James Henry Harper

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James Henry Harper

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James was born in 1831 in Penkridge, Staffordshire and his christening took place on November 11th, 1831.¹ James' father was James Harper and his mother was Sarah Lees. His paternal grandparents were Joseph Harper and Hannah Clift; his maternal grandparents were Joseph Lees and Mary. He had four brothers and three sisters, named William, Joseph, William, Edward, Emily, Hannah and Martha. He was the fourth oldest of the eight children. He died at the age of 77 in 1908 in West Rainton, Co Durham.²

Occupation Details

Whereabouts
- James lived in Harts Hill, Dudley, Staffordshire in 1851.³
  
  He lived in Oldbury, Staffordshire in 1856.⁴
  
  He lived at the Coach & Horses, Spring Mire, Dudley, Staffordshire in 1861.⁵
  
  He lived in Spring Mire, Worcestershire in 1862.⁶
  
  He lived in Hampden Street (no 26), Ormsby, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire in 1871.¹¹
  
  He lived in North Street, Langley Park, Co Durham in 1881.⁷
  
  He lived in Lintz Colliery, Tanfield, Co Durham in 1891.⁹
  
  He lived in Front Row (no 134), Freehold Field, West Rainton, Co Durham in 1901.¹⁰

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

Details of James' family with Elizabeth Haywood