Ernest Moreland Harrison was born at Seaton Snook, West Hartlepool, in 1898, and baptised in Stockton on Sepember 7th, 1898. His parents were Thomas and Jane Ann Harrison.
The 1911 Census shows Thomas (a Tees Pilot), and Jane living at No.10, Charles Street, Seaton Carew, with their children Thomas Howe (aged 21, Apprentice Tees Pilot), Margaret Elizabeth Moreland (15), Hilda May (? - 13), Ernest Moreland (11), Alfred Howe (9), and Reginald (6).
At the time of Ernest's loss, his parents address is given as No.51, Hind Street, Stockton.
