William was born about 1781 in North Cave, Yorkshire, England.
At the time of the 1861 census he was a widower and worked as a shoemaker in Eastrington, Yorkshire.[1]
Sources
↑ "England and Wales Census, 1861," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M7T3-S5N : 7 August 2020), William Harper, Eastrington, Yorkshire East Riding, England, United Kingdom; from "1861 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 9, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
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