The Harris Family Tree was originally started by Elizabeth Harris in the late 70's. Following a reunion of the Richard William Harris Branch (sixth) in 1980, Melville (her father) took it upon himself to collate all the data that was presented to him, and to compile it in to a book for the future generations. So it was that "The Harris Family of Australia, 1838-1980" was printed for distribution on Australia Day 1983.
Elizabeth & her brother, Bob, continued to expand the tree for the next 2 decades and at the time of Elizabeth's death in 2002, the tree had grown to 2500 entries. This was collated on an old DOS program and unsuitable for conversion to the more modern Windows system, so there had to be a big conversion. With the advent of better communication, computers and the internet, as well as the better availability of information, Bob has grown the tree to it's now over 20,500 individuals.
And it continues to grow! You are welcome to add your own information
It is hope our family members will take an interest in our family history and continue it's growth. It would be appreciated if members add to the tree, that Bob is notified so the master copy can also be updated.