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Edwin Albert Harris (1866-1942), Angmering's Political Firebrand , by Neil Rogers-Davis, published 2002 (published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Pamphlets By & About Edwin Harris of Angmering, by Neil Rogers-Davis, published 2002 (published by the author) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Harris family history, by Patricia Calver, published December 2007 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 17 no. 8, article, pp.393-395) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508992] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

A narrative description of the descendants of Thomas Harris who married first Ann Easton in 1691 at Ninfield. After Ann died in 1697, Thomas married second Elizabeth Westbrook in 1702 and they had three sons.

Worthing at War: The Diary of C. F. Harriss, edited by Paul Holden, published 21 April 2010 (224 pp., Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd., ISBN-10: 1860776183 & ISBN-13: 9781860776182) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries

Of all the historical documents charting Worthing's past, few are more important than a wartime diary called 'Hotchpot', compiled with religious dedication by Broadwater resident C.F. Harriss. Mr Harriss was a retired lawyer who lived with his wife in Rectory Gardens throughout the Second World War, and his diary, now in the hands of West Sussex Library Service, charts in intimate detail the daily lives of people during this turbulent time. Mr Harriss hoped the giant tome, split into two volumes, would assist future historians attempting to probe through the mists of oblivion. He wrote, 'It was written at the time and so supplied an exact and vivid record of wartime life, a true and intimate example, in the colour of the moment, of what ordinary citizens felt, thought and said.' The diary is remarkable chiefly on account of Mr Harriss's literate and informed manner. As well as describing events in wartime Worthing, it provides what is almost certainly an accurate commentary on civilian morale as news of the progress of the war reaches a seaside town. The diarist is a 'character' and his personality inflects his account, but he is above all knowledgeable and articulate and his daily entries are a pleasure and an education to read. 'May 28, 1940. The Anglo-French army is retreating to the coast. It is fighting with extreme gallantry but the impression remains that its situation is almost desperate. England's turn is expected to come next by means of parachutists and bombing aircraft, then perhaps invasion. Last evening we watched Corporation employees erecting the barricades across Montague Place and South Street and other thoroughfares giving access to the sea. These consisted of bathing machines placed side by side and partially filled with shingle.'

Obstinate ancestors, by Rodney Carter, published December 2010 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 19 no. 4, article, pp.180-182) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508845] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

I am sure that I am not alone in having one or more very perverse ancestors who, for some unknown reason, persist in hiding their tracks to the frustration of the researcher. One miscreant in my wife's family was a case in point.
My wife's father had a line which followed back through various towns and villages in Sussex and all these ancestors were well behaved in that they were relatively easy to identify. I was, therefore, lulled into some complacency when I started looking for her maternal line.
So with some confidence I embarked on a search for my mother-in-law's father. I encountered him in my very early days of family history research and, when I got round to search for him, he proved a thorn in my side for many years. My wife's maternal grandfather was one William HARRIS.

Milling connections: the Harris family of Patcham, by Carolyn Wheeler, published March 2011 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 19 no. 5, article, pp.226-229) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 15860] & The Keep [LIB/508846] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.

I grew up in the village of Patcham in the 1940s and my father, Roy HARRIS, with his brother, Frank, ran HARRIS's bakery, grocers and post office. I was proud that the beautiful windmill, depicted on my school badge and a picturesque sight on the hill above the village, had been built by my great-grandfather, Joseph HARRIS. But knowledge of Joseph's background was sketchy: we believed that he had come from Lewes to Patcham, become apprenticed to a miller, learnt his trade and subsequently established a successful business, and that he had eventually died of pneumonia in 1903 after foolishly struggling up the hill to tend to the mill in a terrible storm.