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Elsie Harper 1916 – 1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1916

Birth Location: Tynemouth, Northumberland

Death Date: Apr 1986

Death Location: North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England

Father: James Harper

Mother: Ethel Billam

Spouse(s): John Hedley

Children(s):

In 1916, Elsie Harper entered the world in Tynemouth, Northumberland, born to James Astrop Harper and Ethel Billam. In 1939, Elsie Harper resided in Northumberland, England. Elsie Harper married John Hedley. Elsie Harper passed away in 1986 in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Biography

  • In 1916, Elsie Harper entered the world in Tynemouth, Northumberland, born to James Astrop Harper and Ethel Billam.
  • In 1939, Elsie Harper resided in Northumberland, England.
  • Elsie Harper married John Hedley.
  • Elsie Harper passed away in 1986 in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elsie Harper's Ancestors

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Elsie Harper
1916 – 1986
Birth Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland
Parents
James Astrop Harper
1886 – 1918
Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Ethel Billam
1889 –
Jarrow, Durham, England
Grandparents
Thomas (Godfrey) Harper
1852 – 1911
Newcastle, Northumberland, England
Maria Astrop
1853 –
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
George Billam
1848 – 1926
Berwick, Northumberland, England
Maggie Wakinshaw
1848 – 1895
Blaydon, Durham, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Harper
1826 – 1909
Pauline Limpricht
1830 – 1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Godfrey Harper
1783 – 1850
Mary Fraker
1790 – 1873
August Limpricht
Isabella Edmondson

Elsie Harper's Timeline

3 Records

1916
14 Nov 1916
Birth of Elsie Harper in Tynemouth, Northumberland
Tynemouth, Northumberland
1939
1939
Age 23
Elsie Harper resided here in Northumberland, England
Northumberland, England
1986
Apr 1986
Age 70
Death of Elsie Harper in North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England
North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1916
    Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland
    Record Source:
    [1] England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2; Page: 987
    [2] England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Reference: Volume 10b, Page 441
    [3] UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923
    [4] 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2952D

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1939 England and Wales Register, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1939 Register; Reference: RG 101/2952D

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Apr 1986
    Event Place: North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007, General Register Office; United Kingdom; Volume: 2; Page: 987

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