William Harrison

William Harrison b. 31 Mar 1825 Anyart, Co Monaghan, Ireland d. Mangapai 13 Aug 1916 m. Rockmarshall Dundalk Ireland 14 Dec 1858 to Annabella Moore b. 14 Dec 1833 Dundalk Ireland d. Mangapai 9 Oct 1866 2nd wife Jane Donaldson d. 1916 Annabella died young - 33 years old		Elizabeth Mary Harrison m. Mangapai 25 Dec 1882 to George Murray
		Margaret Ann Harrison m. Waipu 30 Dec 1895 to Samuel R MacAllister
		Charlotte Letitia Harrison d. 4 Jan 1924

RETURN OF ALL MAIL CONTRACTS WITHIN THE PROVINCE OF AUCKLAND. "The dates of commencement and termination of all the undermentioned contracts are respectively the 1st of January and 31st of December, 1856.
Limestone Island (Wangarei Harbour), and 9 miles, once weekly, by boat, 4|d. per mile, £26 per anuum, William Harrison.
Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXII, Issue 2691, 2 March 1866

On January 9, at All Saints' Church, Auckland, by the Rev. E. N. Bree, Mr. William Harrison, late of Anyart, Castleblayney. Ireland, to Jane, eldest daughter of the late John Donaldson, Esq., Milltown, Newry
Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3290, 1 February 1868

Murray- Harrison. On Christmas Day, by the Rev. A. Mackintosh, George Murray, Ruarangi to Lizzie Mary, daughter of William Harrison, Mangapai.
New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6590, 1 January 1883

MCALLISTER-HARRISON.-On December 30, at the residience of the bride, by the Rev. G. Jones, Waipu, Samuel R McAllister, second son of William McAllister, Sunnyside, Mangapai, to Margaret Ann, second daughter of William Harrison, Anyart, Mangapai.
New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10036, 24 January 1896

Mr William Harrison, the ''Father of Mangapai," now a very old man, still retains a wonderful vitality and a keen interest in the affairs of his district. When riding along the Mangapai Waipu road on Friday an "Advocate" representative came upon the old gentleman sitting by the roadside about a mile from his home, evidently contemplating the delapidated condition of an old bridge. "What on earth brings you away out here in this unpleasant weather, Mr Harrison?" asked our reporter. "I'm just waiting," replied the veteran, "for the Prime Minister and Mr Mander to come along to see what can be done about this bridge.'' Mr Harrison is now in his 90th year, and still looks hale and hearty. He believes in living as quietly as he can, but, to use his own words he "does just enough work about the place to keep mind and body well, and always keeps regular hours. He has been an abstainer all his life, except on certain occasions when his medical adviser insisted on small doses of spirits "which" (Mr Harrison declared) "I do believe was flavoured with tobacco or some other vile stuff.
Northern Advocate , 27 April 1914

The death occurred on Saturday at Mangapai of Mr. William Harrison, one of the pioneer settlers of the district. Mr. Harrison, who had reached tbe advanced age of 92 years, was usually known as "the father of Mangapai," where he arrived in 1859, being among the first -white people to settle in the district. His wife predeceased him by only one month at the age of 91 years. The late Mr. Harrison walked to her funeral in spite of his advanced age on a raw, wet day. It is surmised that on that occasion he contracted a chill, which developed into bronchitis, and caused his death.
Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 194, 15 August 1916

On January 4. accidentally killed at Whangarei, Charlotte Letitia Harrison, the sister of M. McAllister and youngest daughter of the late William Harrison, Mangapai.
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18608, 16 January 1924