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James Harper 1814 – 1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 JUN 1814

Birth Location: Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Death Date: 16 FEB 1884

Death Location: Banchory Ternan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Father: James Harper

Mother: Isobel Coutts

Spouse(s): Mary Rae

Children(s): Mary Harper

James Harper was born in 1814 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of James Harper and Isobel Coutts. James Harper married Mary Rae, and had children including Mary Harper. James Harper passed away in 1884 in Banchory Ternan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Harper was born in 1814 in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the child of James Harper and Isobel Coutts.
  • James Harper married Mary Rae, and had children including Mary Harper.
  • James Harper passed away in 1884 in Banchory Ternan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Harper
1791 – 1819
Birth Location: Kincardine O'Neill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Isobel Coutts
1790 – 1872
Birth Location: Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Mary Rae
1837 – 1879
Birth Location: Kincardine O'Neill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Mary Harper
1852 – 1918
Birth Location: Kincardine O'Neill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
MH

James Harper's Ancestors

Self
James Harper
1814 – 1884
Birth Place: Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Parents
James Harper
1791 – 1819
Kincardine O'Neill, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Isobel Coutts
1790 – 1872
Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Thomas Coutts
1760 – 1811
Banchory Ternan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Margaret Rose
1768 – 1868
(Scotland)
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Coutts
1731 – 1789
Isabel Henderson
1739 – 1792
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Henderson
1712 – 1812
Isobel Rogie
1727 – 1792

James Harper's Descendants

1.
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James Harper (27 JUN 1814 – 16 FEB 1884) m. Mary Rae (ABT 1837 – 23 DEC 1879)
  1. 1. Mary Harper (1852 – 27 FEB 1918) m. Charles Anderson (6 SEP 1846 – 29 FEB 1916)
    1. 1. Frances (M H) Anderson (1872 – BEF 1972)
    2. 2. Helen Anderson (29 OCT 1874 – 6 OCT 1941) m. Alexander Craigmile (6 FEB 1870 – 2 JUL 1943)
      1. 1. Marie (Theresa) Craigmile (26 JUL 1906 – 3 MAR 1972) m. Charles (Lincoln) Craigmile (11 NOV 1903 – 8 DEC 1993)
        1. 1. James (Carl) Craigmile (24 NOV 1936 – 20 FEB 2020)
    3. 3. Robert Anderson (1878 – BEF 1978)
    4. 4. Charles Anderson (1880 – BEF 1980)

James Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1814
27 JUN 1814
Birth of James Harper in Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
1884
16 FEB 1884
Age 70
Death of James Harper in Banchory Ternan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Banchory Ternan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 JUN 1814
    Event Place: Birse, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 FEB 1884
    Event Place: Banchory Ternan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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