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Truth or Tale - Joseph Harry

Meeting Queen Victoria and Prince Albert



TRUTH OR FICTION - TALE OF JOSEPH HARRY MEETING QUEEN VICTORIA AND PRINCE ALBERT


On 6th September 1844, at St Michael's Mount, Cornwall where Joseph Harry 24yrs was ‘sparking’ with a young lady near the cliffs, they spotted Queen Victoria's majestic yacht Fairy, anchored nearby.[1] [2] The sight of an extraordinary engine house perched on the cliffs fascinated Joseph, as it seemed to defy gravity.




                    ST MICHAEL'S MOUNT AND CAUSEWAY, CORNWALL ENGLAND


 

Joseph noticed that the Prince Consort, Albert (who was known to have an inquisitive soul), had 

decided to explore this peculiar structure in a boat with five others rowing toward the treacherous rocks, but the young lady beside Joseph sensed danger and urged him to warn them.

Without hesitation, Joseph dashed down the cliff, frantically waving his hat. His timely warning redirected the boat, preventing a disastrous collision. He then stood amidst the waterway, guiding

them to safety.

 

He later saw the young Queen by herself on her yacht, observing her party's adventures on land.

The Prince Consort went off to visit a nearby mine, he was presented with copper specimens, that Joseph kindly offered to carry, back to the Queen's yacht earning the Prince's gratitude with a sovereign pressed into his palm.[3]

 

This ‘royal’ encounter left an indelible mark on Joseph's memory, fate played its hand once more when he married Jane who was with him on that day.[4] [5]    


Years later when Queen Victoria's Journals were made public, there was a sketch of a Cornish 

miner who bares an uncanny resemblance to Joseph Harry. Go check HERE and scroll down to the illustration dated 8th September 1846.


Until next time…thanks for reading!

 

Fiona

Sharing my passion for family history

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[1] Baptism, Joseph Harry, 16 Jan 1825, St Hilary Church Parish Register, St Hilary, Cornwall, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com, accessed 28 July 2023

[2] ‘Hugging and Kissing’ Robert Beard, Historical Dictionary of American Slang, alphadictionary, website, n.d., https://alphadictionary.com/slang/, accessed 29 July 2023

[3] Queen Victoria, 6 Sept 1844, Queen Victoria’s Journals, on-line, Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, website, n.d., http://www.queenvictoriasjournals.org/, accessed 25 July 2023

[4] Marriage, Joseph Harry & Jane Sampson, 8 July 1847, Perranuthnoe Church Parish Register, Perranuthnoe, Cornwall, England, Parish Registers, 1538 – 2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com,
accessed 30 July 2023

[5] Joseph Harry, An Interesting Reminiscence, Bendigo Advertiser, 26 January 1901, p 5, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page9091742 , accessed 29 July 2023         


BIBLOGRAPHY

 

Beard, R. (n.d.). Robert Beard. Retrieved July 29, 2023, from Historical Dictionary of American Slang: https://alphadictionary.com/slang/

Cornwall, England, Parish Registers, 1538-2010 for Joseph Harris. (n.d). Retrieved July 30, 2023, from Cornwall, England, Parish Registers, 1538-2010 for Joseph Harris: AncestryLibrary.com.au

England, Select Births and Christenings 1538 - 1975. (n,d,). Retrieved July 28, 2023, from Ancestry.com: AncestryLibrary.com.au.

Harry, J. (Ed.). (1901, January 26). An Interesting Reminiscence. (Bendigo Advertiser) Retrieved July 29, 2023, from Trove: http://nla.gov,au/nla.news.page9091742

Victoria, Q. (2012, May 24). Queen Victoria's Journals. (B. L. University, Producer, & Bodleian Libraries at Oxford University) Retrieved July 25, 2023, from queenvictoriasjournals.org: http://www.queenvictoriasjournals.org/home.do

 



 

 

 

 


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