John Harper (abt. 1894 - 1946)

Born about 1894 in Dudley, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Mabel Blanche Smith — married 1921 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 1946 at about age 52 in Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

John was born as Harper. Parents names unknown and believed to be born in 1892. John deserted the army and went to the catholic church for help against the military where he changed his surname. The family was Protestant and some changed to catholic as a result.

Birth

John Harper (LNAB) surname changed to Sutton

Marriage

Marriages Sep 1921 (>99%) Sutton John Smith Worcester 6c 309 (2)

Both spouses were living at 16 Dolday St Worcester.

"The old Dolday was a narrow curving street that linked Croft Road with the Broad Street-Bridge Street junction and came out opposite All Saint’s Church.

Technically it is still there, but the whole length is now a three lane highway and only the first section, which passes the college building (ex-Russell & Dorrell and Countrywide), is called Dolday, the rest is the modern All Saints Road.

The Dolday area also included Newport Street and although it looks like a film set for a Charles Dickens story, almost unbelievably this photograph of Court Number 4 was taken around 1930." https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/17269374.nostalgia-birdport-dolday-real-live-places-worcester/

Death

Name John Harper Age 54 Death Date 1946 Death Place Birmingham, Warwickshire, England Event Type Death Registration District Birmingham Page 471 Volume 9C Affiliate Line Number 43 Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Year 1946 Birth Year (Estimated) 1892 No Image Available (3)

1911 Census

Name John Harper Sex Male Age 17 Event Date 1911 Event Place Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom Event Place (Original) Kidderminster Borough, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England Sub-District Kidderminster Sub-District Number 3 Enumeration District 3 Registration District Kidderminster District Number 374 Event Type Census Birth Year (Estimated) 1894 Birthplace Dudley, Worcestershire Marital Status Single Occupation BREWERY BOTTLING DEPARTMENT Number in Family 6 Relationship to Head of Household Grand - Child Document Type 3 Page Number 1 Source Page Type 6 Piece/Folio 339 Registration Number RG14 Schedule Type 167 (5)

Children

1. Event Type Birth Registration Name Harold G Sutton Event Date 1932 Event Place Worcester, Worcestershire, England Registration District Worcester Page 178 Volume 6C Affiliate Line Number 13 Registration Quarter Oct-Nov-Dec Registration Year 1932 Harold G Sutton's Parents and Siblings Smith Mother

"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVQW-B1GV : 1 October 2014), Harold G Sutton, 1932; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Worcester, Worcestershire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

Sources

• (2) freebmd
• (3) "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCQ-C744 : 4 September 2014), John Sutton, 1946; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• (5) "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7YY-P85 : 15 July 2019), John Harper in household of Ann Hancocks, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.