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Alexander Harper 1798–1854 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 January 1798

Birth Location: Newburn, Northumberland, England

Death Date: April 1854

Death Location: Sunderland, Durham, England

Father: Archibold **

Mother: Agnes Brown

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Alexander Harper was born in 1798 in Newburn, Northumberland, England, the child of Archibold Harper And Agnes Brown. Alexander Harper passed away in 1854 in Sunderland, Durham, England.

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Biography

  • Alexander Harper was born in 1798 in Newburn, Northumberland, England, the child of Archibold Harper And Agnes Brown.
  • Alexander Harper passed away in 1854 in Sunderland, Durham, England.

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Alexander Harper's Ancestors

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Alexander Harper
1798–1854
Birth Place: Newburn, Northumberland, England
Parents
Archibold Harper **
1761–1840
Bellingham, Northumberland, England
Agnes Brown
1760–1863
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Harper
1735–1781
Castle Garth, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, England
Elizabeth Wilkinson
1735–
Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
James Brown
1730–1806
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Fergus
1735–1842
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Brown
1705–
Agnes **
1708–
Andrew Fergus
1701–
Margaret Porter
1708–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brown
1672–
Mary Simme
1679–
Williame Murray
1686–
George Fergus
1675–
Janet Russell
1674–1749
James Porter
1673–
Catharine Smwin
1674–

Alexander Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1798
23 January 1798
Birth of Alexander Harper in Newburn, Northumberland, England
Newburn, Northumberland, England
1854
April 1854
Age 56
Death of Alexander Harper in Sunderland, Durham, England
Sunderland, Durham, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 January 1798
    Event Place: Newburn, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: April 1854
    Event Place: Sunderland, Durham, England

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