Kenneth Farr Harker, CBE
1896 - 1970 (73 years)-
Name Kenneth Farr Harker Suffix CBE Birth 11 Jan 1896 Hull, , Yorkshire, England 
[1, 2] Gender Male Census 31 Mar 1901 Bridlington, , Yorkshire, England [3] Wyke Dene, Trinity Road - Henry Harker (32), head, Lamp Manufacturer.
Elizabeth, his wife, aged 30
Lawrence H Harker (9), son
Seymour C Harker (7) son
Kenneth F Harker (5) son
Theodore O Harker (0)(5 months), son
Annie Clayton (18) Niece,
and 2 servants Katherine Brown aged 27 and Emily Sampson aged 21 years.
Census 2 Apr 1911 Bridlington, , Yorkshire, England [4] 1 Trinity Road - Henry Harker (43), head, Merchant General, born Hull
Elizabeth, his wife, aged 42 years, born Hull
Lawrence Henry Harker (19) son, born Hull
Seymour Caley Harker (17), son, born Hull
Kenneth Farr Harker (15), son, born Hull
Theodore Oliver Harker (10), son, born Bridlington
and 1 servant Marian Sellers aged 20 years.
_UID C96458D005844DB2A5C7D08FA8C0802BBB47 Burial Jan 1970 Parish Church, Goudhurst, , Kent, England Death 8 Jan 1970 Cranbrook, , Kent, England [1] Person ID I48516 The Maw Family Tree Last Modified 25 Oct 2017
Father Henry Harker, JP, b. 29 Mar 1869, 9 Barmston Street, Hull, , Yorkshire, England d. Between Jul and Sep 1960, Bridlington, , Yorkshire, England (Age ~ 90 years) Mother Elizabeth Farr, b. 17 Jan 1869, 125 High Street, Hull, , Yorkshire, England d. 3 Jun 1946, Bridlington, , Yorkshire, England (Age 77 years) Marriage 19 Feb 1891 St John the Baptist, Newington, Hull, Yorkshire, England [5, 6] - (Source : Certified Copy of entry of Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Newington, Hull:
19th February 1891 Henry Harker, age 21, Bachelor, Traveller residing 60 Sandringham Street, Father Joseph Harker,deceased, Foreman and: Elizabeth Farr age 22 Spinster residing 60 Sandringham Street, Father Edward Maw Farr, Manufacturer. In the presence of Alfred Harker & Rachel A Grasby") [Rachael Anderson Farr 1859-1945 was Elizabeth Farr's older sister]
Credit: Charles Kenneth Sommerville Harker
First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Farr
Birth year 1869
Age 22
Marital status S
Residence 60 Sandringham Street
Marriage year 1891
Marriage date 19 Feb 1891
Marriage place Newington, St John the Baptist
Spouse's first name(s) Henry
Spouse's last name Harker
Spouse's birth year 1870
Spouse's age 21
Spouse's marital status B
Spouse's occupation Traveller
Spouse's residence 60 Sandringham Street
Father's first name(s) Edward Maw Farr
Father's occupation Manufacturer, Deceased
Spouse's father's first name(s) Joseph Harker
Spouse's father's occupation Foreman, Deceased
By licence or by banns B
Witness 1 Alfred Harker
Witness 2 Rachel A Grasby
County Yorkshire (East Riding)
Country England
Archive East Riding Archives & Local Studies Service
Archive reference PE34/27
Event type Marriages
Event year range 1884-1891
Page 244
Record set Yorkshire Marriages
Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
Subcategory Parish Marriages
Collections from England, United Kingdom
Transcription © Findmypast
M15614 - Marriage Henry Harker & Elizabeth Farr 19021891
M15614 - Marriage Henry Harker & Elizabeth Farr 19021891
film 7909335, frame 01246Family ID F15614 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Ellen Watson Greenlees Sommerville, b. Abt 1890, Moniave, Dumfrieshire, Scotland, England d. 11 Nov 1917, District Bridlington (Age 27 years) Marriage 26 Jan 1917 Wellington U.F. Church, Glasgow, , Lanark, Scotland 
M15649 - Marriage Kenneth Far Harker and Ellen Watson Greenlees Sommerville - 26 Jan 1917
M15649 - Marriage Kenneth Far Harker and Ellen Watson Greenlees Sommerville - 26 Jan 1917
Credit: Charles Kenneth Sommerville HarkerChildren 1. Lt Col, RA Robert "Bob" Kenneth Sommervile Harker, b. 7 Nov 1917, Lloyds hospital, Bridlington, , Yorkshire, England d. May 2001, Pembury, , Kent, England (Age 83 years)Family ID F15649 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Oct 2017
Family 2 Mary "Molly" Mansfield, b. Abt 1911 d. 15 Dec 1939, Hutton Nursing Home, Croydon, , Surrey, England (Age 28 years) Marriage Apr-Jun 1935 District Westminster [7] Family ID F15651 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Oct 2017
Family 3 Elizabeth H. De Ardely, b. 19 Sep 1916 d. 12 Jun 1982, District Haymarket (Age 65 years) Marriage Jan-Mar 1947 District Westminster [8] _STAT 1960 Divorced Children 1. Living Family ID F15652 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 Oct 2017
- Henry Harker (32), head, Lamp Manufacturer.
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Photos 
I48509 - I48516 - I48520 - Three Generations of Harkers on Horseback
I48509 - I48516 - I48520 - Three Generations of Harkers on Horseback
Left - Kenneth Farr Harker (1896-1960)
Centre - Henry Harker (1869-1960)
Right - Robert Kenneth Sommerville Harker (1917-2001)
Credit: Charles Kenneth Sommerville HarkerI48516 - Kenneth Farr Harker (1893-1969)
I48516 - Kenneth Farr Harker (1893-1969)
Credit: Charles Kenneth Sommerville Harker
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Notes - Robert Harker (his son) wrote in his family history notes in May 1990 :
He married Ellen Watson Greenlees Sommerville of Moniave, Dumfries, Scotland in 1917. Ellen Sommerville was the third daughter of William J. Sommerville ( who died 11th November 1896, aged 50 years) and Mary Colville Greenlees ( born 23rd april 1850 ; died 28th February 1913 aged 62 years) of "Bardanach", Moniave.
They are buried at Moniave, the incription on their grave reads " John Sommerville, died 11 Nov 1896 age 50 and our dear mother Mary Colville Sommerville died 28 Feb 1913 age 62 and their youngest son Robert Greenlees Sommerville L/Cpl H.L.I. Glasgow Highlanders died in service in Flanders 18th July 1915 and their daughter Ellen Watson Greenlees wife of K.F.Harker Lt. R.F.A who died at Bridlington, Yorks. 11th November 1917 and interned here."
My uncle Robert , after whom I was christened , is named in the Regimental Roll of Honour kept at Edinburgh Castle.
Dad served as a Lieut. In the Royal Field Artillery, East Yorks Yeomanry, part of the time in Salonica during the Great War. Kenneth was a trooper in the East Riding of Yorkshire Yeomanry and was granted a commission in the 2nd Northumbrian Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
He then joined his father (Henry) in the ship broking firm of Harker, Shield & Co, based in Hull, and then the Argo Shipping Agency based in Hull and Breman, which bought out Harker,Shield & Co..
Note: The outbreak of WW2 killed off the firm as its major business was between the UK and Hamburg in Germany
During WW2 he was called to work in the United Kingdom Commercial Corporation,a Government body that organised supplies to the war areas. He was involved in projects in Egypt, Persia, the Middle East, including the building of the road across the desert from from Basra (Iraq) to Russia, and the N Africa landings.
Kenneth was awarded the C.B.E for his wartime work.
Between the wars and during my childhood Dad tought me a vast amount about, sailing, riding, hunting, showjumping and horse management.
In 1929 he was Vice Commodore and in 1932 Rear Commodore of the RYYC Royal Yorkshie Yacht Club )
Kenneth, and son Robert, won many cups with the Royal Yorkshire Yacht Club. We owned, at various times the yachts: Lethe, Lalage, Piccanny, Yilt, Prudence, and a small motorboat.
After the war ( WW2) Dad spent some time in India with the India Steamship Co.Then, in about 1946, he went to Sydney, Australia, as a business consultant.
In 1947 Kenneth married Elizabeth D'Ardley, the ex wife , I believe, of a US Senator.
Kenneth and Elizabeth had a daughter Wendy whilst living in Australia.
Kenneth and Elizabeth's marriage broke up about August 1960.
Kenneth and Wendy returned to England in about 1960 and came to live at Sissinghurst, Kent, where he took up dairy farming.
He had a stroke on Boxing day 1969 and died 3 days before his 74th birthday."
Kenneth is buried at the Parish Church, Goudhurst, Kent.
- Robert Harker (his son) wrote in his family history notes in May 1990 :
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