Nehemiah Harris 16/12/1857 (General)
Nehemiah was my great grandfather. I have his dob from the 1939 register. I can trace him from 1881 census onwards but I am unable to find him in 1871 and 1861. I cannot find him on the birth index but he was born in Varnister. Can anyone help please?
Sue Buttimer nee Wade
Nehemiah Harris 16/12/1857
by Peter Preece 
, Saturday, January 14, 2017, 16:21 (2657 days ago) @ Sue Buttimer
On Ancestry you can find Nehemiah on all censuses from 1861 to 1911.
He was baptised in Ruardean on 6.1.1858. He died Mar 1941 aged 82.
His parents were James and Fanny. On the 1861 census his name is spelt
Naniha.
Hope this helps.
Peter Preece
Nehemiah Harris 16/12/1857
by shepway , Saturday, January 14, 2017, 16:55 (2657 days ago) @ Peter Preece
Here are transcripts from Ancestry for 1861 and 1871 Census:
1861 Census.
Salter Street, Berkeley, Gloucestershire.
Household Number Given Name Surname Relationship Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Birth City Birth County Birth Country
117 James Harris Head 21 1840 Male Berkeley Gloucestershire England
117 Fanny Harris Wife 26 1835 Female Tetbury Gloucestershire England
117 Milson Harris Son 5 1856 Male Gloucestershire England
117 Naniha Harris Son 3 1858 Male Gloucestershire England
117 George Harris Son 1 1860 Male Gloucestershire England
Occupation of James Harris: Police Constable.
1871 Census;
Police Station, Dursley.
Household schedule number Given Name Surname Relationship Age Estimated Birth Year Gender Birth City Birth County Birth Country
138 James Harris Head 37 1834 Male Ruerdum Gloucestershire England
138 Fanny Harris Wife 39 1832 Female Telbury Gloucestershire England
138 Wilson Harris Son 15 1856 Male Ruardean Gloucestershire England
138 Herriah Harris Son 13 1858 Male Ruardean Gloucestershire England
138 George Harris Son 11 1860 Male Gloucester Gloucestershire England
138 Ellen Harris Daughter 8 1863 Female Dursley Gloucestershire England
138 Albert Harris Son 6 1865 Male Berkeley Gloucestershire England
138 Walter Harris Son 4 1867 Male Berkeley Gloucestershire England
138 Henaersth Harris Daughter 2 1869 Female Berkeley Gloucestershire England
138 John Harris Son 3 Months 1871 Male Dursley Gloucestershire England
139 John Thomas Prisoner 31 1840 Male Ireland
Occupation of James Harris: Sergeant of Police.
Mike
Nehemiah Harris 16/12/1857
Thanks Mike -I now know the name of my great great grand father and the fact he was a police constable
Nehemiah Harris 16/12/1857
by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Saturday, January 14, 2017, 21:30 (2657 days ago) @ Sue Buttimer
Hi Sue and welcome to the forum & website.
I've just googled your G-G-Grandad James Harris and have also found he's been mentioned in past threads on this forum, for example see this one
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=24502
Towards the bottom is a post by a Doug Harris who's apparently related to you. He's not been on the forum for a year or two, but his blue envelope icon is still displaying as "active", so if you wanted you can send him a private email message direct into his computer's inbox, in case he doesn't visit the forum to see your posts.
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=user&show_user=21707
There is an excellent website about the history of the Glos Police, it shows several James Harris' as having served over the years. I think this one MAY be yours, but please browse the various lists and check for yourself, especially if you have more proof regarding his age and place of birth, as Mike's Census' transcriptions aren't conclusive. This one was born abt 1834 in Ruardean;
Warrant; Joined; Name; Age; Height; Occupation; Where born; Highest rank; Reason for leaving Force.
1652; 1-5-1859; HARRIS James; 25; 5ft 10; Miner, Ruardean, Coleford, Glos; Sergeant 11-2-1869; Superannuated 1-10-1875 on 10d per day.
see http://gloucestershirepolicearchives.org.uk/content/finding-your-police-ancestors/archi...
http://gloucestershirepolicearchives.org.uk/
Another mention of James on the Dursley history forum, maybe this is from Doug as well.
http://ccgi.dursleyglos.plus.com/forumdg/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=83
That Dursley site also has some history and pictures of Dursley Police Station.
http://www.dursleyglos.org.uk/html/dursley/public/police/police_station.htm
If you're wondering why he served in Dursley, it's not that far away from the Forest. In those days the County force was managed as eight Districts, including one for Bristol. Immediately across the Severn from the Forest was the Dursley District, see this map
http://gloucestershirepolicearchives.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/early-glos.jpg
The early history of the County Force is here
http://gloucestershirepolicearchives.org.uk/content/how-it-all-began/in-the-beginning
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You may have seen that Nehemiah Harris is also mentioned in this prior forum thread, it shows you're not the first to struggle to find him in the earlier Census'.
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/fodmembers/index.php?mode=thread&id=5245#p5247