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Edwin Herbert Horatio Harper

Edwin Herbert Horatio Harper

Male 1914 - 1998  (84 years)Deceased    Has 72 ancestors and 12 descendants in our family tree.

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  • Name Edwin Herbert Horatio Harper 
    Born 16 Sep 1914  Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Residence From 30 Nov 1925 to 28 Jun 1929  Bristol, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Müller's Orphanage 
    • Edwin was admitted to the orphanage at the age of 11 and left at the age of 15. Read the story of all 4 of the orphans of Fred and Katie Harper by clicking on the link below.
    Müller's New Orphan House No.3    		 Müller's New Orphan House No.3
    This sketch illustrates the No.3 home as it was following completion in 1862.
    Occupation Agricultural Engineer 
    Died 24 Dec 1998  Tiverton, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 3 siblings 
    +1. Fred Harper
              b. 4 Apr 1918, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 16 Sep 2008, Tiverton, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
    ▻ Dilys May Morris ,  m. 1941
    +2. William Jonas Harper
              b. 16 Jun 1920, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. Jan 2005, Tiverton, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    ▻ Evelyn Peace Chapman ,  m. Dec 1942
    +3. Josephine Mary Harper
              b. 26 Feb 1923, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 28 Sep 1978, Exeter, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
    ▻ David Mitchell ,  m. 22 Dec 1947
     
    Person ID I12  Mitchell Families
    Last Modified 24 Sep 2013 

    Father Ancestors Fred Harper (ID:I87)
              b. 31 Dec 1885, Swindon, Wiltshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 8 Oct 1925, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 39 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Katie Rosina Breakspear (ID:I88)
              b. 18 Mar 1887, Bray, Berkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 28 Mar 1924, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Married 15 Mar 1914  Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage Certificate: HARPER, Fred and BREAKSPEAR 19140315    		 Marriage Certificate: HARPER, Fred and BREAKSPEAR 19140315
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ancestors Mary Jones (ID:I86)
              b. 11 Feb 1916, Paignton, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 14 Jan 2015, Tiverton and District Hospital, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years) 
    Married 14 Sep 1936  Tiverton, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Gospel Hall, Kings St 
    Age at Marriage He was 22 years - She was 20 years and 7 months  
    Children 
    +1. John William Harper (ID:I89)
              b. 20 Jun 1936, Wellington, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 20 Jul 2009, Tiverton, Devonshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +2. Living (ID:I90)
    Last Modified 5 Nov 2006 
    Family ID F29  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 16 Sep 1914 - Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    Müller's Orphanage - From 30 Nov 1925 to 28 Jun 1929 - Bristol, Gloucestershire, England    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Address:
    Gospel Hall, Kings St - 14 Sep 1936 - Tiverton, Devonshire, England    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Dec 1998 - Tiverton, Devonshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    HARPER, Edwin    		HARPER, Edwin

    Documents
    JONES, Mary: Letter from Josephine Harper written on 9th May 1935    		JONES, Mary: Letter from Josephine Harper written on 9th May 1935
    This letter was written by Josephine on 9th May 1935 when she was 13 years old. It was written from her home in Bristol, the Muller's Orphanage, to her new friend Mary Jones. Mary became Josephine's sister-in-law on 14th September 1936 when she married Josephine's brother, Edwin Harper. The "Jubilee" refered to in the letter was the Silver Jubilee of King George VI and Queen Mary on 6th May 1935.

    Folios
    The Harper Orphans    		The Harper Orphans
    Following the untimely deaths of parents Katie Harper (nee Breakspear) in 1924 and then Fred Harper in 1925, the four children of the family, Edwin, Fred, William and Josephine were left orphaned. This is their story assembled from the Müller's Orphanage files.