Standley Bliss HARPER

1909 - 2005  (95 years)   Has 10 ancestors and 32 descendants in this family tree.

Michael HARPER

UNKNOWN - DECEASED

Birth	UNKNOWN
Died	DECEASED
Family	Mary Ann AINSWORTH,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. George Thomas HARPER,   b. 20 Mar 1865, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mary SHIER

Abt 1821 - 1883  (~ 62 years)

Birth	Abt 1821	Tipperary, Ireland
Died	9 Feb 1883	Long Point, Creswick, Victoria, Australia
Buried	11 Feb 1883	Creswick, Victoria, Australia
Family	Amos SHUMACK,   b. 1812, Limerick, Ireland
Married	Bef Jul 1841
Children	1. John SHUMACK,   b. 23 Oct 1841 + 2. Catherine SHUMACK,   b. 25 Jun 1843, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia   3. John SHUMAC,   b. 10 Sep 1845   4. George Michael SHUMAC,   b. 24 May 1847 + 5. Mary Jane SHUMACK,   b. 1849   6. Unnamed SHUMACK,   b. 1852 + 7. Elizabeth SHUMACK,   b. 1852, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia + 8. Fahy Anne SHUMACK,   b. 1858, Creswick, Victoria, Australia   9. Amos William SHUMACK,   b. 14 Apr 1861, Creswick, Victoria, Australia

Melmer Mervyn HARPER

1894 - 1990  (95 years)

Birth	22 Oct 1894	Euston, New South Wales, Australia
Died	3 Jun 1990	Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George Thomas HARPER,   b. 20 Mar 1865, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Lavinia Alice SPARK,   b. 30 Mar 1874, Glendonald, Victoria, Australia
Married	4 Sep 1893	Balranald, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Alice CARLSON,   b. 25 Mar 1899, Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Married	1919	Yilgarn, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living   8. Living   9. Living + 10. Georgina Mary HARPER,   b. 27 Jun 1919, Yilgarn, Western Australia, Australia + 11. Lennard Mervyn HARPER,   b. 1921, Yilgarn, Western Australia, Australia   12. Colin M. HARPER,   b. 1921, Yilgarn, Western Australia, Australia   13. Sydney J. HARPER,   b. 1922, Yilgarn, Western Australia, Australia

Alice CARLSON

1899 - 1970  (71 years)

Birth	25 Mar 1899	Horsham, Victoria, Australia
Died	27 May 1970	Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Charles Martin CARLSON,   b. 1875, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Sarah SMITH,   b. 1867, Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia
Married	1889	Victoria, Australia
Family	Melmer Mervyn HARPER,   b. 22 Oct 1894, Euston, New South Wales, Australia
Married	1919	Yilgarn, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living   6. Living   7. Living   8. Living   9. Living + 10. Georgina Mary HARPER,   b. 27 Jun 1919, Yilgarn, Western Australia, Australia + 11. Lennard Mervyn HARPER,   b. 1921, Yilgarn, Western Australia, Australia   12. Colin M. HARPER,   b. 1921, Yilgarn, Western Australia, Australia   13. Sydney J. HARPER,   b. 1922, Yilgarn, Western Australia, Australia

William Alexander HARPER

1897 - 1898  (1 year)

Birth	1897	Bardoc, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1898	Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
	Cause: Aged 10 Months
Father	George Thomas HARPER,   b. 20 Mar 1865, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Lavinia Alice SPARK,   b. 30 Mar 1874, Glendonald, Victoria, Australia
Married	4 Sep 1893	Balranald, New South Wales, Australia

Colin Clive HARPER

1900 - 1976  (76 years)

Birth	1900	Broad Arrow, Western Australia, Australia
Died	1976	Western Australia, Australia
Father	George Thomas HARPER,   b. 20 Mar 1865, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Lavinia Alice SPARK,   b. 30 Mar 1874, Glendonald, Victoria, Australia
Married	4 Sep 1893	Balranald, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Clara Margaret BURNS,   b. 1906, Moora, Western Australia, Australia
Married	27 Mar 1926	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Clara Margaret BURNS

1906 - DECEASED

Birth	1906	Moora, Western Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	Thomas White BURNS,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Edith Mary PURSER,   b. 19 Apr 1879, Bindoon, Western Australia, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Colin Clive HARPER,   b. 1900, Broad Arrow, Western Australia, Australia
Married	27 Mar 1926	Perth, Western Australia, Australia

Idreana HARPER

1902 - 1982  (80 years)

Birth	28 Jan 1902	Bardoc, Western Australia, Australia
Died	4 Oct 1982	Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George Thomas HARPER,   b. 20 Mar 1865, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Lavinia Alice SPARK,   b. 30 Mar 1874, Glendonald, Victoria, Australia
Married	4 Sep 1893	Balranald, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Gordon John OSBORN,   b. 24 Mar 1890, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
Married	18 Jun 1921	Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Evelyn Idreana OSBORN,   b. 13 Jan 1922 + 2. George Kenneth OSBORN,   b. 14 Aug 1929, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia

Gordon John OSBORN

1890 - 1983  (92 years)

Birth	24 Mar 1890	Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
Died	27 Jan 1983	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John Henry OSBORN,   b. 1862, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Elizabeth DUNCAN,   b. 1863, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Idreana HARPER,   b. 28 Jan 1902, Bardoc, Western Australia, Australia
Married	18 Jun 1921	Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia
Children	+ 1. Evelyn Idreana OSBORN,   b. 13 Jan 1922 + 2. George Kenneth OSBORN,   b. 14 Aug 1929, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia

Clyde Amos HARPER

Abt 1908 - DECEASED

Birth	Abt 1908	Western Australia, Australia
Died	DECEASED
Father	George Thomas HARPER,   b. 20 Mar 1865, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Lavinia Alice SPARK,   b. 30 Mar 1874, Glendonald, Victoria, Australia
Married	4 Sep 1893	Balranald, New South Wales, Australia

Standley Bliss HARPER

1909 - 2005  (95 years)

Birth	16 Sep 1909	Western Australia, Australia
Died	8 Jan 2005	Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia
Buried	2005	Cemetery, Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George Thomas HARPER,   b. 20 Mar 1865, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Lavinia Alice SPARK,   b. 30 Mar 1874, Glendonald, Victoria, Australia
Married	4 Sep 1893	Balranald, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Thora May BRAND,   b. 14 Aug 1913
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Bruce Standley HARPER,   b. 21 Apr 1932, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Living + 4. Living + 5. Living

Thora May BRAND

1913 - DECEASED

Birth	14 Aug 1913
Died	DECEASED
Father	William Henry BRAND,   b. 11 Jul 1875, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Annie ROWLAND,   b. 28 Mar 1876, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Married	24 Apr 1900
Family	Standley Bliss HARPER,   b. 16 Sep 1909, Western Australia, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Bruce Standley HARPER,   b. 21 Apr 1932, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Living + 4. Living + 5. Living

Catherine HARPER

Abt 1911 - Bef 1942  (~ 30 years)

Birth	Abt 1911	Western Australia, Australia
Died	Bef 1942
Father	George Thomas HARPER,   b. 20 Mar 1865, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Lavinia Alice SPARK,   b. 30 Mar 1874, Glendonald, Victoria, Australia
Married	4 Sep 1893	Balranald, New South Wales, Australia

Lavinia HARPER

1913 - 2013  (100 years)

Birth	29 Jul 1913	Marvel Loch, Western Australia, Australia
Died	16 Oct 2013	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	George Thomas HARPER,   b. 20 Mar 1865, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Lavinia Alice SPARK,   b. 30 Mar 1874, Glendonald, Victoria, Australia
Married	4 Sep 1893	Balranald, New South Wales, Australia
Family	Mervyn John JEFFRIES,   b. 17 Jan 1911, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. Living

Mervyn John JEFFRIES

1911 - 2000  (89 years)

Birth	17 Jan 1911	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Died	28 Jun 2000	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	John Edward JEFFRIES,   b. 26 Apr 1874, Sturton, South Australia, Australia
Mother	Florence May WHITCOMBE,   b. 11 Mar 1881
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Lavinia HARPER,   b. 29 Jul 1913, Marvel Loch, Western Australia, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. Living

George Thomas HARPER

1865 - 1917  (52 years)

Birth	20 Mar 1865	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died	21 Nov 1917	Yilgarn, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Michael HARPER,   b. UNKNOWN
Mother	Mary Ann AINSWORTH,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Lavinia Alice SPARK,   b. 30 Mar 1874, Glendonald, Victoria, Australia
Married	4 Sep 1893	Balranald, New South Wales, Australia
Children	+ 1. Melmer Mervyn HARPER,   b. 22 Oct 1894, Euston, New South Wales, Australia   2. William Alexander HARPER,   b. 1897, Bardoc, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Colin Clive HARPER,   b. 1900, Broad Arrow, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Idreana HARPER,   b. 28 Jan 1902, Bardoc, Western Australia, Australia   5. Clyde Amos HARPER,   b. Abt 1908, Western Australia, Australia + 6. Standley Bliss HARPER,   b. 16 Sep 1909, Western Australia, Australia   7. Catherine HARPER,   b. Abt 1911, Western Australia, Australia + 8. Lavinia HARPER,   b. 29 Jul 1913, Marvel Loch, Western Australia, Australia

Lavinia Alice SPARK

1874 - 1942  (68 years)

Birth	30 Mar 1874	Glendonald, Victoria, Australia
Christened	4 Dec 1874	St John's, Creswick, Victoria, Australia
Died	21 Nov 1942	Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Father	James SPARK,   b. 31 Mar 1844, Wemyss, Fife, Scotland
Mother	Catherine SHUMACK,   b. 25 Jun 1843, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Married	1861
Family 1	George Thomas HARPER,   b. 20 Mar 1865, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Married	4 Sep 1893	Balranald, New South Wales, Australia
Children	+ 1. Melmer Mervyn HARPER,   b. 22 Oct 1894, Euston, New South Wales, Australia   2. William Alexander HARPER,   b. 1897, Bardoc, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Colin Clive HARPER,   b. 1900, Broad Arrow, Western Australia, Australia + 4. Idreana HARPER,   b. 28 Jan 1902, Bardoc, Western Australia, Australia   5. Clyde Amos HARPER,   b. Abt 1908, Western Australia, Australia + 6. Standley Bliss HARPER,   b. 16 Sep 1909, Western Australia, Australia   7. Catherine HARPER,   b. Abt 1911, Western Australia, Australia + 8. Lavinia HARPER,   b. 29 Jul 1913, Marvel Loch, Western Australia, Australia
Family 2	Edwin GRIFFITHS,   b. UNKNOWN
Married	1919	Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia

Edwin GRIFFITHS

UNKNOWN - DECEASED

Birth	UNKNOWN
Died	DECEASED
Family	Lavinia Alice SPARK,   b. 30 Mar 1874, Glendonald, Victoria, Australia
Married	1919	Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia

Thora May BRAND

1913 - DECEASED

Birth	14 Aug 1913
Died	DECEASED
Father	William Henry BRAND,   b. 11 Jul 1875, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Annie ROWLAND,   b. 28 Mar 1876, Dongara, Western Australia, Australia
Married	24 Apr 1900
Family	Standley Bliss HARPER,   b. 16 Sep 1909, Western Australia, Australia
Married	UNKNOWN
Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Bruce Standley HARPER,   b. 21 Apr 1932, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia + 3. Living + 4. Living + 5. Living

Bruce Standley HARPER

1932 - 1974  (42 years)

Birth	21 Apr 1932	Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Died	16 Jun 1974	Alfred Cove, Western Australia, Australia
Father	Standley Bliss HARPER,   b. 16 Sep 1909, Western Australia, Australia
Mother	Thora May BRAND,   b. 14 Aug 1913
Married	UNKNOWN
Family	Jean Margaret CAREY,   b. Abt 1934
Married	1957	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living

Jean Margaret CAREY

Abt 1934 - 1979  (~ 45 years)

Birth	Abt 1934
Died	12 Aug 1979	Alfred Cove, Western Australia, Australia
Family	Bruce Standley HARPER,   b. 21 Apr 1932, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia
Married	1957	Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living

• Name	Standley Bliss HARPER  [1]
  Relationship	with William George BRADY
  Birth	16 Sep 1909	Western Australia, Australia
  Gender	Male
  Burial	2005	Cemetery, Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia   [2, 3]
  	Memorial Park - GAZEBO PRECINCT-0003 FC00044340
  		Standley Bliss Harper (1909-2005) - Find A Grave Memorial
  Death	8 Jan 2005	Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Melmer Mervyn HARPER,   b. 22 Oct 1894, Euston, New South Wales, Australia d. 3 Jun 1990, Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia
  2. William Alexander HARPER,   b. 1897, Bardoc, Western Australia, Australia d. 1898, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
  3. Colin Clive HARPER,   b. 1900, Broad Arrow, Western Australia, Australia d. 1976, Western Australia, Australia
  4. Idreana HARPER,   b. 28 Jan 1902, Bardoc, Western Australia, Australia d. 4 Oct 1982, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia
  5. Clyde Amos HARPER,   b. Abt 1908, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED
  6. Catherine HARPER,   b. Abt 1911, Western Australia, Australia d. Bef 1942
  7. Lavinia HARPER,   b. 29 Jul 1913, Marvel Loch, Western Australia, Australia d. 16 Oct 2013, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Michael HARPER,   b. UNKNOWN   d. DECEASED  (Grandfather)  Mary SHIER,   b. Abt 1821, Tipperary, Ireland d. 9 Feb 1883, Long Point, Creswick, Victoria, Australia  (Age ~ 62 years)  (Great Grandmother)
  Siblings	4 brothers and 3 sisters
  + 1. Melmer Mervyn HARPER,   b. 22 Oct 1894, Euston, New South Wales, Australia d. 3 Jun 1990, Southern Cross, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 95 years) â–»Alice CARLSON,  m. 1919, Yilgarn, Western Australia, Australia     2. William Alexander HARPER,   b. 1897, Bardoc, Western Australia, Australia d. 1898, Boulder, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 1 year) + 3. Colin Clive HARPER,   b. 1900, Broad Arrow, Western Australia, Australia d. 1976, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 76 years) â–»Clara Margaret BURNS,  m. 27 Mar 1926, Perth, Western Australia, Australia   + 4. Idreana HARPER,   b. 28 Jan 1902, Bardoc, Western Australia, Australia d. 4 Oct 1982, Guildford, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 80 years) â–»Gordon John OSBORN,  m. 18 Jun 1921, Cottesloe, Western Australia, Australia     5. Clyde Amos HARPER,   b. Abt 1908, Western Australia, Australia d. DECEASED + 6. Standley Bliss HARPER,   b. 16 Sep 1909, Western Australia, Australia d. 8 Jan 2005, Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 95 years) â–»Thora May BRANDm. UNKNOWN     7. Catherine HARPER,   b. Abt 1911, Western Australia, Australia d. Bef 1942  (Age ~ 30 years) + 8. Lavinia HARPER,   b. 29 Jul 1913, Marvel Loch, Western Australia, Australia d. 16 Oct 2013, Perth, Western Australia, Australia  (Age 100 years) â–»Mervyn John JEFFRIESm. UNKNOWN
  Person ID	I34295	MyBradyTree | DJW

  
  

  Father	George Thomas HARPER,   b. 20 Mar 1865, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia d. 21 Nov 1917, Yilgarn, Western Australia, Australia (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Lavinia Alice SPARK,   b. 30 Mar 1874, Glendonald, Victoria, Australia d. 21 Nov 1942, Perth, Western Australia, Australia (Age 68 years) Other Partners: Edwin GRIFFITHS  m. 1919
  Marriage	4 Sep 1893	Balranald, New South Wales, Australia
  Family ID	F6781	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thora May BRAND,   b. 14 Aug 1913   d. DECEASED
  Marriage	UNKNOWN
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Bruce Standley HARPER,   b. 21 Apr 1932, Irwin, Western Australia, Australia d. 16 Jun 1974, Alfred Cove, Western Australia, Australia (Age 42 years) â–» Jean Margaret CAREY  m. 1957 + 3. Living + 4. Living + 5. Living
  Family ID	F3424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Birth - 16 Sep 1909 - Western Australia, Australia Burial - 2005 - Cemetery, Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia Death - 8 Jan 2005 - Rockingham, Western Australia, Australia  = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Your Name Here. "Standley Bliss HARPER". Brady Family Tree in Western Australia. https://bradyfamilytree.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I34295&tree=Brady2008 (accessed April 17, 2025).