Eleanor Jane Harrsion (1872-1930) of Cookley, Kidderminster was formerly an assistant in a library. She was accepted as a missionary with the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in 1896 and served with the Fukien Mission in China until 1922. She was initially stationed at Kosangche. In 1902, she went to Tangtau on the island of Hai-tan to open a new station. She returned home in 1922 because of family circumstances but rejoined the CMS in 1929. She was murdered by bandits in China in 1930.
Reference: Register of missionaries (clerical, lay & female) and native clergy from 1804 to 1904 (Church Missionary Society, 1905 ).
From the guide to the Papers of Eleanor Harrison, 1896-circa 1938, (Birmingham University Information Services, Special Collections Department)
