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Hi....I'm trying to trace the parents of my nan, Heather Doris Harris. I believe her mother's name was Mabel Brooks, and her dad's name may have been John and they lived in London. Any leads will be gratefully received.

You don't give any idea of time frame or ages - is this your Nan's birth?

England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription

First name(s) HEATHER D
Last name HARRIS
Birth year 1921
Birth quarter 4
Registration month -
Mother's last name BROOKS
District WEST HAM
County Essex
Country England
Volume 4A
Page 694

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England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription

First name(s) JOHN T
Last name HARRIS
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1910
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ JOHN T HARRIS married
MABEL E BROOKS
District HACKNEY
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 1B
Page 891


The only other Harris/Brooks marriage coming up is in 1907 Battle, Sussex
Arthur Harris to Mabel Louisa Brook or Brooks

If that marriage is correct, maybe Mabel's birth??

Births Jun 1883 (>99%)
Brooks Mabel Emma West Ham 4a 10

EDIT:
Probably not - see next 2 posts.

Or maybe not.

This looks like the couple who married in 1910. He's a tailor cutter:


Mabel Eleanor Harris
in the 1911 England Census

Name: Mabel Eleanor Harris
Age in 1911: 26
Estimated birth year: abt 1885
Relation to Head: Wife
Gender: Female
Birth Place: Ompton, Kent, England
Civil Parish: St John-at-Hackney
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County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: 65 Greenwood Road, Hackney, Dalston N E
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 1
Estimated Marriage Year: 1910
Registration district: Hackney
Registration District Number: 11
Sub-registration district: South West Hackney
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Piece: 1111
Household Members:
Name Age
John Thomas Harris 48
Mabel Eleanor Harris 26

In which case, this is Mabel's birth:

Births Mar 1885 (>99%)
Brooks Mabel Eleanor Medway 2a 595

And maybe John?

Marriages Mar 1867 (>99%)
HARRIS John Thomas Eastry 2a 1034

Possibly John with a previous wife?? He's a Tailor Cutter.

John T Harres
in the 1901 England Census
Name: John T Harres
[John T Harris]
Age: 39
Estimated birth year: abt 1862
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Eliza PA Harres
Birth Place: Sheerness, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Hackney
Ecclesiastical parish: St Peter De Beauvoir Town
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: Hackney
Sub-registration district: South-West Hackney
ED, institution, or vessel: 32
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 228
Folio: 124
Page Number: 27
Household schedule number: 194
Household Members:
Name Age
John T Harres 39
Eliza PA Harres 35
Wilfred G J Harres 12
Stanley J W Harres 2

@greyghost....yes, that is the right transcript for my nan.

John Thomas Harris

in the 1891 England Census
Name: John Thomas Harris
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1861
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Eliza Harris
Gender: Male
Where born: Theerness on Dea
Civil Parish: Islington
Ecclesiastical parish: St Jude
Town: Highbury
County/Island: London
Country: England

Occupation: Tailor cutter <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Registration district: Islington
Sub registration district: Highbury
ED, institution, or vessel: 5
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 173
Folio: 150
Page Number: 39
Household Members:
Name Age
John Thomas Harris 30
Eliza Harris 26 - born Sheerness
Emily Eliza Harris 7
Ernest John Harris 4
Wilfred Geo James Harris 2
Charles Ernest Stevens 20 - tailor's apprentice

???

John Thomas Harris
in the London, England, Marriages and Banns, 1754-1921
Name: John Thomas Harris
Spouse: Eliza Sarah Ann Howard
Record Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Jun 1883
Parish: Holy Trinity, Chelsea
Borough: Kensington and Chelsea
Father Name: James Harris
Spouse Father: George Howard
Register Type: Parish Register

Eliza S A Howard

in the 1871 England Census
Name: Eliza S A Howard
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1864
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: George Howard
Mother's name: Caroline Howard
Gender: Female
Where born: Sheerness, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Minster
Ecclesiastical parish: Sheerness
Town: Mile Town Sheerness
County/Island: Kent
Country: England
Registration district: Sheppey
Sub-registration district: Minster
ED, institution, or vessel: 9e
Household schedule number: 167
Piece: 986
Folio: 55
Page Number: 27
Household Members:
Name Age
George Howard 30
Caroline Howard 29
Alice Mary Howard 9
Eliza S A Howard 7
Emma M Howard 5
Julia Howard 3
George H E Howard 1
William R J Howard 7 Months
Thomas Morgan 29 - boarder