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Harrison
Family
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The
Harrison Family were boat builders in Ludham for 4
generations. The family boatyard was on the bank of
Womack Water. Here they built and repaired boats
including the Wherry "Zoe".
Harrison's Boatyard in 1881. Womack Water.
Confusingly, the
Harrison Family used the names William, Robert and
Roger in just about every generation so it is easy
to get confused. To help with this, here is a
family tree for the boat building branch of the
Harrison Family.
Notes on this tree:
Robert Harrison born 1756 is from his Father's
second marriage to Elizabeth Womack.
Some trees show Mary Moon as Mary Moor. We think
she was a Moon but we don't (at present)
understand her relationship to Sarah Moon.
You can also download the tree as a pdf by clicking
here.
The boat building appears to have started when
Arthur Womack, a boat builder took Robert Harrison
(b1756) as an apprentice. There is some evidence
that Robert lived with Arthur and may have been
adopted by him. Arthur was based at Hickling and
Robert went on to start the Harrison boatyard in
Ludham.
In the 1880s, Robert William Roger Harrison
emigrated to the USA taking with him his son
William Roger Harrison. They ended up in Toledo,
Ohio where they founded a new boatyard also called
Harrisons.
Two photographs showing Harrison's Boatyard in
Toledo, Ohio
The following document gives
details of the land owned by the Harrisons in
Ludham. There was farmland as well as the boatyard
and several houses:
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Henry
Robert Moon Harrison Boat builder of Ludham,
with 2nd part William Lake Miller of Ludham.
Mortgage Date 16th.April 1867.Between the
following lst part George Durrant,2nd part Henry
Negus Burroughes,3rd part
H.R.M.Harrison,4th.part,Sarah Harrison,5th Part
Alfred Kent and Bailey Leavins, To the sum of £640
and interest thereon.
Sold to H.R.M.Harrison with William Lake Freehold
for the sum of £710. 2nd June 1891.
FREEHOLD WAS AS FOLLOWS
Several cottages with Boat Builders Shop, Stables
and Buildings Yards Gardens and Pieces or Parcels
of Arable Pasture and Marsh land and Osier Ground
site being at Ludham, Together 12 Acres and 10
Perches according to Tithe Commutation Award.
THE SCHEDULE OF ABOVE REFERRED TO
type
group acre
rod perch
154 Jacko Meadow
Pasture
1
0
23
155 Jacko Meadow
Arable
1 14
156 House & Garden
Pasture 1
0 6
157 Stable & Yard
Pasture
18
158 House & Garden Pasture
1 12
159 Boat Factory
Pasture 1
29
160 Alder Carr
Wood
31
161 The Orchard
Pasture
30
197 Horse Fen
Pasture
1 1
19
237 Horse Fen
Pasture 6
3 14
736 Cottage & Garden Pasture
14
Total
12 0
10
EXECUTED by sd S.W.Corsbie
H.R.M.Harrison & W.Lake and attested.
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Fenside with the Barn,
Womack House with the Stables,
The Boat yard with Misty Morn
The boatyard continued to operate under various
owners until the recession in 1983 meant it was no
longer viable and the land was sold for housing.
Aerial View of the boatyard and land 1960s.
Womack House to the right.
The final incarnation of the boatyard as Womack
Cruisers
Parish Registers
Here is some information from the Parish Registers
relating to the Harrison Family:
All Ludham Burials from Parish Registers to
1900
Thomas HARRISON 14 Dec 1629
Ann HARRISON 30 Nov 1737
John HARRISON 8 Nov 1743
HARRISON 17 Jun 1744
Elizabeth HARRISON 12 Nov 1766
Sarah HARRISON 15 Apr 1777
Elizabeth HARRISON 10 Nov 1783
Elisabeth HARRISON 7 Dec 1785
John HARRISON 13 Aug 1788
Susannah HARRISON 03 May 1826
George HARRISON 05 May 1826
Mary HARRISON 12 Jul 1826
Robert HARRISON 05 Jun 1829
Roger HARRISON 09 Nov 1830
Robert HARRISON 31 Oct 1838
John HARRISON 26 Jun 1839
Sarah Jackson HARRISON 31 Jul
1840
Sarah HARRISON 15 Oct 1840
Sarah HARRISON 14 Nov 1849
Mary HARRISON 14 Jan 1850
Thomas George Church HARRISON 08
Feb 1856
Hannah Maria HARRISON 18 Feb
1858
Hannah Maria HARRISON 30 Oct
1861
Robert HARRISON 19 Sep 1866
Sarah HARRISON 23 Nov 1881
Henry Robert Moon HARRISON 07
Dec 1893
Elizabeth HARRISON 27 Jun 1894
Burials with Markers (includes the above)
C39 HARRISON Sarah, George, Mary
and Roger
Inscription on C39 - Sarah Harrison Died 9th April
1777 aged 20 years Joseph Jenkerson Died 24th June
1779 aged 52 years Sarah Jenkerson Died 6th
January 1787 aged 53 years George Harrison Died
28th April 1826 aged 26 years Mary Harrison Died
30th June 1826 aged 24 years Roger Harrison Died
2nd November 1830 aged 88 years Sarah Jenkerson
Died July 25th 1840 aged 41 years Also her infant
children
C40 HARRISON Rob't
Inscription on C40 - In memory of Rob’t Harrison
Who died 1st June 1829 Aged 72 years
Marriages Ludham
Robert HARRISON Mary
CROWE 10 Feb 1820
William HARRISON Rebecca
HADDON 10 Oct 1671
Roger HARRISON Sarah Jenkinson
HARRISON 12 May 1829
Roger HARRISON Sarah JENKENSON
(JENKERSON) 23 Aug 1774
Elizabeth HARRISON John
BISHOP 2 Jun 1766
Caroline HARRISON Israel Royal
GARRETT 19 Oct 1842 (see
our Garrett Page for
more information)
Caroline Harrison
Caroline married Israel Royal Garrett in Ludham.
She appears to come from a different branch of the
Harrison family and we cannot connect her with the
boat building Harrisons.
Her Father, William Harrison 1791-1866 was an
Excise Officer. Her Mother was Mary Ann Clarke
1796-1874
She is buried in Hickling Churchyard.
Sarah Jenkinson Harrison
We know that Sarah married Roger Harrison, but
exactly how the Jenkinsons (and other similar
spellings) fit into the family tree we don't know
for sure. We have some ideas and notes on the
subject. Please contact us for details. Our email
address is on our home page.
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