Jane Harper

  General Notes:

EXPLANATION OF RESEARCH - carried out by Jean (another Harper descendant) in Australia

Before about 1800, father's names of bride and groom were not shown on the marriage register. In addition to this, the mother's name was not often listed at the time of a child's baptism.

Using Bishops Transcripts (BTs) for North Bradley and the surrounding area it is thought that the line of ancestry has been found. However, BTs are vague and often difficult to read. The persons listed existed, but if there was more than one person with the same name living in North Bradley at the time it would be impossible to know which child belonged to which.

NAME

The Bishop's Transcript shows the name to be Mary. But as the transcript is a handwritten copy of the register, the name Jane is more likely to be correct.