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James Harper

James Harper

Male 1856 - Bef 1885  (< 28 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name James Harper 
    Birth Between Jul 1856 and Sep 1856  Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Fact Flags: Preferred
    Gender Male 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age: 24y 
    Address: High Cut End 
    • Relation to Head of House: Head
      Railway Clerk
    Occupation 3 Apr 1881  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Railway Clerk 
    Age: 24y 
    Reference Number B 0254b 
    Death Bef 1885 
    • When his wife remarries in 1885 she does so as Mary Harper, Widow.
      But I can't find a death suitable for him. [DS 05/03/2022]
      Fact Flags: Preferred
    Person ID I521  Simpson
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

    Father Living 
    Mother Living 
    Family ID F1088  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Woodburn,   b. 21 Apr 1862, Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 May 1936, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 15 Nov 1879  Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    • Other sources give 14th
    Children 
     1. Mary Ellen Harper,   b. 31 Aug 1880, Millom, Cumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1958, Butte, Montana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    Family ID F146  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Feb 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Between Jul 1856 and Sep 1856 - Whitehaven, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 Nov 1879 - Millom, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 24y,Address: High Cut End - 3 Apr 1881 - Millom, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Railway Clerk,Age: 24y - 3 Apr 1881 - Millom, Cumberland, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • In 1891 Census there is an Ellen Harper grand-daughter to Joseph & Mary Woodburn .
      Obviously she must be daughter of one of Joseph's daughters.
      Looked for birth of Ellen and found Mary Ellen in 1880
      Then looked for Harper-Woodburn marriage before that
      Found Mary Woodburn marrying James Harper

  • Sources 
    1. [S939] 1881 Census - RG 11/5196 F045 P23 - Harper, James, 23 Dec 2010.

    2. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 11 Jan 2017, 1856 JAS Whitehaven 10B 459.
      GRO Checked

    3. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 11 Jan 2017, 1879 OND Bootle 10B 899.

    4. [S4494] Marriage Entry - Woodburn, Mary - Harper, James, 27 Feb 2022.