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Godfrey Harper 1783 – 1850 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1783

Birth Location: Willington, Wallsend, Northumberland

Death Date: 2 Apr 1850

Death Location: Willington Quay, Northumberland, England

Father: Thomas Harper

Mother: Elizabeth Wanlass

Spouse(s): Mary Fraker

Children(s): Thomas Harper, John Harper, Thomas Harper, Mary Harper

Godfrey Harper was born in 1783 in Willington, Wallsend, Northumberland, the child of Thomas Harper and Elizabeth Wanlass. In 1841, Godfrey Harper resided in Willington, Willington, Northumberland, England. Godfrey Harper married Mary Ann Fraker, and had children including Thomas Harper, John Harper, Thomas Harper, Mary Harper. Godfrey Harper passed away in 1850 in Willington Quay, Northumberland, England.

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Biography

  • Godfrey Harper was born in 1783 in Willington, Wallsend, Northumberland, the child of Thomas Harper and Elizabeth Wanlass.
  • In 1841, Godfrey Harper resided in Willington, Willington, Northumberland, England.
  • Godfrey Harper married Mary Ann Fraker, and had children including Thomas Harper, John Harper, Thomas Harper, Mary Harper.
  • Godfrey Harper passed away in 1850 in Willington Quay, Northumberland, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Harper
1754 –
Birth Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
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Elizabeth Wanlass
1753 –
Birth Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Spouses(s)

Mary Fraker
1790 – 1873
Birth Location: Wallsend, Northumberland, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Harper
1823 – 1824
Birth Location: Willington Quay, Wallsend, Northumberland, England
TH
John Harper
1825 – 1825
Birth Location: Willington, Wallsend, Northumberland, England
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Thomas Harper
1826 – 1909
Birth Location: Wallsend, Northumberland, England
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Mary Harper
1829 – 1902
Birth Location: Willington, Wallsend, Northumberland, England
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Godfrey Harper's Ancestors

Self
Godfrey Harper
1783 – 1850
Birth Place: Willington, Wallsend, Northumberland
Parents
Thomas Harper
1754 –
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Elizabeth Wanlass
1753 –
Newcastle upon Tyne
Grandparents
Mark HARPER
1723 –
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Eleanor\Elnor PILE\PYLL
1722 –
Northumberland, England
Benjamin Wanlass
1728 –
Gosforth,Northumberland,England
Elizabeth Mason
1724 –
Newcastle On Tyne, Northumberland, England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas HARPER
1689 – 1736
Isabell HADDRICK
1690 –
Godfrey\Godfra PILE\PYLL
1695 –
Mary \HUTON
1699 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Berthollume HARPER
1654 – 1709
Catherin\Kattron REAY
1662 – 1694
George Pyll
Mary MARLAY
1663 – 1710
John HUTTON\HUTON
1665 –
Ann
1670 –

Godfrey Harper's Descendants

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Godfrey Harper (1783 – 2 Apr 1850) m. Mary (Ann) Fraker (Abt. 1790 – 7 Nov 1873)
  1. 1. Thomas Harper (Abt. 1823 – abt 1824)
  2. 2. John Harper (May 1825 – Nov 1825)
  3. 3. Thomas Harper (1826 – 29 Jan 1909) m. Pauline (Elizabeth (Elizabeth)) Limpricht (1830 – Jun 1855) m. Ann (Eliza (Annie)) Laidler (Abt. 1838 – Jun 1900)
    1. 1. Thomas (Godfrey) Harper (Dec 1852 – 1911) m. Maria Astrop (Abt. 1853 – )
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Harper (29 Mar 1884 – Apr 1950)
      2. 2. James (Astrop) Harper (1886 – 24 Jul 1918) m. Ethel Billam (1 Jul 1889 – )
        1. 1. Lloyd Harper (26 May 1911 – 1 Jul 2001) m. Agnes Jordan (1 Dec 1909 – Nov 1992)
        2. 2. Godfrey Harper (14 Dec 1912 – 12 Jul 1986)
        3. 3. Elsie Harper (14 Nov 1916 – Apr 1986) m. John Hedley (18 Dec 1912 – )
        4. 4. Rita Harper (18 Nov 1918 – 21 May 2012) m. William ((Bill)) Morrow (Jan 1923 – 1 Mar 2011)
    2. 2. Henry (August) Harper (1854 – Mar 1855)
    3. 3. Ann (Eliza) Harper (1860 – Jan 1874)
    4. 4. Charles (George) Harper (Jan 1862 – 29 Apr 1937) m. Emily (Margaret) Williams (14 May 1871 – 15 Oct 1939)
      1. 1. George (Clifford) Harper (8 Aug 1900 – 3 Aug 1986) m. Georgette (Marie Aimee) Guéry (6 Mar 1897 – 4 Nov 1977) m. Margaret (R) M (Mar 1897 – )
        1. 1. Mary Harper (1926 – 2020) m. Andrew Malcolm
        2. 2. Dorothy (Rose Aimee) Harper (17 Nov 1929 – 1 Dec 1993) m. Frederick Bandet (3 Oct 1913 – 14 Jan 1990)
        3. 3. Edward Harper (1935 – 7 Sep 1976) m. Doreen (Scovell (?) (Not) Confirmed) (Abt. 1940 – )
      2. 2. Emily (Gwladys) Harper (17 Aug 1905 – 24 Oct 2003) m. Sydney (Wallace) Smith (2 Aug 1908 – 23 Nov 1985)
      3. 3. Nancy Harper (11 Apr 1908 – Jul 2006)
    5. 5. Ellen Harper (1864 – 10 Jul 1947)
    6. 6. Alfred Harper (Jan 1865 – 15 Mar 1938) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Shackell (26 Jun 1866 – Jul 1944)
      1. 1. Francis (Mary) Harper (17 Jun 1891 – 9 Aug 1978) m. Robert (Ashton) Jackson (15 Aug 1886 – 6 Feb 1950)
        1. 1. Margaret (E) Jackson (23 Apr 1916 – 29 May 1985)
      2. 2. Thomas Harper (30 Jun 1893 – Oct 1971)
      3. 3. Muriel Harper (1895 – 24 May 1946) m. Eric (James Harlow) Kitchin (20 Jan 1895 – 18 Apr 1967)
        1. 1. Helen (Mary) Kitchin (22 Sep 1922 – 7 Nov 2003) m. Edgar (Harold) Bickersteth (15 Aug 1908 – 18 Mar 1993)
        2. 2. John (Leslie Harlow) Kitchin (11 Oct 1924 – 24 Jan 1982) m. Maud (C) Coutant
        3. 3. Patricia (Harlow) Kitchin (Jan 1927 – ) m. Alexander (John) Painter (17 Jun 1924 – 2011)
      4. 4. Alfred (Trevor) Harper (18 Jul 1897 – 9 Jan 1960) m. Doris (Davona) David (20 Oct 1899 – 12 Jul 1988)
        1. 1. Bridget (Elizabeth) Harper (1935 – 12 Dec 2014)
        2. 2. Harper
      5. 5. Philip (Stanley) Harper (21 Oct 1898 – 19 Apr 1954) m. Margery (Caroline Anna) Roberts (5 Jun 1900 – 19 Dec 1959)
        1. 1. Anne (Carol) Harper (1925 – 20 Apr 2015) m. Howard (Eric) Young (3 Jan 1911 – 22 Feb 1980)
        2. 2. Faith (Mary) Harper (23 Jun 1936 – Jul 1997) m. Nevil (John Eugene) Chaplin (3 Apr 1924 – 30 Jun 1984)
    7. 7. Percy Harper (5 Jul 1866 – 27 Oct 1943)
    8. 8. Fanny Harper (April 1869 – )
    9. 9. Emma (Louisa) Harper (26 Dec 1870 – 17 Jul 1940)
    10. 10. Reuben Harper (Oct 1871 – 18 Feb 1929) m. Jessie (Hurlbatt) Shackele (9 Nov 1873 – 22 Apr 1948)
      1. 1. Alan (Reuben) Harper (27 Oct 1905 – 12 Oct 1972)
    11. 11. Catherine (Mary) Harper (abt 1874 – 30 Dec 1953) m. John (George) Crawford (11 Sep 1866 – 19 Feb 1960)
      1. 1. Alfred Crawford (14 Jan 1901 – 24 Jun 1997) m. Patricia Bernacchi (17 Mar 1908 – 3 Feb 2008)
        1. 1. James (Robert) Crawford (23 Jan 1935 – 27 Jan 1990) m. Jocelyn (Radcliffe (Not) Confirmed) (Abt 1931 – Abt. 2004)
        2. 2. Thomas (R) Crawford (07 Dec 1936 – 2 Jan 1956)
        3. 3. Crawford
      2. 2. Catherine (Nancy Dove) Crawford (5 Oct 1903 – 20 Apr 1984)
    12. 12. Alice Harper (Apr 1875 – ) m. Leonard (Gray) Castle (31 Aug 1882 – )
      1. 1. Harold (E) Castle (Jan 1915 – Mar 1915)
      2. 2. Mary (W) Castle (Jan 1916 – Apr 1924)
    13. 13. Mary (Winifred) Harper (4 Nov 1876 – 16 Nov 1951)
  4. 4. Mary Harper (Dec 1829 – 6 Aug 1902) m. William Laidler (1830 – 12 Sep 1858) m. William Hetherington (1838 – October 1891)
    1. 1. Thomas Laidler (13 Jul 1851 – 14 Jul 1916) m. Sarah (Ann) Brown (1856 – 4 Jun 1921)
      1. 1. Annie Laidler (15 Feb 1878 – Jan 1960)
      2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Laidler (21 Nov 1879 – Jan 1934) m. John (Jarvis) Smith (Abt. 1880 – )
        1. 1. Florence (Margaret (Florie)) Smith (16 Apr 1904 – 5 Oct 1982) m. James (John) Carter (9 May 1912 – Jul 1972)
        2. 2. Alice (Mary) Smith (Oct 1906 – )
      3. 3. John (Ruttven) Laidler (27 Feb 1882 – Mar 1941) m. Ann\e (Thompson) Murphy (4 Sep 1879 – Sep 1944)
        1. 1. Sydney Laidler (10 Feb 1910 – Jun 1960) m. Margaret Dobson (28 Oct 1913 – Dec 2002)
      4. 4. Sarah Laidler (18 May 1884 – 1 Jan 1945) m. Albion (Heckels) Bains (1 Dec 1880 – Dec 1944)
        1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Bains (25 Apr 1913 – 12 Apr 1994)
        2. 2. Vera Bains (2 Jun 1915 – 10 Jul 1994) m. Thomas (Wilson) Jackson (27 Mar 1913 – 25 Sep 1988)
      5. 5. Ethel Laidler (9 May 1887 – 1 Feb 1970) m. Henry (Evans) Gibson (26 Nov 1884 – Jun 1959)
        1. 1. Ethel (Maud) Gibson (abt 1909 – )
        2. 2. Henry (Evans) Gibson (9 May 1912 – 1 Sep 1982) m. Mary (Hannah) Duffield (8 Oct 1918 – 30 Jun 1991)
        3. 3. Thomas (Laidler (Tom)) Gibson (Jan 1919 – ) m. Athelinda Thompson (Jul 1920 – 25 Apr 2019)
      6. 6. Thomas Laidler (13 May 1889 – 22 May 1973) m. Mary (Hannah) Johnson (abt 1885 – 1968)
        1. 1. Frederick (Johnson) Laidler (11 May 1921 – Apr 2013) m. Marjorie (Beryl) Burgmann (27 Jun 1922 – )
      7. 7. Henry (Daniel) Laidler (31 Aug 1891 – 13 Mar 1980) m. Mary (Alice) Gibson (16 Apr 1888 – 25 Sep 1968)
        1. 1. Doris (Gibson) Laidler (1 Aug 1913 – 10 May 1994) m. Charles (Joyce) Cranston (24 Mar 1913 – 1982)
        2. 2. Thomas Laidler (abt 1922 – 8 Oct 2010)
        3. 3. Mary (Jean) Laidler (18 Nov 1922 – 18 Nov 2019) m. William (Henry) Hollins (1917 – May 2004)
        4. 4. Henry (Gibson) Laidler (12 April 1925 – 22 Oct 2015) m. Judith (Marion) Beacom (29 Jan 1927 – 3 Sep 2020)
        5. 5. Ruth (Isabel) Laidler (13 Aug 1927 – 13 Oct 2009) m. Stuart Kirby (abt 1924 – 2002)
        6. 6. Eunice (Sarah) Laidler (13 Aug 1927 – 20 Apr 2005) m. Joseph (Arthur Norman (Norman)) Theriault (21 Feb 1925 – 5 JAN 2012)
        7. 7. Evelyn (May) Laidler (abt 1929 – )
      8. 8. William Laidler (24 Feb 1894 – 11 Jun 1951) m. Janet Firmstone (Apr 1900 – 29 Aug 1991)
      9. 9. Matthew (Johnson) Laidler (16 Mar 1896 – 22 May 1970) m. Lilian ((Lily)) English (Apr 1898 – Oct 1936) m. Mary (Alexandra) Hutson (9 Mar 1903 – 2 Jan 1981)
        1. 1. John (Andrew) Laidler (28 Jan 1927 – Sep 2003)
        2. 2. Brian Laidler (30 Jul 1938 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth Laidler (16 Aug 1855 – 21 Jul 1915) m. James Melton (11 Feb 1852 – 31 May 1906)
      1. 1. John (William) Melton (15 Sep 1876 – 08 Jul 1944)
      2. 2. Robert Melton (23 Oct 1878 – ) m. Hannah Elsender (1880 – Jan 1940)
        1. 1. Emma Melton (28 Mar 1899 – Jan 1951) m. William (John (Billie)) Shaw (4 Apr 1897 – )
        2. 2. Annie Melton (abt 1902 – )
        3. 3. Hannah Melton (abt 1904 – )
        4. 4. Elizabeth Melton (abt 1907 – )
        5. 5. Isabella Melton (abt 1910 – Feb 1982)
        6. 6. Lily Melton (1911 – Abt. 1982)
        7. 7. James Melton (1914 – )
        8. 8. John (Robert) Melton (1916 – )
        9. 9. Samuel Melton (15 Mar 1920 – )
      3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Melton (15 Jun 1880 – 02 Feb 1963) m. William (Welsh) Burridge (11 Oct 1878 – 27 May 1971)
        1. 1. James Burridge (4 Sep 1899 – Feb 1996) m. Olive (Edina) Blackett (6 Jul 1899 – Mar 1945)
        2. 2. Elizabeth Burridge (24 Jul 1901 – 8 Jan 1989) m. William Tagg (21 Jul 1900 – Jan 1971)
        3. 3. Robert Burridge (11 Dec 1902 – 30 May 1988) m. Flora Robertson (17 Sep 1903 – 25 Jul 1973) m. Elsie (Marjorie) Selston (10 July 1908 – 8 Dec 1998)
        4. 4. Mary (Isabella) Burridge (7 Apr 1906 – 10 Feb 1996) m. Percival (A) Anderson (23 Mar 1906 – Sep 1985)
        5. 5. Margaret Burridge (20 Jun 1908 – 29 Sep 1991) m. George Kirkwood (11 Dec 1902 – 24 Oct 1964)
        6. 6. Lily Burridge (29 Aug 1910 – 6 Jan 1994) m. Thomas Pringle (5 Aug 1909 – 23 Jan 1992)
        7. 7. Amelia (Louise (Minnie)) Burridge (23 Apr 1913 – Sep 1995) m. William (Henry Richard) Scott (abt 1906 – 23 Nov 1940) m. Stanislaw ((Stan)) Rotkiewicz (15 März 1909 – 21 Sep 1973) m. Roberts
        8. 8. Catherine Burridge (30 Aug 1915 – 22 Sep 1991) m. Robert Melaney (Mar 1916 – 8 Jul 1988)
        9. 9. Charlotte Burridge (7 Jan 1918 – 5 Nov 1995) m. Norman Greensitt (18 Dec 1914 – Jul 1981)
        10. 10. Evelyn Burridge (13 Feb 1920 – 6 Jul 2014) m. John (Michael (Jack )) Byrne (22 Nov 1920 – 19 Sep 1992)
        11. 11. William Burridge (3 Apr 1922 – 13 Jun 2005) m. Minnie Ralph (25 Nov 1922 – Jul 1980)
      4. 4. Isabella Melton (13 Dec 1884 – 8 Dec 1945)
      5. 5. James Melton (January 1887 – 31 Dec 1956) m. Jemima (Rose) Baker (9 Sep 1886 – Apr 1967)
        1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Melton (16 Jun 1908 – 9 Oct 1992)
        2. 2. James (Edward) Melton (May 1910 – Oct 1910)
      6. 6. Edward Melton (25 May 1897 – Jun 1958) m. Frances (Annie) Edgar (22 May 1895 – Apr 1980)
        1. 1. Thomas (Edward) Melton (21 Dec 1916 – Jan 1998) m. Olive (M) Allan (9 Apr 1918 – Feb 1999)
        2. 2. Leslie Melton (1920 – ) m. Janine (M) Seago (Oct 1945 – )
    3. 3. John (Godfrey) Laidler (Jul 1858 – )
    4. 4. William Hetherington (1863 – )
    5. 5. Isabella (Mary) Hetherington (1867 – )
    6. 6. Charles Hetherington (1869 – )

Godfrey Harper's Timeline

4 Records

1783
1783
Birth of Godfrey Harper in Willington, Wallsend, Northumberland
Willington, Wallsend, Northumberland
1783
18 May 1783
Godfrey Harper was baptized in St Andrew Par Reg and Nonconf ,Newcastle Upon Tyne,Northumberland,England
St Andrew Par Reg and Nonconf ,Newcastle Upon Tyne,Northumberland,England
1841
1841
Age 58
Godfrey Harper resided here in Willington, Willington, Northumberland, England
Willington, Willington, Northumberland, England
1850
2 Apr 1850
Age 67
Death of Godfrey Harper in Willington Quay, Northumberland, England
Willington Quay, Northumberland, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1783
    Event Place: Willington, Wallsend, Northumberland
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 827; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Willington; County: Northumberland; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 22; Page: 6; Line: 16; GSU roll: 438890

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 18 May 1783
    Event Place: St Andrew Par Reg and Nonconf ,Newcastle Upon Tyne,Northumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Willington, Willington, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1841 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 827; Book: 3; Civil Parish: Willington; County: Northumberland; Enumeration District: 3; Folio: 22; Page: 6; Line: 16; GSU roll: 438890

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Wallsend, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1850
    Event Place: Willington Quay, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
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