See also

Arthur Frederick Alan HARPER (1913-1991)

1.

Arthur Frederick Alan HARPER, son of Thomas James HARPER ( - ) and Winifred Pearl STEWARD ( - ), was born on 5 Jul 1913 in Summer Hill, NSW. He was a Physicist. He married Valerie Winifred HEDGER on 2 Jan 1937 in Sydney. He died on 10 Sep 1991 in St. Leonards District, Sydney.

 

 

"Alan Harper was in charge of Australia's conversion from imperial to metric measurement.

Arthur Frederick Alan Harper (1913-1991), physicist, was born on 5 July 1913 at Summer Hill,

Sydney, younger son of English-born Thomas James Harper, Congregational clergyman, and his

Sydney-born wife Winifred Pearl, née Steward."1

 

 

Valerie Winifred HEDGER, daughter of Frederick John HEDGER (1886-1949) and Winifred Mabel YOUNG (1887-1972), was born in 1911 in Petersham, Sydney. She died on 14 Jul 1987 in Brookvale, Sydney. She and Arthur Frederick Alan HARPER had the following children:

 

Second Generation

2.

Thomas James HARPER married Winifred Pearl STEWARD.

 

3.

Winifred Pearl STEWARD has few details recorded about her. She and Thomas James HARPER had the following children:

 

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Arthur Frederick Alan HARPER (1913-1991)

Sources

1.

Grant Franklyn-Smith, Family Group Sheet for Harriet (Hettie) Moore.