Benjamin Harrison

1812 - 1890  (77 years)

• Name	Benjamin Harrison
  Born	18 Oct 1812	Leeds
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	31 May 1813	St Peter, Leeds   [1]
  Occupation	Waterman
  Died	16 Jun 1890	Knottingley
  Buried	Knottingley Churchyard
  Person ID	I51680	Canal Family 1
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Harrison
  Mother	Jane King
  Married	29 Oct 1804	St Peter, Leeds   [2]
  Family ID	F16530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ann Smith,   d. Bef 1852
  Married	15 May 1834	St Peter, Leeds   [1]
  Children	1. William Harrison,   b. 22 Nov 1835, Leeds   2. Mary Jane Harrison,   b. 5 May 1837, Leeds   3. George Harrison,   b. 31 Jul 1840, Leeds   4. James Harrison,   b. 15 Dec 1841, Leeds   5. Ann Harrison,   b. 20 Jan 1844, Leeds   6. Thomas Harrison,   b. 8 Mar 1846, Kirkgate, Leeds   7. Emma Harrison,   b. 28 May 1848, Bowman Lane, Leeds   8. Mary Ann Harrison,   b. 27 Dec 1849, Holbeck, Leeds
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2026
  Family ID	F16695	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Lightholder,   b. 1807, Knottingley ,   d. Bef 1869  (Age < 61 years)
  Married	24 Jun 1852	St Peter, Leeds   [3]
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2026
  Family ID	F16536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Mary Rowbottom,   b. 1829, Knottingley
  Married	4 Oct 1869	Christ Church, East Knottingley   [3]
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2026
  Family ID	F16529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Parents' abode in baptism record given as Gibraltar, presumably Gibraltar Island Road, near the start of the Aire and Calder Navigation at Atkinson's Hill, just south-east of Leeds Canal Wharf. Baptism date given as birth date on MI.

  
  

• Sources

  [S373592] West Yorkshire CofE Births and Baptisms (Ancestry). [S373599] West Yorkshire CofE Marriages and Banns (Ancestry). [S010069] MC.