant, born in Birmingham;
Arthur (no surname or relationship given), aged 12, scholar, born in Birmingham;
Albert (no surname or relationship given), aged 10, scholar, born in Birmingham.
(RG12/2721/99/12)
The marriage between Ada HARRISON and Thomas TAFT was registered in 1893.
(GRO December Q 1893 Derby 7b 827)
She lived in John Street, Derby, Derbyshire, for most of her life.
(source: Karen Mary Currie)
(revised 09.02.2026)
- HARRISON, Ada (1877-????)

