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The Life of Alfred Harris, Son & Seventh Child of
John & Mary Jane Harris.
Alfred was Born in Woodville New Zealand on the 8th of June 1888 & Died at Awapuni Hospital Palmerston North on
the 10th of June 1968.
He was cremated at Kelvin Grove Cemetery and later his ashes were placed in his wife’s Grave in the "Old
Gorge Cemetery" at Woodville NZ.
Alfred grew up & went to School in Woodville.
Alfred Married Elsie Ada Clark at Woodville?? On the ?? of ??1913 & had three children, Henry Alfred, Ronald
& Mavis Elizabeth, all of whom got Married and lived in Woodville.
Alfred & Elsie were on a Dairy?? Farm situated at the corner of Ormond Road & Troup Road in Woodville.
Elsie was killed in a car Accident at age 46, after which Alfred moved to Hamilton,Rotorua & Finally Napier where he
lived with his sister Maud Dobbie in Campaign Street & worked on the Railway, leaving his grown up family in Woodville.
Alf moved from Napier to Palmerston North around 1956 where his son Ronald & Daughter Mavis, lived with their Families
at that time.
He first lived down Broadway Ave in a Sleepout, then moved to Brightwater Home & finally to Awapuni Hospital where
he Died, leaving behind his two Sons & Daughter plus Twelve Grandchildren.
Compiled 30 May 2006 by Trevor Harris