Thomas Harper
26 May 1728–
Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom
The Life Summary of Thomas
When Thomas Harper was born on 26 May 1728, in Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Harper, was 26 and his mother, Jane Turner, was 28.
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Family Time Line
Thomas Harper
1701–
Jane Turner
1700–
Elizabeth Harper
1726–
Thomas Harper
1728–
Hannah Harper
1730–
John Harper
1732–
Edward Harper
1735–
Benjamin Harper
1737–1737
Parents and Siblings
1701–Male
1700–Female
Siblings
(6)
1726–Female
1728–Male
1730–Female
1732–Male
1735–Male
+1 More Child
World Events (4)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 73
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 73
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
Age 87
1815
Age 87
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Age 95
1823
Age 95
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English (Staffordshire), Scottish, Irish (Antrim and Down), and Dutch: occupational name for a player on the harp, from Middle English harper(e) ‘harper’ (Old English hearpere) and Middle Dutch harper, herper. The harper was one of the most important figures of a medieval baronial hall, especially in Scotland and northern England, and the office of harper was sometimes hereditary. The Scottish surname is probably an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Chruiteir ‘son of the harper’ (from Gaelic cruit ‘harp’, ‘stringed instrument’). This surname has long been present in Ireland.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Harp
Sources (1)
- Tho. Harper, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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