I am looking for ancestors of the Harper family from Devon who Emigrat...
I am looking for ancestors of the Harper family from Devon who Emigrated to Australia in 1970
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hello is this one of the harpers you are seeking?
Henry James HARPER (1812 - 1877)
Henry James HARPER was born around 1812 in Bere Alton, Devon, England and christened on 6 Sept 1812 in Calstock, Cornwall, England. He came to Australia on the William Byrne in 1841. On the 17 Jan 1848 he married Ellen BRAY in Adelaide, SA, Australia. The family stayed for some time in South Australia, but then moved to Castlemaine. Around 1852, the family lived in the mining settlement of Berlin, Vic, Australia for some period (now called Rheola). He died on 17 Jan 1877 in Bendigo.