Joseph Strelley Harris [SEP] date of birth
Joseph Strelley Harris
Joseph Strelley Harris (1811–1889) was a pastoralist in Western Australia. Between 1840 and 1888, he was a resident magistrate, serving in the towns of Williams, Toodyay, Busselton and Kojonup.
Early life.
Harris was born on 23 November 1811 to Dr Joseph Harris and Lucy ( Strelley). In 1833, he arrived with his parents at Fremantle on the "Cygnet", and moved to Guildford.
Drover and pastoralist.
In 1838 he was contracted to deliver mail from Albany
deeds. In May 1853 he married Christina Slade, the daughter of Frederick Slade, a former resident magistrate of the Toodyay district. By 1856 the couple had five children. Durlacher rose in the ranks of the public service becoming acting Registrar General and clerk to the Finance Board, and a justice of the peace. In 1860 his wife died giving birth to their sixth child, who did not survive.
In 1861 Durlacher was appointed resident magistrate of the Toodyay district, replacing Joseph Strelley Harris, who had been transferred to