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Robert Harper 1872–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1872

Birth Location: Brew, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

Death Date: 20 Feb 1947

Death Location: Hamilton, Hamilton City, Waikato, New Zealand

Father: Robert Harper

Mother: Grace Flaws

Spouse(s): Mary Woodhead

Children(s): Annie Harper, Walter Harper, Charles Harper, Robert Harper, Florence Woodhead

Robert Harper was born in 1872 in Brew, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland, the child of Robert Harper And Grace Flaws. In 1892, Robert Harper resided in Leeston, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand. Robert Harper married Mary Elizabeth Woodhead, and had children including Annie Mary Harper, Charles Harper, Florence Maude Woodhead, Robert George Harper, Walter Gordon Harper. Robert Harper passed away in 1947 in Hamilton, Hamilton City, Waikato, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Robert Harper was born in 1872 in Brew, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland, the child of Robert Harper And Grace Flaws.
  • In 1892, Robert Harper resided in Leeston, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • Robert Harper married Mary Elizabeth Woodhead, and had children including Annie Mary Harper, Charles Harper, Florence Maude Woodhead, Robert George Harper, Walter Gordon Harper.
  • Robert Harper passed away in 1947 in Hamilton, Hamilton City, Waikato, New Zealand.

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Robert Harper's Ancestors

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Robert Harper
1872–1947
Birth Place: Brew, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
Parents
Robert Harper
1839–1896
Noss, Dunrossness, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Grace Flaws
1845–1937
Ringasta, Shetland Islands, Scotland
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Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Harper's Descendants

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Robert Harper (10 May 1872–20 Feb 1947) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Woodhead (6 Sep 1890–17 Jan 1978)
  1. 1. Annie (Mary) Harper 1921–2013 m. William (Paul) Mitchell 1923–2009
  2. 2. Walter (Gordon) Harper 1930–1991 m. Nancy (Pearl) Corbett 1924–1999
  3. 3. Charles Harper 1923–1981 m. Norma (Galbraith) McGruer 1914–1987
  4. 4. Robert (George) Harper 1919–1991 m. Agnes Winifred 1926–1976
  5. 5. Florence (Maude) Woodhead 1911–2001 m. Albert (Wilfred) Truscott 1910–1979
    1. 1. Jennifer (Rose) Truscott 1948–1948

Robert Harper's Timeline

4 Records

1871
12 May 1871
Birth of Robert Harper in Brew, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
Brew, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
1872
10 May 1872
Birth of Robert Harper in Brew, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
Brew, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
1892
1892-1893
Age 20
Robert Harper resided here in Leeston, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
Leeston, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
1947
20 Feb 1947
Age 75
Death of Robert Harper in Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand
Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 May 1871
    Event Place: Brew, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1872
    Event Place: Brew, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1892-1893
    Event Place: Leeston, Selwyn, Canterbury, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, City & Area Directories, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; Collection Title: New Zealand City & Area Directories, 1866-1955; Directory: Wise´s New Zealand Post Office Directory

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1947
    Event Place: Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hamilton, Hamilton City, Waikato, New Zealand
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

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