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Thomas William (Tom) Harper 1897 – 1967 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: October 1897

Birth Location: Napier, New Zealand

Death Date: 1967

Death Location: Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Father: William Harper

Mother: Eva Hollies

Spouse(s): Mabel JOHNSTONE

Children(s): William Harper, Gwen Harper, Jill Harper

Thomas William (Tom) Harper was born in 1897 in Napier, New Zealand, the child of William Thomas Prophet Harper and Eva Hollies. In 1928, Thomas William (Tom) Harper resided in New Zealand. Thomas William (Tom) Harper married Mabel Doreen JOHNSTONE, and had children including William Royston Harper, Gwen Elizabeth Harper, Jill Doreen Harper. Thomas William (Tom) Harper passed away in 1967 in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Thomas William (Tom) Harper was born in 1897 in Napier, New Zealand, the child of William Thomas Prophet Harper and Eva Hollies.
  • In 1928, Thomas William (Tom) Harper resided in New Zealand.
  • Thomas William (Tom) Harper married Mabel Doreen JOHNSTONE, and had children including William Royston Harper, Gwen Elizabeth Harper, Jill Doreen Harper.
  • Thomas William (Tom) Harper passed away in 1967 in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Harper
1866 – 1928
Birth Location: Plymouth, Devon, England
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Eva Hollies
1877 – 1966
Birth Location: Clive, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
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Spouses(s)

Mabel JOHNSTONE
1903 – 1963
Birth Location: Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
MJ

Children(s)

William Harper
1926 – 1986
Birth Location: Hastings, Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
WH
Gwen Harper
1929 – 2022
Birth Location: Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
GH
Jill Harper
1936 –
Birth Location: –
JH

Thomas Harper's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Harper
1897 – 1967
Birth Place: Napier, New Zealand
Parents
William Thomas Prophet Harper
1866 – 1928
Plymouth, Devon, England
Eva Hollies
1877 – 1966
Clive, Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Grandparents
William (Thomas) Harper
1835 – 1900
Brighton, Sussex, England
Elizabeth (Ann) Prophet
1837 – 1911
Mevagissey , Cornwall, England
Alfred (Myatt) Hollies
1840 – 1895
Hanbury, Staffordshire, England
Abigail Harvey
1840 – 1930
Great-Grandparents
William Harper
1806 – 1879
Phoebe Beal
1809 – 1868
Thomas Proffitt
1805 – 1854
Ann Andrew
1800 –
Joseph Hollis
1812 – 1881
Hannah MYATT
1823 – 1896
John Harvey
1764 –
Elizabeth Atkins
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas Harper's Descendants

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Thomas (William (Tom)) Harper (October 1897 – 1967) m. Mabel (Doreen) JOHNSTONE (14 August 1903 – 4 July 1963)
  1. 1. William (Royston) Harper (24 June 1926 – 30 Mar 1986) m. Maureen (Ann) McCardle m. Natalie Pauline (15 APR 1929 – 1992)
    1. 1. Thomas (Gladstone Guy) Harper (18 Aug 1955 – ) m. Prudence Johnson
      1. 1. Georgia Harper (12 Oct 1991 – ) m. Robert ((Bob)) Adams
        1. 1. Adams (2021 – )
      2. 2. Nelson Harper (28 Dec 1993 – ) m. Justine Baird
    2. 2. Kerri (Nicola) Harper (25 Sep 1957 – ) m. Timothy (Donald) Plowman (28 Sep 1949 – )
      1. 1. Claudia (Rose) Plowman (21 May 1988 – )
      2. 2. Charlotte (Nicola) Plowman (17 Dec 1989 – )
      3. 3. Annabelle (Edwina) Plowman (17 Dec 1989 – )
      4. 4. Anah (Lucia (Lucia)) Plowman (29 May 1994 – ) m. Tom Gordon
        1. 1. Frankie Gordon (26 Jun 2015 – )
        2. 2. Jasper Gordon (2017 – )
  2. 2. Gwen (Elizabeth) Harper (12 Oct 1929 – 7 Oct 2022) m. Terence Goldstone (8 SEP 1926 – 21 DEC 2016)
    1. 1. Lynne (Doreen) Goldstone (1 Jun 1952 – ) m. Geoffrey (Alan) Walker
      1. 1. Catherine (Elizabeth) Walker (24 Sep 1979 – )
      2. 2. Bronwyn (Mary Walker) Walker (17 Jan 1983 – )
    2. 2. Bruce (Terence) Goldstone (27 May 1955 – ) m. Rachel (Geraldine) Clark
      1. 1. Ben (Charles Terence) Goldstone (10 Feb 1986 – ) m. Geraldine (Anne) Goldstone (24 May 1982 – )
    3. 3. Sally (Elizabeth) Goldstone (11 Feb 1964 – ) m. Richard (Anthony) Cranswick
      1. 1. Michael (Richard) Cranswick (17 Dec 1992 – )
      2. 2. Sophia (Doreen) Cranswick (19 Mar 1995 – )
      3. 3. George (Goldstone.) Cranswick (Abt. 27 Oct 1998 – )
  3. 3. Jill (Doreen) Harper (4 Jun 1936 – ) m. Gavin (William) Ebbett
    1. 1. Marie (Louise) Ebbett (6 Sep 1960 – ) m. James (Gordon) Price
      1. 1. Gregory (James) Price (19 Jul 1991 – )
      2. 2. Elly (Louise) Price (29 Oct 1992 – )
      3. 3. Ross (William) Price (24 Jul 1994 – )
      4. 4. Lydia (Claire) Price (11 Apr 1996 – )
    2. 2. Marianne (Gay) Ebbett (31 Jan 1962 – ) m. John Parrant m. Beat (Anton) Gasser
      1. 1. Tom (Adam) Parrant (27 Oct 1990 – )
      2. 2. Emma (Jean) Parrant (13 Jun 1992 – )
      3. 3. Jacob (Anton) Gasser (7 Jul 1998 – )
    3. 3. Claire (Elizabeth) Ebbett (13 Jun 1964 – ) m. Andrew (Stuart) Hofer
      1. 1. Jamie (Stuart) Hofer (9 Nov 1996 – )
      2. 2. Olivia (Jill) Hofer (6 May 1999 – )
    4. 4. Matthew (William) Ebbett (26 Sep 1965 – ) m. Joanna (Frances) Kohn
      1. 1. William (James) Ebbett (27 Oct 1999 – )
      2. 2. Katherine (Frances) Ebbett (30 Dec 2002 – )

Thomas Harper's Timeline

3 Records

1897
October 1897
Birth of Thomas William (Tom) Harper in Napier, New Zealand
Napier, New Zealand
1928
1928
Age 31
Thomas William (Tom) Harper resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1967
1967
Age 70
Death of Thomas William (Tom) Harper in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 1897
    Event Place: Napier, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1967
    Event Place: Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hawkes Bay, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records
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