Sarah Harrison's husband Thomas was the son of Mary Conrey Harrison. She had 19 children and lived to be a 101 in Pocklington. One of Mary Harrison's sons, Billy Harrison, was on stage at the old Empire Theatre in York. The boy went round shouting "ding dong your on". He was a great character in Pocklington and a good catholic, while serving with the East Yorkshire Regiment in India he played with Leo Dryden and William Godwin, composers, and well known in the theatrical circles in London.