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James Henry Harper 1863 – 1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 DEC 1863

Birth Location: St Mewan, Cornwall, England

Death Date: 3 OCT 1945

Death Location: St Stephen, Brannell, Cornwall, England

Father: Charles Harper

Mother: Elizabeth Smyth

Spouse(s): Hannah Sanders

Children(s): Philip Harper

In 1863, James Henry Harper entered the world in St Mewan, Cornwall, England, born to Charles Harper and Elizabeth Smyth. James Henry Harper married Hannah Sanders, and had children including Philip Charles Harper. James Henry Harper passed away in 1945 in St Stephen, Brannell, Cornwall, England.

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Biography

  • In 1863, James Henry Harper entered the world in St Mewan, Cornwall, England, born to Charles Harper and Elizabeth Smyth.
  • James Henry Harper married Hannah Sanders, and had children including Philip Charles Harper.
  • James Henry Harper passed away in 1945 in St Stephen, Brannell, Cornwall, England.

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James Harper's Ancestors

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James Harper
1863 – 1945
Birth Place: St Mewan, Cornwall, England
Parents
Charles Harper
1819 – 1898
St Mewan, Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Smyth
1826 – 1892
St Mewan, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
George Smyth
1786 – 1866
St Stephen, Brannell, Cornwall, England
Mary Crowle
1791 – 1844
St Stephen, Brannell, Cornwall, England
Great-Grandparents
William Crowle
1766 – 1832
Ann Cundy
1770 – 1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cundy
1733 – 1785
Jane Treneman
1742 – 1787

James Harper's Descendants

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James (Henry) Harper (20 DEC 1863 – 3 OCT 1945) m. Hannah Sanders (22 OCT 1864 – 7 MAR 1949)
  1. 1. Philip (Charles) Harper (ABT 1890 – 28 SEP 1971) m. Julia (Mary) Trudigan (1886 – 13 MAY 1975)
    1. 1. William (Theodore) Harper (7 FEB 1921 – 17 OCT 2005) m. Dorothy (May) Yedd (2 MAY 1927 – 25 AUG 2003)
      1. 1. Douglas Harper (AFT 1947 – )

James Harper's Timeline

2 Records

1863
20 DEC 1863
Birth of James Henry Harper in St Mewan, Cornwall, England
St Mewan, Cornwall, England
1945
3 OCT 1945
Age 82
Death of James Henry Harper in St Stephen, Brannell, Cornwall, England
St Stephen, Brannell, Cornwall, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 DEC 1863
    Event Place: St Mewan, Cornwall, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 OCT 1945
    Event Place: St Stephen, Brannell, Cornwall, England

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