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Date Posted: 07:51:02 04/19/16 Tue
Author: William clarke (Harper josepth)
Author Host/IP: 212.121.220.149
Subject: Re: HARPER family
In reply to: Marion harper 's message, "Re: HARPER family" on 02:24:01 01/10/03 Fri

>Further to my original posting I have now recieved
>some additional info. Does this ring any bells with
>anyone out there??
>
>
>Joseph Michael Harper b.Jan 1880 in Fethard,
>Tipperary. His parents were John Harper and Sarah
>Kelly. John was born in "Kemford" and Sarah in
>Tipperary. Altogether they had nine children, as far
>as I have found out. John, the father was a groom at
>Fethard Barracks with the British Army. John and Sarah
>were married in Fethard on the 8th November, 1878.
>Joseph Michael Harper married Ada Threlfall Taylor in
>Stockport in 1907, but he was a widower then, with one
>child. I think he got married in Rugby and his wife
>died giving birth.
>
>>I believe that my husband's grandfather and gr
>>grandfather were from Ireland. I have not got any
>>details other than the fact that John Harper (b abt
>>1859 - deduced from 1901 census birthplace given as
>>Kemford???) married Sarah ????? (B abt 1861)who came
>>from Tipperary. They had Christopher John Thomas in
>>1877 so I presume they married somehwere around that
>>time give or take a few years. The next child I have
>>info on is William who was born in Dublin abt 1887. I
>>don't know if there were any more in between these as
>>theinfo I have is from the 1901 census in Rugby
>>England where they don't have john living with them
>>but they have William and another6 children. I suspect
>>that there may be othere between Christopher and
>>William somewhere in Ireland. Both John and
>>Christopher were grooms. Any info or advise on where
>>to start looking would be much clarkew238@gmail I am the great great grandson of john n Sara Harper nee Kelly. Johns son Joseph moved to Stockport Cheshire

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