Reilly Family History

Henry Harrison

Summary

full name: Henry Colden Antill Harrison
parents:
John Harrison and Jane Howe
born:  16 October 1836
died: 2 September 1929
married:
wife:

Details

Henry Colden Antill Harrison was known as the "father of football". His sister was Adela (Adelaide) Ann Harrison, who married James Henry Norcott. Henry may have been at the meeting chaired by Tom Wills when the first rules of the new Australian Football game were drawn up on 17 May 1859.

Read his biography here.