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Harper, William James (aka Wilfred Eric)[1]

Male 1875 - 1921  (46 years)


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  • Name Harper, William James (aka Wilfred Eric) 
    Born 14 Apr 1875  (Bolinda) Riddells Creek, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    _UID 55DE5DF8AD99129DC001EC9B4F5B9405 
    _UPD 27 AUG 2015 08:06:24 GMT -0600  
    Residence 1903  [5] 
    Age: 27-28 
    Address:
    Riddell, Mernda, Victoria, Australia 
    Residence 1909  [6] 
    Age: 33-34 
    Address:
    Melbourne North, Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia 
    Military Service Between 1914 and 1920  Adelaide, South Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1914  [7] 
    Age: 38-39 
    Address:
    Hopetoun, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia 
    Record ID Number MH:I12 
    Died 4 Dec 1921  Mildura (Red Cliff) Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I12  Harper - MyHeritage
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2016 

    Father Harper, Samuel Gleghorn,   b. Abt 1837, Templepatrick, Antrim, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Nov 1902, Riddells Creek, Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Ryan, Honora,   b. Jun 1845, Clare, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 1929, Jolimont, Melbourne, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    _UID 55DE5DF8CFFF830A8001EC9B4F5B9405 
    Record ID Number MH:F42 
    Family ID F42  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Johnston, Rachael May,   b. 1890, Warracknabeal, Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1964, Ballarat, Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1907  Coburg, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • A Marriage as recorded on official death record of Rachael May Johnston
    _UID 55DE5DF8CF0453069001EC9B4F5B9405 
    Record ID Number MH:F4 
    Children 
     1. Harper, Stanley Francis,   b. 14 Jan 1912, Ouyen, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jul 1991, Red Cliffs, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     2. Harper, Robert John,   b. 13 Mar 1913, Ouyen, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1981, Kingston, Queensland, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     3. Harper, Charles Wilfred Eric,   b. Abt 1914, Ouyen, Vic, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1954, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
     4. Hartshorn, Alan Verdun,   b. 14 Mar 1916, Prospect, Adelaide Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1980, Ballarat, Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     5. Harper, Kathleen Mary,   b. 24 Jun 1917, Parkside, Adelaide Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jun 2001, Ballarat, Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     6. Harper, Leslie Rex Joseph,   b. 18 May 1919, Wentworth, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1981, Beaumaris, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
     7. Harper, Evleen Jean,   b. Abt 1921, Red Cliffs, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Feb 1965, Mildura, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     8. Harper, Eileen May,   b. Abt 1921, Red Cliffs, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1946, Carlton, Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2016 
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Fraser, Annie Maria,   b. Abt 1862, Taradale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1938, Yarra Jntn, Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 1900  Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    • Annie Maria Smith was John Philip Smith's widow. Maiden name was Fraser
    _UID 55DE5DF8CF128306D001EC9B4F5B9405 
    Record ID Number MH:F5 
    Children 
     1. Harper, George Eric,   b. 1902, Riddells Creek, Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Harper, Ira Charles Norman,   b. 11 Apr 1905, Riddells Creek, Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1975, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    Last Modified 5 Mar 2016 
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Notes 

    • On return to Australia from the war Great Grandfather Harper was allocated a Soldier Settler block in RedCliffs. He died of stomach cancer on 04.12.1921, aged 46 years.

      This left Grandmother Harper in all sorts of difficulties and unable to care for her children (8). For 'legal reasons' she was unable to take posession of the block of land. She moved to Ballarat where she obtained a position as a cook at the Ballarat Orphanage (Victoria Street,Ballarat East) with accommodation made available at that institution for the children.

      Later on in life she also worked for a time as a cook for the then Premier of Victoria, Sir Henry Bolte,and his shearers, on his property at Meredith.

      She never remarried following the death of her husband, Will.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees (Reliability: 0).
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=24640949&pid=12

    2. [S3] Australia Death Index, 1787-1985, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Compiled from publicly available sources.Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources.) (Reliability: 0).
      Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Death date: 1921 Death place: Mildura, Victoria
      http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ausdeathindex&h=2288726&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt

    3. [S4] Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Compiled from publicly available sources.Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources.) (Reliability: 0).
      Birth date: 1875 Birth place: Boli, Victoria
      http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ausbirthindex&h=1286577&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt

    4. [S44] Australia, WWI Service Records, 1914-1920, Ancestry.com, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.) (Reliability: 0).

    5. [S1] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll].Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]) (Reliability: 0).
      Residence date: 1903 Residence place: Riddell, Mernda, Victoria, Australia
      http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=8525684&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt

    6. [S1] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll].Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]) (Reliability: 0).
      Residence date: 1909 Residence place: Melbourne North, Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia
      http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=9134141&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt

    7. [S1] Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.Original data - Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll].Original data: Australian Electoral Commission. [Electoral roll]) (Reliability: 0).
      Residence date: 1914 Residence place: Hopetoun, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia
      http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=auselectoralrolls&h=10094902&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt

    8. [S6] Australia Marriage Index, 1788-1950, Ancestry.com, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.Original data - Compiled from publicly available sources.Original data: Compiled from publicly available sources.) (Reliability: 0).
      Marriage date: 1900 Marriage place: Victoria
      http://search.Ancestry.com.au/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ausmarrindex&h=1815278&ti=5544&indiv=try&gss=pt



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