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James Astrop Harper 1886 – 1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1886

Birth Location: Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England

Death Date: 24 Jul 1918

Death Location: France and Flanders

Father: Thomas Harper

Mother: Maria Astrop

Spouse(s): Ethel Billam

Children(s): Lloyd Harper, Godfrey Harper, Elsie Harper, Rita Harper

1886 marked the beginning of James Astrop Harper's life in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, to parents Thomas Godfrey Harper and Maria Astrop. Eventually, James Astrop Harper married Ethel Billam, and they welcomed Lloyd Harper, Godfrey Harper, Elsie Harper and Rita Harper. James Astrop Harper passed in 1918 at France and Flanders.

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Parents

Thomas Harper
1852 – 1911
Birth Location: Newcastle, Northumberland, England
TH
Maria Astrop
1853 –
Birth Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
MA

Spouses(s)

Ethel Billam
1889 –
Birth Location: Jarrow, Durham, England
EB

Children(s)

Lloyd Harper
1911 – 2001
Birth Location: Tynemouth, Northumberland, England
LH
Godfrey Harper
1912 – 1986
Birth Location: –
GH
Elsie Harper
1916 – 1986
Birth Location: Tynemouth, Northumberland
EH
Rita Harper
1918 – 2012
Birth Location: Cullercoats, Northumberland, England
RH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1886
    Event Place: Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, 1901 England Census, 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: Jul 1910
    Event Place: Tynemouth, Northumberland, United Kingdom
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Newcastle, St Michael, Heaton, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1901
    Event Place: Whitley, Whitley, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Whitley, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 Jul 1918
    Event Place: France and Flanders
    Record Source: UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919, UK, World War I Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923, Western Front Association; London, England; WWI Pension Record Cards and Ledgers; Reference: 092/0412/Har-Har
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