Born in Bungaree, Victoria, Australia
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henry Anderson Harper
and Elizabeth (Palmer) Harper
Sister of
George Andrew Harper, Mary Ann Harper, Maria Harper, William Henry Thomas Harper, Minnie Louisa (Harper) La Fite, Elizabeth (Harper) Gabriel, May Harper, James Harper, Andrew Harper and James Harper
Wife of
Walter Sefton
— married
1906 in Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Mother of
Veneda Elizabeth (Sefton) Denney, Cora Jean (Sefton) Coates, Letitia Ruby Sefton and Walter Henry Anderson Sefton
Died
at about age 85
in Balcatta, Western Australia, Australia
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Biography
Jean (Harper) Sefton was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)
Birth
Mary Jane Jean (Harper) Sefton (1875-1961) was born at Bungaree in Victoria. She was the daughter of Henry Anderson Harper (1841-1911) and Elizabeth (Palmer) Harper (1843-1929) [1]
Baptism Mary Jane Harper was baptised on March 9, 1879 at the age of 3. Parents names and date of birth confirmed on baptismal records. [2]
Marriage
Mary Jane Harper married Walter Sefton 1865-1942 at Fremantle in 1906. [3] Children Veneda Elizabeth (Sefton) Denney (1907-1966) Cora Jean (Sefton) Coates (1909-1997) Letitia Ruby Sefton (1910-1952) Walter Henry Anderson Sefton (1913-1988)
Death of Spouse
Walter died in 1942 in Western Australia.[4] "SEFTON.–On November 8, at Subiaco (Western Australia), Walter H., dearly loved husband of Mary Jane Sefton, and father of Ven (Mrs. Kevin Denney, Bunbury, W.A.), Cora (Mrs. Coates, Melbourne), Lettie (Subiaco, W.A.), Walter (A.I.F., abroad), aged 78 years." [5]
Death
Mary Jane died in Perth in 1961 aged 86. [6]
Cremation
Mary Jane Sefton was cremated and had her ashes scatted at Karakatta Cemetery in Perth. [7]
Sources
- ↑ Victoria BDM Births; 7534 / 1875
- ↑ Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-198; FHL Film Number: 1238887
- ↑ WA BDM Marriages: 102 / 1906
- ↑ WA BDM Deaths: 2638 /1942
- ↑ Family Notices (1942, November 12). The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), p. 2. Retrieved December 9, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12004546
- ↑ WA BDM Deaths: 2695 /1961
- ↑ Metropolitan Cemeteries Board, ref: KC00017987; weblink: [1]
- Department of Justice, Victoria. Registry of Birth Deaths and Marriages [BDM] online database: https://my.rio.bdm.vic.gov.au/efamily-history/5fcf5bda10c0341bf1059f8a
- Government of Western Australia [WA] Birth Deaths and Marriages [BDM] online index: https://bdm.justice.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx
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