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Robert Harper

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Robert was born in 1894 in Wheatley Hill, Co Durham.¹ Robert's father was Ezekiel Harper and his mother was Mary Knowles. His paternal grandparents were James Henry Harper and Elizabeth Haywood; his maternal grandparents were Robert Knowles and Jane Pickering. He had four brothers and nine sisters, named James, William, John, Joseph, Elizabeth, Barbara, Mary, Margaret, Alice, Sarah, Emma, Annie and Alice. He was the sixth oldest of the fourteen children.

Occupation Details
- In 1911 Robert's occupation was Coal Miner (Pony Driver, Below Ground).²
  
  In 1915 his occupation was Coal Putter.³
  
  In 1916 his occupation was Coal Putter.⁴
  
  In 1944 his occupation was Coal Hewer.⁵
  
  In 1949 his occupation was Council Labourer.⁶

Whereabouts
- Robert lived in Elizabeth St (no 25), Wheatley Hill, Co Durham in 1901. ¹
  
  He lived in Sunderland Street (no 13), Wheatley Hill, Co Durham in 1911. ²
  
  He lived in Sunderland Street (no 13), Wheatley Hill, Co Durham in 1915. ³
  
  He lived in Queen Street (no 4), Shotton Colliery, Co Durham in 1916.⁴
  
  He lived in Temperance Buildings (no 1), Wheatley Hill, Co Durham in 1944. ⁵
  
  He lived in Temperance Buildings (no 1), Wheatley Hill, Co Durham in 1949. ⁶

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Joseph Harper
  
  Joseph Harper
  - b.1770 in Cakemore, Worcestershire d.1833 at St Johns, Halesowen, Worcestershire
  
  Sarah Forest
  
  James Harper
  - b.1794 in Cakemore, Worcestershire d.1870 in Oldbury, Staffordshire
  
  James Clift
  - b.1717 d.1797
  
  Hannah Clift
  - b.1762 in Cakemore, Worcestershire
  
  Ann Smith
  - b.1721
  
  James Henry Harper
  - b.1831 in Penkridge, Staffordshire d.1908 in West Rainton, Co Durham
  
  Joseph Lees
  
  Sarah Lees
  - b.01 Mar 1800 in Penkridge, Staffordshire d.1879 in Oldbury, Staffordshire
  
  Mary
  
  Ezekiel Harper
  - b.27 Dec 1862 in Spring Mire, Worcestershire d.1945 in Co Durham
  
  William Haywood
  
  Elizabeth Haywood
  - b.1832 in Spring Mire, Worcestershire
  
  Mary
  - b.1800 in Worcestershire
  
  Robert Harper
  - b.1894 in Wheatley Hill, Co Durham
  
  Archibald Knowles
  - b.1789 in Winlaton, Co Durham d.1865 in Chester Le St, Co Durham
  
  Robert Knowles
  - b.1827 in Chester Le St, Co Durham d.1899
  
  Ann Hope
  - b.1792 in Winlaton, Co Durham
  
  Mary Knowles
  - b.1867 in South Hetton, Co Durham
  
  William Pickering
  
  Jane Pickering
  - b.1828 in Chester Le St, Co Durham d.1879 in Easington, Co Durham

Details of Robert's family with Hannah Lincoln

Sources/Citations
- ¹ Harper Ezekiel - Census - 1901
  ² Harper Ezekiel - Census - 1911
  ³ Harper - Lincoln - Marriage Cert - 1915
  ⁴ Harper William - Birth Cert- 1916
  ⁵ Harper - Weir - Marriage Cert - 1944
  ⁶ Harper - Littlewood - Marriage Cert - 1949

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