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Record #16507
Name :
: Davina HARPER (1877 - 1950)
  aka : Davinia Harper


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 13 May 1877

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 14 Apr 1950
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh

Cawany Close
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialUnited States of America, Middlesex, 79 Midland Street, Lowell
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 19 Sep 1892
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Hibernian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Emma Stirling
NotesA birth registration was found for Davina Harper: Date: May 13, 1877, 11:15 PM; Place: Cawany Close, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland; Parents: David Harper, coach painter, and Isabella Huntley, married March 11, 1864, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.

In 1892, Davinia Harper, 13, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 7 Scottish children accompanied by Miss Stirling, Edingburgh, Scotland, and en route to Aylesford, Nova Scotia, Canada.

On October 8, 1896, at Chelmsford, Massachusetts, USA, a marriage was registered between Davina Harper, 19, domestic, born in Edinboro, Scotland, to John and (mother unknown) Harper; and John Daley, 21, teamster, born in Edinboro, Scotland, to James Harper and Jane McKay.

At least 7 children were born of this marriage: Margaret Davina Daley, born August 10, 1898, at Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Edith A. Daley, born about 1901 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Donald H. Daley, born about 1904 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Esther N. Daley, born about 1907 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; John A. Daley, born about 1916 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; Gertrude R Daley, born about 1911 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA; and James Archibald Daley, born October 12, 1913, at Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, died August, 17, 1928, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

On July 27, 1897, John Daley, 21, laborer, and Davina Harper Daley, 19, returned to Great Britain on the ship Pavonia.

In 1949, John and Davina Harper Daley were residing at 175 Middlesex Street, Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

On April 14, 1950, at 79 Midland Street, Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA, Davina Harper Daley, 72, died. Her obituary in the Lowell Sun stated:

MRS. DAVINA DALEY

Mrs. Davina (Harper) Daley of 79 Midland street, where she had resided for the past two years, and a former resident of North Chelmsford, where she had resided for over 50 years, died yesterday afternoon at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Margaret Desrochers, 18 Bellevue street, following a brief illness, aged 72 years. She is survived by her husband, John Daley; four daughters, Mrs. Margaret Desrochers, Mrs. William Hutton, Miss Esther Daley and Mrs. Clifford Lloyd, all of this city; two sons, Donald Daley of Portland, Me. and John A. Daley of this city; a brother, Robert Harper of North Chelmsford; several granchildren; and several nieces and nephews. She was a member of the Matthews Memorial church, and the Dorcas Bible Class. Mrs. Daley was born in Edinboro, Scotland, daughte of the late David and Isabelle (Hunter) Harper, and came to this country as a young girl, where about a year later she married Mr. Daley, they having celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in October of 1946. 
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3042 ABBOTT, John1881SCT,     Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16450 BLACK, William1884SCT,     Jun 1886 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
16516 DALY, John 1876SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Mar 1888 : Manitoban CAN Emma Stirling  
16455 DELANEY, Annie1879SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Apr 1877 : - Unknown - CAN Emma Stirling  
16451 DELANEY, James1876SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16454 DELANEY, Robina Mowat1880SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Jun 1886 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
23318 DRYDEN, Mary Stein1878ENG,    , Edinburgh May 1887 : Peruvian CAN Emma Stirling  
16604 DUNCAN, Alexander1885SCT,     Mar 1888 : Manitoban CAN Emma Stirling  
16446 FAGAN, Grace1875 Jun 1886 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
16510 FOAN, Frederick Charles1879ENG, MDX, London City Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16515 FOAN, Thomas William1877ENG, SRY, Croydon Sep 1887 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
16457 FRASER, William1883SCT,     May 1887 : Peruvian CAN Emma Stirling  
16507 HARPER, Davina1877SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16606 HODGE, John1878SCT,     Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16512 INNES, Robert1882SCT,     Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
22465 LITTLE, Henrietta1874SCT,     Sep 1887 : Caspian CAN Emma Stirling  
13540 MACKAY, Benjamin1880SCT,     May 1887 : Peruvian CAN Emma Stirling  
14208 MACKEY, John1886SCT,     May 1887 : Peruvian CAN Emma Stirling  
16511 MCKELVIE, Harold1892SCT,     Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
23492 RODDAN, Andrew1885SCT,     Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
23493 RODDAN, Annie1887SCT,     Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
23494 RODDAN, Mary1889SCT,    , Milbrow  Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16513 RODDEN, Mary1889SCT, PER, Dunblane Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16509 RODEN, Andrew1885SCT, PER, Dunblane Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16508 RODEN, Annie1887SCT, PER, Dunblane Sep 1892 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
16521 STIRLING, Alice Jessie1878ENG,    , Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16522 STIRLING, James Brunton1874SCT, MLN, Edinburgh Sep 1886 : Carthaginian CAN Emma Stirling  
16499 WELLS, Alison1887SCT,     Jun 1888 : Hibernian CAN Emma Stirling  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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