Edwin Edgar Harper emigrated with
James Harper and
Anna Harper on 29 September 1869 in England to the United States on the S.S. Nebraska, from Liverpool, England, via Queenstown (now Cobh), Ireland. The passenger minifest lists James Harper [Sr.], 48; his wife Ann, 40; and four of their children Charles, 10, James [Jr.], 8, David, 6 and Edwin, 3.
13,14 Edwin Edgar Harper appeared on the census of 1870 in the household of James Harper and Anna Harper in South Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which lists James Harper, 50, his wife Anna, 42, and their children William, 22, Alfred, 20, George, 18, Charles, 14, James, 12, David, 9, Edwin, 7, and Anna, 8 months; all were born in England, except the father James who was born in Wales and the baby Anna who was born in Pennsylvania.
4 Edwin Edgar Harper appeared on the census of 1880 in the household of James Harper and Anna Harper in 322 Bingham Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which lists James Harper, 62, his wife Anne Harper, 53, and their children Alfred, 31, James, 21, David, 18, Edward, 16, and Annie, 11, all born in England, except Annie who was born in Pennsylvania.
1 Edwin Edgar Harper was a machinist in 1880.
15 He was a machinist in 1888.
9 Edwin Edgar Harper and
Sarah J. Harper appeared on the census of 1900 in 142 Eureka Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which lists Edwin E. Harper, 36, born July 1863 in England; his wife Sarah Harper, 32, born April 1865 in Pennsylvania; and their children (all born in Pennsylvania) Charles, 12, born June 1888, Arthur, 4, born April 1896, and Irene, 9 months, born August 1899. They had been married for 13 years, and Sarah had given birth to 6 children, 3 of whom were still living.
2 He was a machinist in 1900.
2 Edwin Edgar Harper and Sarah J. Harper appeared on the census of 1910 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which lists Edwin E. Harper, 49, born in England; his wife Sarah, 43, born in Pennsylvania; and their four children (all born in Pennsylvania) Charles E., 21, Arthur C., 15, Claretta T., 11, James A., 8, and Lawrence, 5. Sarah had given birth to 8 children, 5 of whom were still living, so one child must have lleft home by 1910.
10 He was a machinist in a machine shop in 1910.
10 Edwin Edgar Harper and Sarah J. Harper appeared on the census of 1930 in 723 Excelsior Street, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which lists Edwin Harper, 66, born in England; his wife Sarah J. Harper, 63, born in Pennsylvania, both parents born in England; their daugher Claretta, 30, a widow; and their sons James, 29, and Lawrence, 27, both single.
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