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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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Last Updated : 2012-07-22 22:12:59 /

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26911 HARPER, Anthony1928ENG,     Mar 1939 : Strathnaver AUS Christian Brothers  
6497 HARPER, Charles J1887ENG,     Mar 1900 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
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19144 HARPER, Eliza1893ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
24281 HARPER, Elizabeth1891 Apr 1906 : Friesland CAN Barnardos  
9724 HARPER, Elizabeth Ann1890ENG,    , Edmonton Jul 1899 : Lake Huron  Barnardos Tynti  
3529 HARPER, Ernest Edward1894ENG, MDX, London Jun 1902 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
11360 HARPER, Fanny1891ENG,     - Unknown - CAN Unknown  
19796 HARPER, Frank1900ENG,     Apr 1911 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
5675 HARPER, George1897IRL,     May 1911 : Tunisian CAN Louisa Birt  
7097 HARPER, George1895ENG,     Oct 1910 : Corsican CAN Catholic Emigration Association  
19701 HARPER, H F E1888ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
19691 HARPER, Harold1887ENG,     Jun 1897 : Labrador CAN Barnardos  
6612 HARPER, Harry1913ZA_,    , St Petermaritsburg Jul 1927 : Minnedosa CAN Barnardos  
9907 HARPER, James 1899ENG, WAR, Birmingham Apr 1910 : Corsican CAN Unknown Catholic Group  
20076 HARPER, Joshua1874ENG,     Jun 1886 : Lake Superior CAN Barnardos  
19230 HARPER, Maud1896ENG,     Aug 1901 : Parisian CAN Barnardos  
19797 HARPER, Percy James 1898ENG,     Apr 1911 : Tunisian CAN Unknown  
14159 HARPER, Rose1885ENG, MDX, Edmonton Jul 1899 : Lake Huron CAN Barnardos Tynti  
14127 HARPER, Sarah Jane1886ENG, MDX, Tottenham Jul 1899 : Lake Huron  Barnardos Tynti  
9906 HARPER, William1897ENG, WAR, Birmingham Aug 1907 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes