Thomas Aaron HARPER

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, 1 Union Buildings, Mile End Old Town, The Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK
• Occupation: 1884; Jeweller

Notes:

Seems to have assumed the LEVIN surname by 1851 census but died as HARPER.

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Birth:
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.

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Died:
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.

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