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Harper, William James (aka Wilfred Eric)

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

Male 1875 - 1921  (46 years)

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  • Name Harper, William James (aka Wilfred Eric)  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Born 14 Apr 1875  (Bolinda) Riddells Creek, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Gender Male 
    Name Wilfred Ernest Harper  [6, 7] 
    Name William James Harper 
    Residence 1903  Riddell, Mernda, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Residence 1909  Melbourne North, Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence 1914  Hopetoun, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Died 4 Dec 1921  Mildura (Red Cliff) Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID P12  Harper Family
    Last Modified 16 Sep 2012 

    Father Harper, Samuel Cleghorn,   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) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother Ryan, Honorah,   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) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Family ID F38  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Fraser, Annie Maria,   b. About 1862, Taradale, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. About 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  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Harper, George Eric,   b. 1902, Riddells Creek, Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  [Natural]
     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)  [Natural]
    Family ID F4  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 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  [2] 
    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)  [Natural]
     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)  [Natural]
     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)  [Natural]
     4. Harper, Alan Verdun,   b. 14 Mar 1916, Prospect, Adelaide Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1980, Ballarat, Victoria Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)  [Natural]
     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)  [Natural]
     6. Harper, Leslie Rex Joseph,   b. 18 May 1919, Wentworth, New South Wales, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 December 1981, Beaumaris, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)  [Natural]
     7. Harper, Evleen Jean,   b. About 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)  [Natural]
     8. Harper, Eileen May,   b. About 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)  [Natural]
    Family ID F5  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    William James (aka Wilfred Eric) Harper    		William James (aka Wilfred Eric) Harper
    Photo taken in WWI uniform with Queens South Africa Medal ribbon.

    Histories
    The Intriguing Story of Wilfred Harper    		The Intriguing Story of Wilfred Harper
    Wilfred Eric Harper was born William James Harper. He and his wife, Rachael May, both altered their names several times.

  • 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 (some 13 years before I was born).
      This left Grandmother Harper inall sorts of difficulties and unable to care for her children (8) and maintain the block at the same she had no choice but to put it up for sale. 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.
    • Wilfred Eric Harper
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=image&guid=332db46c-55a2-4f6d-816a-24ab6831e999&tid=24640949&pid=12
    • The Intriguing Story of Wilfred/William Eric/Ernest/James Harper
      http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=feca88b1-3d77-48f3-b40b-d62c2c0c9449&tid=24640949&pid=12

  • Sources 
    1. [S-1641084376] Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Trees.
      http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=24640949&pid=12

    2. [S-1641081260] 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.).
      Marriage date: 1900 Marriage place: Victoria

    3. [S-2074604431] 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]).
      Residence date: 1903 Residence place: Riddell, Mernda, Victoria, Australia

    4. [S-2074604431] 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]).
      Residence date: 1909 Residence place: Melbourne North, Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia

    5. [S-1641084316] 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.).
      Birth date: 1875 Birth place: Boli, Victoria

    6. [S-1641084351] 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.).
      Birth date: abt 1869 Birth place: Death date: 1921 Death place: Mildura, Victoria

    7. [S-2074604431] 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]).
      Residence date: 1914 Residence place: Hopetoun, Wimmera, Victoria, Australia



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