HARWIN, John

1811 - 1871  (59 years)   Has no ancestors but 36 descendants in this family tree.

SCARFF, Maria

1815 - 1901  (86 years)

Birth	1815	Marham, Norfolk
Christened	1 Oct 1815	Marham, Norfolk
Died	1901	Romford, Essex, England
Family 1	HARWIN, John,   b. 26 Oct 1811, Watlington, Norfolk, England
Married	30 Jul 1839	Marham, Norfolk
Children	1. HARWIN, William,   b. 10 Oct 1838, Marham, Norfolk   2. HARWIN, Sarah,   b. 1840, Watlington, Norfolk, England   3. HARWIN, John,   b. 1842, Watlington, Norfolk, England   4. HARWIN, Robert,   b. 9 Dec 1843, Watlington, Norfolk, England   5. HARWIN, Alfred Edwin,   b. 1844, Downham Registration District, Norfolk   6. HARWIN, Henry,   b. 1846, Watlington, Norfolk, England   7. HARWIN, Mary,   b. 1847, Watlington, Norfolk, England   8. HARWIN, Anne,   b. 1849, Watlington, Norfolk, England   9. HARWIN, Hinson,   b. 1851, Watlington, Norfolk, England   10. HARWIN, Charles,   b. 5 May 1853, Downham Registration District, Norfolk   11. HARWIN, Jane,   b. 1855, Watlington, Norfolk, England   12. HARWIN, Edward,   b. 1857, Downham Registration District, Norfolk
Children	1. HARWIN, Susan,   b. 1834, Marham, Norfolk   2. HARWIN, Frederick,   b. 1837, Marham, Norfolk

HARWIN, William

1838 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	10 Oct 1838	Marham, Norfolk
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	HARWIN, John,   b. 26 Oct 1811, Watlington, Norfolk, England
Relationship	natural
Mother	SCARFF, Maria,   b. 1815, Marham, Norfolk
Relationship	natural
Married	30 Jul 1839	Marham, Norfolk
Family	THORPE, Emma,   b. Between 1838 and 1841, Stow, Norfolk, England

HARWIN, Sarah

1840 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1840	Watlington, Norfolk, England
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	HARWIN, John,   b. 26 Oct 1811, Watlington, Norfolk, England
Mother	SCARFF, Maria,   b. 1815, Marham, Norfolk
Married	30 Jul 1839	Marham, Norfolk

HARWIN, John

1842 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1842	Watlington, Norfolk, England
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	HARWIN, John,   b. 26 Oct 1811, Watlington, Norfolk, England
Relationship	natural
Mother	SCARFF, Maria,   b. 1815, Marham, Norfolk
Relationship	natural
Married	30 Jul 1839	Marham, Norfolk

HARWIN, Robert

1843 - 1934  (91 years)

Birth	9 Dec 1843	Watlington, Norfolk, England
Died	23 Dec 1934	Walsoken, Norfolk
Buried	27 Dec 1934	Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
Father	HARWIN, John,   b. 26 Oct 1811, Watlington, Norfolk, England
Mother	SCARFF, Maria,   b. 1815, Marham, Norfolk
Married	30 Jul 1839	Marham, Norfolk
Family	FENDLEY, Alice,   b. 3 Aug 1845, Watlington, Norfolk, England
Married	1 Nov 1867	Watlington, Norfolk, England
Children	1. HARWIN, Sarah Jane,   b. 1868, Walsoken, Norfolk   2. HARWIN, Eliza Alice,   b. 1870, Walsoken, Norfolk   3. HARWIN,   b. 1873, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire   4. HARWIN, Horace Marwick,   b. 1875, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire   5. HARWIN, Emma,   b. 1875, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire   6. HARWIN, Emma,   b. 15 Aug 1877, Walsoken, Norfolk   7. HARWIN, Fred,   b. 12 Dec 1879, Walsoken, Norfolk   8. HARWIN, Charles,   b. 1881, Walsoken, Norfolk   9. HARWIN, Ada,   b. 1883, Walsoken, Norfolk   10. HARWIN, Ethel Maud,   b. 9 Aug 1887, Walsoken, Norfolk

HARWIN, Alfred Edwin

1844 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1844	Downham Registration District, Norfolk
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	HARWIN, John,   b. 26 Oct 1811, Watlington, Norfolk, England
Relationship	natural
Mother	SCARFF, Maria,   b. 1815, Marham, Norfolk
Relationship	natural
Married	30 Jul 1839	Marham, Norfolk

HARWIN, Henry

1846 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1846	Watlington, Norfolk, England
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	HARWIN, John,   b. 26 Oct 1811, Watlington, Norfolk, England
Relationship	natural
Mother	SCARFF, Maria,   b. 1815, Marham, Norfolk
Relationship	natural
Married	30 Jul 1839	Marham, Norfolk
Family	WATTS, Jane,   b. Between 1846 and 1849, Terrington St. Clement, Norfolk

HARWIN, Mary

1847 - 1878  (31 years)

Birth	1847	Watlington, Norfolk, England
Died	26 Feb 1878	West Ham Registration District, Essex
Father	HARWIN, John,   b. 26 Oct 1811, Watlington, Norfolk, England
Mother	SCARFF, Maria,   b. 1815, Marham, Norfolk
Married	30 Jul 1839	Marham, Norfolk
Family	JERRY, Joseph,   b. Between 1843 and 1844, Hollom, Norfolk, England
Married	23 Apr 1864	Watlington, Norfolk, England
Children	1. JERRY, Joseph,   b. 1864, Downham Registration District, Norfolk   2. JERRY, Mary Jane,   b. 12 Mar 1866, Plaistow, Essex, England   3. JERRY, Nance,   b. Between 1868 and 1869, Tydd St. Giles, Cambridgeshire, England   4. JERRY, Fred,   b. 1870, Tydd St. Giles, Cambridgeshire, England

HARWIN, Anne

1849 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1849	Watlington, Norfolk, England
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	HARWIN, John,   b. 26 Oct 1811, Watlington, Norfolk, England
Mother	SCARFF, Maria,   b. 1815, Marham, Norfolk
Married	30 Jul 1839	Marham, Norfolk
Family	MORGAN, John,   b. Between 1846 and 1847, Clifton, Bedfordshire, England
Married	1868	Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire

HARWIN, Hinson

1851 - 1934  (83 years)

Birth	1851	Watlington, Norfolk, England
Died	1934	St. Faiths Registration District, Norfolk
Father	HARWIN, John,   b. 26 Oct 1811, Watlington, Norfolk, England
Relationship	natural
Mother	SCARFF, Maria,   b. 1815, Marham, Norfolk
Relationship	natural
Married	30 Jul 1839	Marham, Norfolk
Family 1	SMITH, Anna Maria,   b. Abt 1850, Briningham, Norfolk, England
Married	1870	Walsingham, Norfolk, England
Family 2	MOY, Sarah Ann,   b. Abt 1833, Hindolveston, Norfolk, England
Married	1878	Aylsham Registration District, Norfolk
Family 3	PALFY, Maria
Married	1915	St. Faiths Registration District, Norfolk, England
Children	1. HARWIN, Dorothy,   b. 1916

HARWIN, Charles

1853 - 1943  (89 years)

Birth	5 May 1853	Downham Registration District, Norfolk
Died	1943	Nottingham Registration District, Nottinghamshire
Father	HARWIN, John,   b. 26 Oct 1811, Watlington, Norfolk, England
Mother	SCARFF, Maria,   b. 1815, Marham, Norfolk
Married	30 Jul 1839	Marham, Norfolk
Family	BRADBURY, Thirza,   b. 1854, Moulton, Lincolnshire, England
Married	15 May 1873	Whaplode, Lincolnshire. England
Children	1. HARWIN, Samuel John,   b. 1874, Wisbech Registration District, Cambridgeshire   2. HARWIN, Kate,   b. 1877, East Ward, Westmorland, (Cumbria), England   3. HARWIN, Ada,   b. 1879, East Ward, Westmorland, (Cumbria), England

HARWIN, Jane

1855 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1855	Watlington, Norfolk, England
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	HARWIN, John,   b. 26 Oct 1811, Watlington, Norfolk, England
Mother	SCARFF, Maria,   b. 1815, Marham, Norfolk
Married	30 Jul 1839	Marham, Norfolk
Family	WOOLSEY, Henry,   b. Between 1848 and 1849, Glasgow, Scotland
Married	1872	Downham Registration District, Norfolk

HARWIN, Edward

1857 - 1867  (10 years)

Birth	1857	Downham Registration District, Norfolk
Died	Mar 1867	Watlington, Norfolk, England
Father	HARWIN, John,   b. 26 Oct 1811, Watlington, Norfolk, England
Mother	SCARFF, Maria,   b. 1815, Marham, Norfolk
Married	30 Jul 1839	Marham, Norfolk

• Name	HARWIN, John
  Birth	26 Oct 1811	Watlington, Norfolk, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	8 Feb 1871	Watlington, Norfolk, England
  	Event Description: Watlington, Norfolk (shoe maker/railway servant
  Person ID	I2297	Edgoose
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	SCARFF, Maria,   b. 1815, Marham, Norfolk d. 1901, Romford, Essex, England (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	30 Jul 1839	Marham, Norfolk
  Children	1. HARWIN, William,   b. 10 Oct 1838, Marham, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. HARWIN, Sarah,   b. 1840, Watlington, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown   3. HARWIN, John,   b. 1842, Watlington, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. HARWIN, Robert,   b. 9 Dec 1843, Watlington, Norfolk, England d. 23 Dec 1934, Walsoken, Norfolk (Age 91 years)   5. HARWIN, Alfred Edwin,   b. 1844, Downham Registration District, Norfolk d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. HARWIN, Henry,   b. 1846, Watlington, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. HARWIN, Mary,   b. 1847, Watlington, Norfolk, England d. 26 Feb 1878, West Ham Registration District, Essex (Age 31 years)   8. HARWIN, Anne,   b. 1849, Watlington, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown   9. HARWIN, Hinson,   b. 1851, Watlington, Norfolk, England d. 1934, St. Faiths Registration District, Norfolk (Age 83 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. HARWIN, Charles,   b. 5 May 1853, Downham Registration District, Norfolk d. 1943, Nottingham Registration District, Nottinghamshire (Age 89 years)   11. HARWIN, Jane,   b. 1855, Watlington, Norfolk, England d. Yes, date unknown   12. HARWIN, Edward,   b. 1857, Downham Registration District, Norfolk d. Mar 1867, Watlington, Norfolk, England (Age 10 years)
  Family ID	F969	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

• Notes

  JOHN HARWIN 1811-1871 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT: Thanks to Rhys Whatmore (rhys@dwhatmore.freeserve.co.uk) and Beryl Anne Evans (Berylanne@aol.com) for the bulk of the HARWIN family information on this site. He was born on 26 October 1811 and baptised at Watlington, Norfolk, on 11 November the same year. He married Maria SCARFE at Marham Church on 30 July 1839. Witnesses were William GOODERSON and Mary SCARFE. He was described as the son of William HARWIN, shoemaker. Maria SCARFE was the daughter of Jonas SCARFE, labourer. According to Rhys Whatmore John HARWIN and Maria SCARFE had three children before they married, the third being baptised on the very day of the wedding. He was a shoemaker in 1841. The 1851 census lists the following at Watlington, Norfolk: *John HARWIN, head, aged 38, Railway Servant, born Watlington, Norfolk; Maria HARWIN, wife, aged 27, born Marham, Norfolk; Frederic HARWIN, son, aged 13, born Marham, Norfolk; William HARWIN, son, aged 12, born Marham, Norfolk; Sarah HARWIN, daughter, aged 10, born Watlington, Norfolk; John HARWIN, son, aged 8, born Watlington, Norfolk; Robert HARWIN, son, aged 7, born Watlington, Norfolk; Henry HARWIN, son, aged 6, born Watlington, Norfolk; Mary HARWIN, daughter, aged 5, born Watlington, Norfolk; Anne HARWIN, daughter, aged 3, born Watlington, Norfolk; Hurson HARWIN, son, aged 2 months, born Watlington, Norfolk. (HO107/1830/86/24). His daughter Jane was born in 1855. (source: Berylanne@aol.com) From the 1861 census of Fen Row, watlington, Downham, Norfolk: *John HARWIN, head, married, aged 49, railway signalman, born at Watlington, Norfolk; Myrina HARWIN, wif, married, aged 47, born at Marham, Norfolk; Robert HARWIN, son, unmarried, aged 17, agricultural labourer, born at Watlington, Norfolk; Henry HARWIN, son, unmarried, aged 15, coal seller, born at Watlington, Norfolk; Mary HARWIN, daughter, aged 13, agricultural labourer, born at Watlington, Norfolk; Ann HARWIN, daughter, aged 11, agricultural labourer, born at Watlington, Norfolk; Findson HARWIN, son, aged 9, agricultural labourer, born at Watlington, Norfolk; Charles HARWIN, son, aged 7, scholar, born at Watlington, Norfolk; Jane HARWIN, daughter, aged 5, scholar, born at Watlington, Norfolk; Edward HARWIN, son, aged 3, born at Watlington, Norfolk. (RG9/1258/12/17) He died at Watlington, Norfolk, on 8 February 1871. (source: Berylanne@aol.com) NOTES & QUERIES: Rhys WHATMORE wrote: "John HARWIN's father (William HARWIN) appears to have married Mary CLAXTON (a widow) on 13 May 1811 at Watlington. Witnesses were Susan HARWIN and Robert (HALDON??) William HARWIN is probably the one baptised (??) on 4 November 1778 at Watlington. Parents John and Martha. It looks as if the mother died in childbirth for there is also the burial (??) of Martha HARWIN, wife of John on this same date. The marriage of William's parents is probably the one on 16 October 1769 at Watlington of a John HARROWIN (a widower) to a Martha CHESNEY." (revised 17.02.2017)