Researching Paul Harriss
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1957 people with the Harriss surname? In that year Harriss was ranked number 1862 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Paul means "small" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Paul Harriss on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Paul Harriss and the Harriss Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Harriss Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Harriss family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 697 people with the Harriss surname in the UK? Harriss is now ranked number 3383 for popularity in the UK. |
Harriss Family History Databases
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Harriss Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Harriss surname in the USA? Harriss is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Harriss Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Paul Harriss. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Paul Harriss
Paul Harriss
Andrew Paul Harriss (born 11 August 1954) is a former Australian politician. He was a Liberal Party member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly from March 2014 to February 2016, representing the electorate of Franklin.
Harriss was an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1996 to 2014, amassing a lengthy conservative voting record. He resigned from the Legislative Council in 2014, a short time before the conclusion of his Legislative Council term, in order to contest the House of Assembly election as a Liberal. He had previously lost a race as a Liberal candidate at the 1996 Tasmanian election. After the Liberals won the 2014 election, he was appointed Minister for Resources. In that role, he generated criticism for his combative stance against environmentalists.
On 17 February 2016, Harriss announced that he was resigning from the Hodgman ministry and from the parliament, effective the next day. Kingborough Council councillor Nic Street was elected in a countback to fill the vacancy on 1 March 2016.
Source: Paul Harriss, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Harriss
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