In 1891 Edward Harrington lived with his grandfather, a retired engine fitter, and 2 maiden aunts in Avenue Road, Portswood. Edward and his aunts were born in Calcutta. The same household was recorded in Avenue Road in 1901, and Edward was working as a commercial clerk.  

Harrington, E, advertised as a photographer at Avenue Road in the 1911 Kellys Directory and was listed in the census that year living with his aunts in Avenue Road. In 1912 Harrington married, and after advertising as a photographer for the last time in 1913, Harrington left Southampton.