Josephine Mary Harper 1923 - 1978

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• Birth	26 Feb 1923	Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
  Gender	Female
  Residence	3 May 1949	Exeter, Devonshire, England
  	Address: 24 Mount Pleasant Road
  Buried	1978	Halberton, Devonshire, England
  Died	28 Sep 1978	Exeter, Devonshire, England
  	Age: 55y
  	Cause: Cancer
  	Address: Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital
  Age	55 years
  Person ID	I3	Everyone
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2008

  
  

  Father	Fred Harper,   b. Mar 1886, Swindon, Wiltshire, England ,   d. 8 Oct 1925, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England    (~ 39 years)
  Mother	Katie Rosina Breakspear,   b. 18 Mar 1887, Bray, Berkshire, England ,   d. 28 Mar 1924, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England    (37 years)
  Married	15 Mar 1914	Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England
  Histories		HARPER: The Orphan's Story This article describes most of the communications that took place following the death of Fred and Katie Harper (nee Breakspear) and the subsequent admission of the orphaned children into Müller's Orphanage in Bristol, England in 1925. The content has been transcribed from the family file, a copy of which has been acquired from the Orphanage, now known as "The Müller's Foundation".
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	+ 1. Living,  + 2. Living,
  Last Modified	29 Jul 2007
  Family ID	F4	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Event Birth - 26 Feb 1923 - Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England Residence - Address: 24 Mount Pleasant Road - 3 May 1949 - Exeter, Devonshire, England Buried - 1978 - Halberton, Devonshire, England Died - Age: 55y - 28 Sep 1978 - Exeter, Devonshire, England  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		MITCHELL, Josephine (nee Harper) This photograph was taken whilst Josephine and David were on their Honeymoon in Bournemouth - 1947
  		MITCHELL, Josephine (nee Harper) Josephine Mitchell (nee Harper), 1953
  		MITCHELL, Josephine (nee Harper) Josephine Mitchell (nee Harper) c.1973
  		Part of the Mitchell family on holiday at Exmouth in 1953 Back left is Ada Mitchell (nee Cleaver), next to her Ada's daughter-in-law, Josephine Mitchell (nee Harper), and to the right is Ada's daughter, Rosemary. The children are (left) Roger and (right) Graham Mitchell, grand-sons of Ada.

  
  

  Documents

  JONES, Mary: Letter from Josephine Harper written on 9th May 1935 This letter was written by Josephine on 9th May 1935 when she was 13 years old. It was written from her home in Bristol, the Muller's Orphanage, to her new friend Mary Jones. Mary became Josephine's sister-in-law on 14th September 1936 when she married Josephine's brother, Edwin Harper. The "Jubilee" refered to in the letter was the Silver Jubilee of King George VI and Queen Mary on 6th May 1935. For more information about how Joesphine and her brothers came to be in Müller's Orphanage, click here.

  
  

  Headstones

  MITCHELL [nee Harper], Josephine Mary: Last resting place Status: Located

  
  

  Histories

  JONES, Mary: Letter from Josephine Harper This letter was written by Josephine on 9th May 1935 when she was 13 years old. It was written from her home in Bristol, the Muller's Orphanage, to her new friend Mary Jones. Mary became Josephine's sister-in-law on 14th September 1936 when she married Josephine's brother, Edwin Harper. The "Jubilee" refered to in the letter was the Silver Jubilee of King George VI and Queen Mary on 6th May 1935. For more information about how Joesphine and her brothers came to be in Müller's Orphanage, click here.