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Walter Gordon Harper 1930–1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1930

Birth Location: Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand

Death Date: 30 Jan 1991

Death Location: Tauranga, Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Father: Robert Harper

Mother: Mary Woodhead

Spouse(s): Nancy Corbett

Children(s):

The story of Walter Gordon Harper began in 1930 in Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand. In 1954, Walter Gordon Harper resided in New Zealand. Walter Gordon Harper married Nancy Pearl Corbett. Walter Gordon Harper passed away in 1991 in Tauranga, Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Gordon Harper began in 1930 in Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand.
  • In 1954, Walter Gordon Harper resided in New Zealand.
  • Walter Gordon Harper married Nancy Pearl Corbett.
  • Walter Gordon Harper passed away in 1991 in Tauranga, Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Harper's Ancestors

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Walter Harper
1930–1991
Birth Place: Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand
Parents
Robert Harper
1872–1947
Brew, Dunrossness, Shetland, Scotland
Mary (Elizabeth) Woodhead
1890–1978
Rangitikei, Manawatu, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Grandparents
Robert Harper
1839–1896
Noss, Dunrossness, Shetland Islands, Scotland
Grace Flaws
1845–1937
Ringasta, Shetland Islands, Scotland
George Woodhead
1853–1925
Hemsworth, Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth (Harriet) Blackett
1866–1925
Deal, Kent, England
Great-Grandparents
George Woodhead
1818–1888
Mary Hill
1826–1901
William Blackett
1837–1895
Louisa (Moors)
1837–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Woodhead
1775–1843
Elizabeth Hutchinson
1785–
Francis Hill
1803–1894
Sarah Sheeter
1805–1827
William Blackett
1791–1857
Agnes Terry
1808–1893
Edward Smith
1809–1872
Ann Moors
1821–1850

Walter Harper's Timeline

3 Records

1930
26 Oct 1930
Birth of Walter Gordon Harper in Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand
Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand
1954
1954
Age 24
Walter Gordon Harper resided here in New Zealand
New Zealand
1991
30 Jan 1991
Age 61
Death of Walter Gordon Harper in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1930
    Event Place: Leeston, Canterbury, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954
    Event Place: New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, BAB Microfilming; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Electoral Rolls, 1853-1981

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Jan 1991
    Event Place: Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tauranga, Thames Valley, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Cemetery Records, New Zealand Society of Genealogists Incorporated; Auckland, New Zealand; New Zealand Cemetery Records

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