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Her life
Name Elizabeth Harper Birth Abt 1817 Pyrland, St James, Taunton, Somerset, England 
[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] - Baptised on 24 Dec 1819, but her ages all point to 1817: aged 24 in 1841 (Jun 1816-Jun 1817), 33 in 1851 (Mar 1817-Mar 1818), 43, 53 and 63 in 1861-1881 (Apr 1817-Apr 1818), and 67 at her death on 11 Oct 1884 (Oct 1816-Oct 1817). The ranges overlap from 31 Mar to 6 Jun 1817.
Christening 24 Dec 1819 St James’ Church, Taunton, Somerset, England 
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Baptismal Record: Herbert and Elizabeth Harper (1819) Gender Female Residence 28 Jan 1841 Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, England [9, 10, 11] Census 6 Jun 1841 Puriton, Somerset, England [12] Age: 24 
1841 Census: Puriton, Somerset 
1841 Census: Puriton, Somerset (1841) (2) Residence 1841-1843 Puriton, Somerset, England [13, 14, 15] Residence 1845-1851 Bawdrip, Somerset, England [16, 17, 18] Census 30 Mar 1851 Up Cheddon, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, England [19] Age: 33 
1851 Census: Up Cheddon, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset Residence 10 Apr 1857 Bridge Street, St James, Taunton, Somerset, England [20] Census 7 Apr 1861 Bridge Street, St James, Taunton, Somerset, England [21] Age: 43 
1861 Census: Bridge Street, St James, Taunton, Somerset Census 2 Apr 1871 2 Oxford Terrace, Poplar, Middlesex, England [22] Age: 53 
1871 Census: 2 Oxford Terrace, Poplar, Middlesex Residence 19 Mar 1879 2 Oxford Terrace, Poplar, Middlesex, England [23] Census 3 Apr 1881 362 Manchester Road, Poplar, Middlesex, England [24] Age: 63 
1881 Census: 362 Manchester Road, Poplar, Middlesex Occupation 3 Apr 1881 [24] Butcher Residence 14 Feb 1882 362 Manchester Road, Poplar, Middlesex, England [25] Will 14 Feb 1882 362 Manchester Road, Poplar, Middlesex, England [25] 
Will: Elizabeth Good, Poplar (1882) (3) Death 11 Oct 1884 358 Manchester Road, Poplar, Middlesex, England [7, 26] Age: 67 years Cause: Dilatation of heart; Chronic Cystitis; Syncope 
Death Certificate: Elizabeth Good (1884) Probate 26 Nov 1884 [26] £1,320 to Herbert Good son and Henry Tudor Solomon, executors 
Extract from National Probate Calendar: Elizabeth Good (d. 1884) 
Probate: Elizabeth Good (1884) Person ID I51 Barnes • Whitmore • Cocks • Westlake | Cocks family Last Modified 8 Nov 2026
Parents’ family
Father Charles Harper, b. Abt 1789 d. 11 Mar 1851, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, England (Age 62 years)Mother Mary Curry, b. Bef 9 Sep 1792, St James, Taunton, Somerset, England d. 3 Mar 1866, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, England (Age > 73 years)Marriage 24 Dec 1811 St James’ Church, Taunton, Somerset, England [28, 29, 30] - Charles Harper, bachelor; Mary Curry, a minor. Witnesses: James Bailey and Martha Curry. [27]
Marriage Record: Charles Harper and Mary Curry (1811) 
Marriage Licence: Charles Harper and Mary Curry (1811) (3) 
Marriage Licence: Charles Harper and Mary Curry (1811) (3) Family ID F179 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family with Joseph Good
Family 
Joseph Good, b. Bef 5 Feb 1808, Cossington, Somerset, England d. 7 Feb 1879, 2 Oxford Terrace, Poplar, Middlesex, England (Age > 71 years)Marriage 28 Jan 1841 St Mary’s Church, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, England [9, 10, 11] Type: Licence - Joseph Good, bachelor; Elizabeth Harper, spinster. Witnesses: Thomas Curry and Lydia Harper.
Marriage Certificate: Joseph Good and Elizabeth Harper (1841) 
Marriage Record: Joseph Good and Elizabeth Harper (1841) 
Marriage Licence: Joseph Good and Elizabeth Harper (1841) Children 1. Emily Good, b. Bef 24 Nov 1841, Puriton, Somerset, England + 2. Herbert Good, b. 21 Apr 1843, Puriton, Somerset, England d. 5 Dec 1910, 17 Drayton Green Road, Ealing, Middlesex, England (Age 67 years)3. Ellen Good, b. Bef 25 Apr 1843, Puriton, Somerset, England 4. Jane Good, b. Bef 28 Mar 1845, Bawdrip, Somerset, England 5. Elizabeth Good, b. Bef 6 Nov 1846, Bawdrip, Somerset, England 6. Mary Harper Good, b. Bef 12 Mar 1851, Bawdrip, Somerset, England 7. Edward Ernest Good, b. Bef 10 Apr 1857, Bridge Street, St James, Taunton, Somerset, England Family ID F178 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Oct 2026
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Event Map 
Birth - Abt 1817 - Pyrland, St James, Taunton, Somerset, England 
Christening - 24 Dec 1819 - St James’ Church, Taunton, Somerset, England 
Residence - 28 Jan 1841 - Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, England 
Marriage - Type: Licence - 28 Jan 1841 - St Mary’s Church, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, England 
Census - Age: 24 - 6 Jun 1841 - Puriton, Somerset, England Child - Emily Good - Bef 24 Nov 1841 - Puriton, Somerset, England Residence - 1841-1843 - Puriton, Somerset, England Child - Herbert Good - 21 Apr 1843 - Puriton, Somerset, England Child - Ellen Good - Bef 25 Apr 1843 - Puriton, Somerset, England 
Child - Jane Good - Bef 28 Mar 1845 - Bawdrip, Somerset, England Child - Elizabeth Good - Bef 6 Nov 1846 - Bawdrip, Somerset, England Residence - 1845-1851 - Bawdrip, Somerset, England Child - Mary Harper Good - Bef 12 Mar 1851 - Bawdrip, Somerset, England 
Census - Age: 33 - 30 Mar 1851 - Up Cheddon, Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, England 
Child - Edward Ernest Good - Bef 10 Apr 1857 - Bridge Street, St James, Taunton, Somerset, England Residence - 10 Apr 1857 - Bridge Street, St James, Taunton, Somerset, England Census - Age: 43 - 7 Apr 1861 - Bridge Street, St James, Taunton, Somerset, England 
Census - Age: 63 - 3 Apr 1881 - 362 Manchester Road, Poplar, Middlesex, England Residence - 14 Feb 1882 - 362 Manchester Road, Poplar, Middlesex, England Will - 14 Feb 1882 - 362 Manchester Road, Poplar, Middlesex, England 
Death - Age: 67 years,Cause: Dilatation of heart; Chronic Cystitis; Syncope - 11 Oct 1884 - 358 Manchester Road, Poplar, Middlesex, England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S111] Parish Baptisms: Taunton St James, Somerset, 1813-1837, 40.
- [S368] 1841 Census, 6 Jun 1841, HO 107/946/18, f. 6, p. 7.
- [S5] 1851 Census, 30 Mar 1851, HO 107/1923, f. 251, p. 9.
- [S42] 1861 Census, 7 Apr 1861, RG 9/1618, f. 84, p. 34.
- [S46] 1871 Census, 2 Apr 1871, RG 10/588, f. 43, p. 32.
- [S47] 1881 Census, 3 Apr 1881, RG 11/512, f. 40, p. 18.
- [S1626] Death Certificate: Elizabeth Good (1884), 11 Oct 1884, 1884 Q4, Poplar, Vol 1c, pg 460; Poplar, entry 273 (Reliability: 3).
- [S367] Parish Marriages: Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, 1837-1914, 28 Jan 1841, 5 (Reliability: 3).
Of full age at her marriage on 28 Jan 1841. - [S367] Parish Marriages: Cheddon Fitzpaine, Somerset, 1837-1914, 5.
- [S173] Marriage Certificate: Joseph Good and Elizabeth Harper (1841).
- [S402] Marriage Licence: Joseph Good and Elizabeth Harper (1841).
- [S368] 1841 Census, HO 107/946/18, f. 6, p. 7.
- [S66] Parish Baptisms: Puriton, Somerset, 1816-1868, 45.
- [S66] Parish Baptisms: Puriton, Somerset, 1816-1868, 47.
- [S141] Birth Certificate: Herbert Good (1843).
- [S110] Parish Baptisms: Bawdrip, Somerset, 1813-1883, 43.
- [S110] Parish Baptisms: Bawdrip, Somerset, 1813-1883, 46.
- [S110] Parish Baptisms: Bawdrip, Somerset, 1813-1883, 52.
- [S5] 1851 Census, HO 107/1923, f. 251, p. 9.
- [S401] Parish Baptisms: Taunton St James, Somerset, 1853-1867, 60.
- [S42] 1861 Census, RG 9/1618, f. 84, p. 34.
- [S46] 1871 Census, RG 10/588, f. 43, p. 32.
- [S193] National Probate Calendar, link.
- [S47] 1881 Census, RG 11/512, f. 40, p. 18.
- [S1057] Will: Elizabeth Good, Poplar (1882), Principal Probate Registry, 1884, fo. 857 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1058] Probate: Elizabeth Good (1884), Principal Probate Registry, 26 Nov 1884 (Reliability: 3).
- [S68] Marriage Record: Charles Harper and Mary Curry (1811), pg 29, no. 86 (Reliability: 3).
- [S68] Marriage Record: Charles Harper and Mary Curry (1811), pg 29, no. 86.
- [S371] Marriage Licence: Charles Harper and Mary Curry (1811), Bond, consent and allegation, 24 Dec 1811 (Reliability: 3).
- [S1409] Newspaper: Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser, 2 Jan 1812, p. 8 (Reliability: 2).
- [S111] Parish Baptisms: Taunton St James, Somerset, 1813-1837, 40.