Thomas Aaron HARPER

1838 - 1884  (46 years)

• Name	Thomas Aaron HARPER
  Birth	23 Jan 1838	10 Willow Ct, Willow St, St Leonards, Shoreditch, Middlesex, England, UK
  	Details from GRO birth entry: 1838 birth in the sub-district of St Leonard's, Middlesex. No 225, 23 January, 10 Willow Ct, Willow St, Paul St. Thomas Aron, boy, father Christopher Harper, carman. Mother Mary Ann Harper formerly Champneys (Champness?). IGI entry: "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," Thomas Aaron Harper, 1838 Name: Thomas Aaron Harper Gender: Male Baptism/Christening Date: 04 Mar 1838 Baptism/Christening Place: SAINT LEONARDS,SHOREDITCH,LONDON,ENGLAND Father's Name: Christopher Harper Mother's Name: Mary Ann Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C04080-7 System Origin: England-ODM Source Film Number: 396240, 396241, 396242 Source Citation "England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J3MQ-9G4 : accessed 17 May 2012), Thomas Aaron Harper, 1838.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1851	1 Union Buildings, Mile End Old Town, The Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
  Occupation	1884
  	Jeweller
  Death	8 Apr 1884	Herbert St, New North Road, London, England, UK
  	13 Apr 1884 , London, England Report in Lloyd's Weekly London Newspaper: ILLNESS AND SUICIDE On Saturday, Sir J. Humphreys held an inquest at the Earl of Durham, Murray-street, Hoxton as to the death of Thomas Harper, aged 53, a jeweller, of 43 Herbert-street, New North-road. The deceased, according ty the statement of his wife, had been a terrible sufferer with atone# for the past 18 months and she had feared for his reason. On Tuesday, while at work, he suddenly said "Kiss me, my dear," and looked very stranged in manner. His wife, alarmed, asked what was the matter when he answered "I have taken poison". She noticed at the same time an odour of bitter almonds. She summoned medical aid but on her return he was dead. An examination revealed the fact that he had destroyed himself with cyanide of potassium and the jury returned a verdict, "Suicide of unsound mind." #May refer to guilt over something, but hard to know for sure.
  Notes	Seems to have assumed the LEVIN surname by 1851 census but died as HARPER.
  Person ID	I7202	Warren Nunn's family tree
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Christopher HARPER,   b. Abt 1809   d. UNKNOWN
  Mother	Mary Ann CHAMPNESS,   b. 12 Sep 1812, Fulham, Middlesex, England, UK d. 7 Sep 1892, Bethnal Green, London, England, UK (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	7 May 1837	Clerkenwell St James, Middlesex, England, UK
  Family ID	F2414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart