First honorary member of the Inner Wheel Club of Edinburgh
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Jean Thomson Harris
Submitted by Rose on 4 October 2012 - 3:31pm
Revised: 17 February 2019 - 9:05pm — Rose
Other names:
Maiden name, Jean Thomson
Dates:
Born 8 Nov. 1881, died 9 Nov. 1963
Jean Thomson Harris was born in Edinburgh, the daughter of Anne Youngson, from Peterhead, and John Thomson, furniture packer, from Logiepert, Forfarshire. The family were living in Cumberland Street when Jean was born, and continued to live there until 1892 when they rented a flat in the newly built Comely Bank Avenue. Following her school education, Jean worked for a time as a lady’s maid for several well known families in the city. She and some other members of the family left Scotland and settled in North America. It was in Chicago that Jean met Paul Harris whom she married in 1910.