Kenneth
Gordon
(Ken)
Harper
Born in Bromley, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Harper
and Catharine Ann Newson
Brother of
Alan Gordon Harper and Cecil Gordon Harper
Husband of
Zoë Eileen (Moran) Harper
— married
25 Jul 1913 in St Andrew's Church, Bombay, India
Husband of
[private wife (unknown - unknown)]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 65
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 2 May 2018
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Biography
Kenneth was born in 1888. He passed away in 1954.
He wrote two books under the pseudonym H. K. Gordon: Prem: A Tale of Modern India, published in 1926 by Edward Arnold & Co., and The Shadow of Abdul, published in 1928 by Edward Arnold & Co.[1]
Kenneth held a Master of Arts degree from Wadham College, University of Oxford.
Kenneth served in the Indian Civil Service. In 1913, he lived in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India.[2]
On the 26th September 1913 at age 25, he married Zoë Moran at St Andrew's Church, Bombay, witnessed by K. A. K. Hallowes, K. H. Preston, and G. C. P. Mann.[2]
Kenneth worked as a barrister with the Honourable Society of Grays Inn.[1] He was commended with an OBE.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Recorded family history, captured by Harper-8467
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Marriages Solemnized at Bombay, July to September 1913, via the British Library Board
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Amos Harper
My father believes Kenneth (or possibly his father Peter) was a contemporary and acquaintance of Rudyard Kipling.
posted 6 Aug 2023 by Amos Harper
[thank Amos]
He was working as King's Counsel (I.e. a high court judge) in India, according to my father. At one point, he'd rented a bungalow in Uttar Pradesh (perhaps Naina Tol) for six months in anticipation of a legal case, but the case was over (against him) on two weeks.
Edit: this comes from a man my father met who was coming down from Naina Tol, and was to do with prosecution of revolutionaries opposing British imposed rule.
posted 24 Sep 2022 by Amos Harper
[thank Amos]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ken by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ken:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Ken by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Ken:
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~0.78%
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