Stephen Harper

  Noted events in his life were:

• source. Kerry Gamble (nee Botten)

• fact. Stephen was a Tin / Iron Ore Miner. Stephen HARPER / Ann TRENGOVE [Marriage is noted as Stephen being called 'HARPUR']. 1841 Census - Shows Stephen HARPER (Miner - age 25) living at North Street, Lostwithiel, Powder, Cornwall with his wife Ann (age 20) and children Richard (age 3) and Mary (age 1). HO107 / 145 12 16 1851 Cornish Mining Index - Shows Stephen HARPER (ID - 3670 age 36) working at a Tin Mine at Tywardreath along with his son Richard (ID - 3666 age 13) and daughter Mary (ID - 3665 age 10). 1851 Census Shows - Stephen HARPER (Tin Miner - age 36) living at Killhallen Moors, Tywardreath, Par, Cornwall his wife Ann (age 31) and their children Richard (Work at Copper Mine - age 13), Mary (Work at Copper Mine - age 10), Selina (Scholar - Cripple - age 7), Malinda (House - Cripple - age 5) , Stephen (House - age 3) and Elizabeth (age 10). HO107 / 1906 189 25. 1861 Census Shows - Stephen HARPER (Tin Miner - age 46) living at Fatwork, Charlestown, St Austell, Cornwall with his wife Ann (age 40) and children Selina A (Works at Tin Mine - age 19), Melinda (Works at Tin Mine - age 17), Stephen (Works at Tin Mine - age 13), Elizabeth (At Home - age 10), John S (At Home - age 8), Esther (At Home - age 6), Silas (age 3) and Eliza (age 1). RG9 / 1547 79 5 22 1871 Census Shows - Stephen HARPER (A Disabled Copper Miner - age 60) living at ?Killhallan Moor [Difficult to read], Tywardreath, Cornwall with his wife Ann (age 52) and son William Rc (age 7). RG10 / 2259 61 24 1881 Census Shows - Stephen HARPER (Iron Ore Miner - age 66) living at Waterloo Terrace, Dalton In Furness, Lancashire with his wife Ann (age 60) and Son William H (Iron Ore Miner - age 17). RG11 4282 / 70 37 Stephen died aged 68. Death Registration - Vol 8e Page 527. Stephen's In Memorium Card reads - IN AFFECTIONATE REMEMBERANCE OF STEPHEN HARPER, Who died October 1st, 1883, Aged 68 Years INTERRED AT PENNINTON CHURCHYARD, OCTOBER 4th. --------------- Weep not for me, my children dear, Because I die and leave you here; A toilsome world I leave behind; A glorious crown I hope to find. Tell all the world around, What a dear Saviour I have found.

Stephen married Ann Trengove, daughter of Richard Trengove and Mary Bray, on 31 Jan 1837 in Tywardreath, Cornwall England. (Ann Trengove was born on 5 Dec 1819 in Tywardreath, Cornwall England, christened on 11 Jun 1820 in St Blazey, Cornwall England and died on 25 Feb 1882 in Ulverston, Lancashire England.)