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Walter Leonard Harper 1914–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 December 1914

Birth Location: Rockdale, Bayside Council, New South Wales, Australia

Death Date: 17 August 1978

Death Location: Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia

Father: Magnus Harper

Mother: Selina Durbin

Spouse(s): Nancy Hawes

Children(s):

Walter Leonard Harper was born in 1914 in Rockdale, Bayside Council, New South Wales, Australia, the child of Magnus Drummond Harper And Selina Durbin. In 1949, Walter Leonard Harper resided in Hurstville, St George, New South Wales, Australia. Walter Leonard Harper married Nancy Hawes. Walter Leonard Harper passed away in 1978 in Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

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Biography

  • Walter Leonard Harper was born in 1914 in Rockdale, Bayside Council, New South Wales, Australia, the child of Magnus Drummond Harper And Selina Durbin.
  • In 1949, Walter Leonard Harper resided in Hurstville, St George, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Walter Leonard Harper married Nancy Hawes.
  • Walter Leonard Harper passed away in 1978 in Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Magnus Harper
1874–1954
Birth Location: Balmain, Inner West Council, New South Wales, Australia
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Selina Durbin
1882–1952
Birth Location: Blacktown, Blacktown City, New South Wales, Australia
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Hawes
–1995
Birth Location: –
NH

Children(s)

Walter Harper's Ancestors

Self
Walter Harper
1914–1978
Birth Place: Rockdale, Bayside Council, New South Wales, Australia
Parents
Magnus Drummond Harper
1874–1954
Balmain, Inner West Council, New South Wales, Australia
Selina Durbin
1882–1952
Blacktown, Blacktown City, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
George (William) Durbin
1857–1936
New South Wales, Australia
Elizabeth Bates
1860–1931
Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Great-Grandparents
William Bates
1826–1906
Selina Bates
1833–1909
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Bates
1798–1825
Rebecca Moxon
1804–1869

Walter Harper's Timeline

4 Records

1914
29 December 1914
Birth of Walter Leonard Harper in Rockdale, Bayside Council, New South Wales, Australia
Rockdale, Bayside Council, New South Wales, Australia
1915
14 Feb 1915
Age 1
Walter Leonard Harper was baptized in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1949
1949
Age 35
Walter Leonard Harper resided here in Hurstville, St George, New South Wales, Australia
Hurstville, St George, New South Wales, Australia
1978
17 August 1978
Age 64
Death of Walter Leonard Harper in Hurstville, Georges River Council, New South Wales, Australia
Hurstville, Georges River Council, New South Wales, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 December 1914
    Event Place: Rockdale, Bayside Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Botany Bay Family History Society; Collection Title: Woronora Cemetery Transcriptions
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and Composite Registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Sydney, Australia, Anglican Parish Registers, Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Baptism, Burial, Confirmation, Marriage and Composite Registers in the Anglican Church Diocese of Sydney Archives

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Hurstville, St George, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980, Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Australia
    Record Source: Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Botany Bay Family History Society; Collection Title: Woronora Cemetery Transcriptions

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 August 1978
    Event Place: Hurstville, Georges River Council, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Botany Bay Family History Society; Collection Title: Woronora Cemetery Transcriptions
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sutherland, Sutherland Shire, New South Wales, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Cemetery Index, 1808-2007, Compiler: Botany Bay Family History Society; Collection Title: Woronora Cemetery Transcriptions
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
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