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| RiD No.: | 653 |
| Birth | 1826 (approx.) | Bermondsey, Surrey, London |
| Birth date estimated from 1861 census return. | ||
| Census | 1861 (age 34-35) | |
| 1, New Street East, Bermondsey The Harper family are living at 1 New Street East, Bermondsey in1861 as follows:- HARPER, John Head Married M 24 Joiner And Carpenter Vauxhall,Surrey HARPER, Elizabeth Wife Married F 35 Bermondsey HARPER, John M Son M 9 Scholar Bermondsey HARPER, Elizabeth A Daughter F 8 Scholar Bermondsey HARPER, Isabella L Daughter F 6 Scholar Bermondsey HARPER, Charles S Son M 4 Scholar Bermondsey HARPER, Walter Son M 1 Bermondsey |
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| Spouse | John HARPER (1827?- ) | |
| Children | John HARPER (1852- ) | |
| Elizabeth HARPER (1853- ) | ||
| Isabella Louisa HARPER (1855-1897) | ||
| Charles S HARPER (1857?- ) | ||
| Walter HARPER (1860?- ) | ||
| William H HARPER (1864- ) | ||
| Marriage | Q3 1850 (age 23-24) | St Olave, London |
| John and Elizabeth's marriage registration is in St Olave registration district in September quarter 1850, between a John HARPER and an Elizabeth LACCOHEE. The image in FreeBMD is not clear enough to confirm Elizabeth's surname, but other sites have also transcribed it as Laccohee. | ||
| Census | 1861 (age 34-35) | |
| 1, New Street East, Bermondsey The Harper family are living at 1 New Street East, Bermondsey in1861 as follows:- HARPER, John Head Married M 24 Joiner And Carpenter Vauxhall,Surrey HARPER, Elizabeth Wife Married F 35 Bermondsey HARPER, John M Son M 9 Scholar Bermondsey HARPER, Elizabeth A Daughter F 8 Scholar Bermondsey HARPER, Isabella L Daughter F 6 Scholar Bermondsey HARPER, Charles S Son M 4 Scholar Bermondsey HARPER, Walter Son M 1 Bermondsey |
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| Census (family) | 1881 (age 54-55) | |
| Larnaca Street, Bermondsey The Harper family can be found in Larnaca Street in 1881 as follows. John Harper Head Male 54 Horsley Down, Surrey, England Elizabeth Harper Wife Female 55 Horsley Down, Surrey, England Charles S Harper Son Male 24 Bdsey, Surrey, England Walter Harper Son Male 22 Bdsey, Surrey, England William H Harper Son Male 17 Bdsey, Surrey, England |
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The following information has kindly been provided by Carol Wooliams, a great grand daughter of John Cook Abbott.
"On June 17 1877, John Cook Abbott (who gave his occupation as a blacksmith) married Isabella Louisa Harper in Bermondsey, he was 21 and she was 22 years old. Isabella Louisa’s mother’s maiden name was Laccohee, a Walloon name. Queen Elizabeth I invited persecuted families of highly skilled weavers in Wallonia, now south Belgium, to emigrate to Norwich to revitalize the town, making ‘Norwich stuff’. The La Cohie family responded and the rest is part of my family history."