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Hugh Harper 1831 – 1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1831

Birth Location: Portadown, Armagh, Ireland

Death Date: 1 Jan 1874

Death Location: Yambuk, Victoria, Australia

Father: William Harper

Mother: Elizabeth Stothers

Spouse(s): Mary Fergus

Children(s): Janet Harper

Hugh Harper was born in 1831 in Portadown, Armagh, Ireland, the child of William Harper and Elizabeth Stothers. Hugh Harper married Mary Fergus, and had children including Janet (Jane) Harper. Hugh Harper passed away in 1874 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • Hugh Harper was born in 1831 in Portadown, Armagh, Ireland, the child of William Harper and Elizabeth Stothers.
  • Hugh Harper married Mary Fergus, and had children including Janet (Jane) Harper.
  • Hugh Harper passed away in 1874 in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Harper
1794 – 1837
Birth Location: Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
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Elizabeth Stothers
Birth Location: Armagh Parish, Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Fergus
1832 – 1918
Birth Location: Amargh, Ireland
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Children(s)

Janet Harper
1853 – 1917
Birth Location: Armagh, Northern Ireland
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Hugh Harper's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Harper
1831 – 1874
Birth Place: Portadown, Armagh, Ireland
Parents
William Harper
1794 – 1837
Belfast, Antrim, Ireland
Elizabeth Stothers
Armagh Parish, Armagh, Northern Ireland
Grandparents
James Harper
1740 – 1820
Augusta County, Virginia
Elizabeth Harper
1758 – 1799
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Harper's Descendants

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Hugh Harper (1831 – 1 Jan 1874) m. Mary Fergus (1832 – 2 Dec 1918)
  1. 1. Janet ((Jane)) Harper (1853 – 31 Jan 1917) m. Henry ((Robert) BREESE) (2GG) (About 1845 – 4th May 1927)
    1. 1. Thomas (D) Breese (1888 – 1961) m. Gertrude (S) Breese (1889 – 4 Jul 1982)
      1. 1. Louie (Alice) Atwell (1909 – ) m. Norman (Joseph) Atwell (14 Aug 1905 – 29 May 1959)
        1. 1. Mildred (Florence) Atwell (15 May 1927 – 1994) m. Ronald (Mervyn) Swan (22 Oct 1925 – 24 Apr 1984)

Hugh Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1831
1831
Birth of Hugh Harper in Portadown, Armagh, Ireland
Portadown, Armagh, Ireland
1874
1 Jan 1874
Age 43
Death of Hugh Harper in Yambuk, Victoria, Australia
Yambuk, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1831
    Event Place: Portadown, Armagh, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1874
    Event Place: Yambuk, Victoria, Australia
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