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Walter Harper 1500–1573 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1500

Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 27 February 1573

Death Location: Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

Father: William Harper

Mother: Margery Leeder

Spouse(s): Luce Herbert, Elizabeth Blount

Children(s): Lady Butterfield\Boteville, Margaret Harper, Margery Harper, Thomas Harper

Walter Harper was born in 1500 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Harper And Margery Leeder. Walter Harper married Elizabeth Blount, Luce Herbert, and had children including Lady Sarah Anna O Lovett Butterfield Boteville, Margaret Harper, Margery Harper, Thomas Richard Harper. Walter Harper passed away in 1573 in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Walter Harper was born in 1500 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, the child of William Harper And Margery Leeder.
  • Walter Harper married Elizabeth Blount, Luce Herbert, and had children including Lady Sarah Anna O Lovett Butterfield Boteville, Margaret Harper, Margery Harper, Thomas Richard Harper.
  • Walter Harper passed away in 1573 in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Harper
1470–1502
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Margery Leeder
1470–1515
Birth Location: Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
ML

Spouses(s)

Luce Herbert
1500–1551
Birth Location: Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
LH
Elizabeth Blount
1493–1560
Birth Location: Maple Durham, Oxfordshire, England
EB

Children(s)

Lady Butterfield\Boteville
1510–1523
Birth Location: Parish of Saint-Johns Church, Ovenden, Halifax West Yorkshire, England
LB
Margaret Harper
1522–
Birth Location: Elstow, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
MH
Margery Harper
1529–
Birth Location: Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
MH
Thomas Harper
1534–1608
Birth Location: Bury St Edmunds St James, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
TH

Walter Harper's Ancestors

Self
Walter Harper
1500–1573
Birth Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Parents
William Harper
1470–1502
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Margery Leeder
1470–1515
Suffolk, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Harper's Descendants

1.
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Walter Harper (1500–27 February 1573) m. Luce Herbert (1500–3 August 1551) m. Elizabeth Blount (1493–1560)
  1. 1. Lady (Sarah Anna O. (Lovett)) Butterfield\Boteville 1510–1523 m. Rev (William Butterfield Boteville) ^' 1500–1560
    1. 1. Capt (Benjamin E. Butterfield) Sr. 1523–1550
      1. 1. Benjamin Butterfield 1572–1687
        1. 1. Benjamin BUTTERFIELD 1602–1688 m. Ann Butterfield 1605–1661
  2. 2. Margaret Harper 1522–
  3. 3. Margery Harper 1529–
  4. 4. Thomas (Richard) Harper 1534–1608

Walter Harper's Timeline

15 Records

1461
1461
Walter Harper was married in England
England
1500
1500
Birth of Walter Harper in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1519
1519
Age 19
Walter Harper was married in Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
1526
1526
Age 26
Walter Harper was married in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
1526
1526
Age 26
Walter Harper was married in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1530
Abt 1530
Age 30
Walter Harper was married
None
1530
abt 1530
Age 30
Walter Harper was married In St. George in the East, London, London, England
St. George in the East, London, London, England
1534
1534
Age 34
Walter Harper was married in Of, Thornbury, Gloucester, England
Of, Thornbury, Gloucester, England
1539
about 1539
Age 39
Walter Harper was married in London, London, England
London, London, England
1547
1547
Age 47
Walter Harper was married in ,,,England
,,,England
1553
1553
Age 53
Walter Harper was married in Ireland
Ireland
1570
Marriage: Sep 1570
Age 70
Walter Harper was married in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
Bedford, Bedfordshire, England
1573
27 February 1573
Age 73
Death of Walter Harper in Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
1581
26 Sep 1581
Age 81
Walter Harper was married in Harrow On The Hill,London,England
Harrow On The Hill,London,England
1737
26 May 1737
Age 237
Walter Harper was married in London, England
London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1500
    Event Place: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18??
    Event Place: St. George In The East

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1461
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1519
    Event Place: Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1526
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Abt 1530

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: abt 1530
    Event Place: St. George in the East, London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Of, Thornbury, Gloucester, England

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: about 1539
    Event Place: London, London, England

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1547
    Event Place: ,,,England

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1553
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: Marriage: Sep 1570
    Event Place: Bedford, Bedfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1581
    Event Place: Harrow On The Hill,London,England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 26 May 1737
    Event Place: London, England

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 February 1573
    Event Place: Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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