HARGER

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NORGETT		LINNELL
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WANSEY		NOTTIDGE
BRAMHALL		PIGOTT

HARGER

1988-90_Letters_Kitty_HARGER_to_John_DELVES.pdf

1989_08_26_Letter_DELVES_John_to_Dick_HARGER_Estate.pdf

1957-1978_HARGER_Estate_Documents.pdf
FW DELVES administered the HARGER estate after Joe HARGER died, he delgated the legal work to his first cousin once removed John ARMISTEAD

1956_Schedule_of_Documents_MA_HARGER.pdf
1956_Schedule_of_Documents_HARGER.pdf

1956_HARGER_Notes_on_Division_of_Estate.pdf

1956_Death_Certificate_Joe_HARGER.pdf
Death in the Sub-district of Southport in the County Borough of Southport
Twenty First December 1956, 105 Roe Lane, Southport
Joseph HARGER | Male | 84 yrs | Occupation, Property Owner
Cause of Death, 1a, Cerebral Thrombosis 1b, Arterial Sclerosis
Description of informant,Stanley HILEY, Son-in-Law, 28 Durham Crescent, Southport
When registered Twenty Second December 1956 | Signiture of registrar CV MELLOR?

Circa 1954 Kitty HARGER with her children John, Kerry, Sheryl, Kathryn, Merrin & Linley
Taken at Christopher Bede Studios at Aukland, New Zealand
Kitty's husband Charles Maurice HARGER was born 1907 in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England to John HARGER and Dorothy nee EDWARDS | John was a younger brother to Sarah Ellen Rosa HARGER
The family farm at Whangamata?

1948_Letters_Fred_DELVES_to_Joe_HARGER.pdf

1946_Inspection_HARGER_Property.pdf

1921-1952_HARGER_Estate_Documents.pdf
Joe HARGER administered his father's properties and distributed the trust earnings among his brothers and sisters. His rather messy paperwork was kept by FW DELVES after he died at in 1956 at the age of 84 yrs

1941_Letters_Joe_HARGER_to_Dorothy_DELVES_original.pdf
1941_Letters_Joe_HARGER_to_Dorothy_DELVES_Transcript.pdf
Letters from Dorothy's cousin Joe HARGER about HARGER Trust business also including descriptions of bomb damage in Liverpool

1940_Circa_Trust_Explained_MA_HARGER.pdf

1938_Letter_Bob_HARGER_Letter_to_Dorothy_DELVES.pdf

1936_Death_Certificate_Nancy_HARGER.pdf
1936_Will_and_Probate_Nancy_Agnes_HARGER.pdf
In His Majesty's High Court of Justice The District Probate Registry at Liverpool BE IT KNOWN THAT Nancy Agnes HARGER
of 9 Albert Road, Southport in the County of Lancaster spinster died on the 19th day of October 1936 at Bracken Hill, Denholme near Bradford in the County of York
AND BE IT FURTHER KNOWN that at the date hereunder written the last Will and Testament with a Codicil thereto (a copy whereof annexed) of the said deceased was proved and registered in the District Probate Registry of His Majesty's High Court of Justice at Liverpool and that Administration of all the Estate which by law devolves to and vests in the personal representative of the said deceased was granted by the aforesaid Court to Dorothy Delves of Bracken Hill aforesaid (wife of Frederick William Delves - formerly Ellis spinster) niece of deceased and Joseph Harger of 105 Roe Lane Southport aforesaid of no occupation brother of deceased the Executors named in the said Will.
And it is hereby certified that an Affidavit for Inland Revenue has been delivered wherein it is shown that the gross value of the said Estate in Great Britain (exclusive of what the said deceased may have been possessed of or entitled to as a Trustee and not beneficially) amounts to £44212-6-5 and the net value of the personal estate amounts to £42313-12-9
And it is further certified that it appears by a Receipt signed by an Inland Revenue Officer on the said Affidavit that £5741-13-7 on account of Estate Duty and interest on such duty has been paid. Dated the 10th day of December 1936

1935_Circa_Joe_HARGER_Estate_Handwritten_Notes.pdf

The HARGER Trust had a lot of houses around Southport which Joe HARGER administered. A lot of them became quite derelict and there was one where one of the tenants burnt the stairs. A lot of the houses were bombed during the 2nd WW for which the Corporation paid only £15- as compensation. The HARGER family lost a lot of money during that time. Joe's eyesight became very poor as he became elderly. FW DELVES used to travel to Southport to help with the administration of the estate but he found Joe difficult to deal with.

1930_Note_HARGER_Joe_about_his_brother_John.pdf

1924_Tax_Return_Estate_EE_GLYMO.pdf

1923_Will_Nancy_Agnes_HARGER_Preliminary.pdf
1923_Will_Nancy_Agnes_HARGER.pdf

1921_Letter_Tax_Office_Mary_Ann_HARGER.pdf

Robert & Mary Ann HARGER's six children

Sarah Ellen Rosa HARGER bn 21st Jun 1869 married John ELLIS 10th Feb 1897 in Settle Parish Church.
- Dorothy ELLIS bn 26th Mar 1898, married FW DELVES 30th Jun 1932 in Keighley Parish Church, Yorkshire, died 28th Nov 1974. They had three children.
- Kathleen ELLIS aka Kitty bn 26th Aug 1901, died 28th Nov 1974.
Nancy Agnes HARGER bn 5th Oct 1870, she died at Bracken Hill, Denholme in 1936. She had no children.
Joseph HARGER bn 23rd Jul 1872, had two daughters with Edith Mary TAPLEY out of wedlock, only marrying much later in 1924 after they were born. Their daughters were Mary A. born in 1913 and Edith born in June 1918. Joe HARGER described himself as a Gentleman and collected rent from properties in Vauxhall Rd., in Liverpool where Tate & Lyle are now (1990's). Joe and his brother John HARGER didn't get on.
- Mary A. HARGER married Kennath PARKER in 1937 at Southport, Lancashire.
- Edith HARGER married Stanley HILEY in 1942 at Southport, Lancashire. They had two children Peter & David.
Mary Ann HARGER bn 1873, died in 1923, she left a will of £30,000-
John HARGER bn 1875 married Dorothy EDWARDS 1899 in Aston, Birmingham. They had five children.
- Dorothy Mary HARGER aka Mouk who married John HAWORTH 1928 in Watford, Hertfordshire.
- John Robert HARGER bn 16th Nov 1904 in Market Harborough who emigrated to Canada and had a son called Bruce HARGER. Bruce HARGER married Jean.
- Alice Beatrice HARGER bn 1905
- Charles Maurice HARGER bn 1907 who emigrated to New Zealand and married Kitty. They had several daughters. The neighbouring farm oiwned by FIGGINS had all sons and the HARGER's daughters all married a FIGGINS.
- Vera HARGER bn 1908 died 1909.
Elizabeth Edith HARGER bn 12th Mar 1877 married George Henry CLYMO. Marriage registered in the 2nd qtr 1905 in Newton Abbot, Devon. They had no children. She died a widow in 1922.

1915_Intestate_Mary_Ann_HARGER_Original.pdf
1915_Intestate_Mary_Ann_HARGER_Transcript.pdf

1914_Death_Certificate_Mary_Ann_HARGER.pdf
Death in the Sub-district of North Meols, Ormskirk
No. 400 | Fourth August 1914, 50 Leyland Road Southport U.D.
Mary Ann HARGER | Female | 77 yrs
Occupation, Widow of Robert HARGER Property Owner
Cause of Death, 'Senile Decay' Certified by A.J. POPERT M.R.C.S.
Description of informant, Joseph HARGER, Present at the death. 50, Leyland Road Southport.
When registered Fifth August 1914 | Signiture of registrar J.G. RIPLEY

Circa 1914 (Assuming that Joseph HARGER is 42 and Edith is 23 yrs old)
Joe HARGER (in hat) & possibly Edith Mary HARGER nee TAPLEY on left, unknown woman and man on right

Circa 1914 (Assuming that the elderly lady in the middle is Mary Ann HARGER and that she is 79 yrs old.)
Mary Ann HARGER died 4th Aug 1914.
Emma-Jane HOWELL is certain that the man in the middle at the back is Joe HARGER. John DELVES says Joe was short and used to win cross country races at Giggleswick.
The lady front left in this photo is standing with the taller man in the photo above. It is possible that this photo was taken in the garden of 50, Leyland Road, Southport, Lancashire.
Emma-Jane HOWELLS nee HILEY Photo

1912_HARGER_Property_List.pdf

Circa 1904 Dorothy HARGER nee EDWARDS and her first child Dorothy Mary aka 'Molly' and 'Mouk' (Assuming Molly to be 3 years old)

The Robert HARGER Trust
A trust was formed when Robert HARGER died in 1904. It had a large porfolio of properties situated around Liverpool docks.
The original administrators of the HARGER trust were Liverpool solicitors W + J VENMORE. [In Robert HARGER's Will the Solicitors are W. Rudd]. The administration of HARGER Trust was transferred to John ARMISTEAD in approx 1960.

1904_Will_Robert_HARGER.pdf
1904_Will_Robert_HARGER_Transcript.pdf
1904_Robert_HARGER_Probate_Property_Valuation.pdf

Liverpool Anglican Cathedral
Sometime between 1901-1904 the HARGER's house 6, The Nook, St. James Mount, was demolished to make way for the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. The Cathederal was started in 1904 and took over 70 years to complete.
After that he lived in Gattacher House for which the Duke of Westminster is now the main trustee.

Circa 1900 Robert & Mary Ann HARGER had six children, two boys and four girls. These photo's are some, or all, of the four girls. [Emma-Jane HOWELLS nee HILEY Photos]

Sarah Ellen Rosa, bn 21st Jun 1869
Nancy Agnes, bn 5th Oct 1870
Joseph, bn 23rd Jul 1872
Mary Ann, bn 1873
John, bn 1875
Elizabeth Edith, bn 12th Mar 1877

Circa 1899 John HARGER & Dorothy HARGER nee EDWARDS married 1899 in Aston, Birmingham. John HARGER son of Robert HARGER [Chris EDWARDS Photo]

Circa 1895 Unknown group probably including members of the HARGER family. [Emma-Jane HOWELLS nee HILEY Photos]

Circa 1895 (This date is a total guess) Mary Ann HARGER nee OWEN [Emma-Jane HOWELLS nee HILEY Photo]

1882_Letter_Rob_HARGER_from_HINDLE_Original.pdf
1882_Letter_Rob_HARGER_from_HINDLE_Transcript.pdf

1879_Statutory_Declaration_Joseph_HARGER_Draft.pdf
1879_Statutory_Declaration_Joseph_HARGER_Original.pdf
1879_Stautory_Declaration_Joseph HARGER_Transcript.pdf
Sarah Lister writes 25th Feb 2021:
This week I did a Zoom talk for a group of genealogists in Harrogate. We were talking about solving problems from a variety of sources so I mentioned the statutory declaration.
One of the participants had spent her whole career as a solicitor specialising in property work and she explained this was almost routine for the sale of a property:
On the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer in late 1878, Robert SLINGER entered into a contract to buy the property, but would not complete his purchase until a completion date of probably 4 to 6 weeks later. After the auction the seller’s solicitor would have sent Robert’s solicitor an abstract of title giving details of the title of the land, so as to show that the seller had a good and marketable title. It is possible that there was a flaw in the title which Robert's solicitor required to be removed by means of the statutory declaration which followed in February 1879. So, in conclusion, the statutory declaration was needed to prove that the sellers were entitled to the land and therefore could sell it. It is no more than a coincidence that Robert SLINGER was William HARGER’s son in law.

1877_Birth_Certificate_Elizabeth_HARGER.pdf
Birth in the Sub-district of Wallasey in the County of Chester.
No 271 | Twelfth March 1877, Mersey House, Poulton Cum Seacombe.
Elizabeth Edith | Girl
Name of Father, Robert HARGER
Name of Mother, Mary Ann HARGER formerly PRESTON.
Occupation of Father, Proprietor of Land and Houses.
Description of Informant, Robert HARGER, Father, Mersey House, Poulton Cum Seacombe.
When Registered, Fifth May 1877 | Registrar, Charles STEWART

1870_Birth_Certificate_Nancy_HARGER.pdf
Birth in the Sub-district of Wallasey in the County of Chester
No 70 | Fifth October 1870, Poulton Cum Seacombe.
Nancy Agnes | Girl
Name of Father, Robert HARGER
Name of Mother, Mary Ann HARGER formerly PRESTON.
Occupation of Father, Proprietor of Houses.
Description of Informant, Robert HARGER, Father, Poulton Cum Seacombe.
When Registered, Twenty Fourth October 1870. | Registrar, Charles STEWART

1869_Baptism_Sarah_E_R_HARGER.pdf
Baptised in St Nicholas Church, Liverpool on 10th Oct 1869

1869_Birth_Certificate_Sarah_E_R_HARGER.pdf
Birth in the Sub-district of Wallasey in the County of Chester.
No 438 | Twenty First June 1869, Poulton Cum Seacombe.
Sarah Ellen Rosa | Girl
Name of Father, Robert HARGER
Name of Mother, Mary Ann HARGER formerly PRESTON.
Occupation of Father, Proprietor of Houses.
Description of Informant, Robert HARGER, Father, Poulton Cum Seacombe.
When Registered, Tenth July 1869 | Registrar, Charles STEWART

1869_Will_Joseph_HARGER_Transcript.pdf Brother of Robert HARGER

Marriage between Robert HARGER and Mary Anne [PRESTON] on the 10th Apr 1867
1867_Marriage_Banns_HARGER_PRESTON.pdf
1867_Marriage_Certificate_HARGER_PRESTON.pdf
Registration district, Liverpool. | Marriage solemnized at St Paul's Church in the Parish of Liverpool in the County of Lancaster.
No 31 / April 10th
Robert HARGER | 41 yrs | Bachelor | Profession, Gentleman
Residence at the time of Marriage, Wallasey.
Father's Name, Joseph HARGER | Profession of Father, Farmer.
Mary Anne PRESTON | 29 yrs | Spinster [I believe PRESTON was a false name and her real name was OWEN]
Residence at the time of Marriage, Duke Street.
Father's Name, James PRESTON | Profession of Father, Mariner.
Married in the Church of St Paul according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, by Banns by me Henry JONES M. A. Cantab
In the Presence of us, Richard BATTERSBY, Susannah BATTERSBY x Her mark.

There are mysteries about this marriage which have puzzled me for 25 years! On her marriage certificate Mary Ann gives her surname as PRESTON, her age as 29 years, and states the occupation of her father as a 'Mariner'. In all the five successive census returns from 1871 to 1911 until her death in 1914 Mary Ann gives her birthplace as 'Runcorn' in Cheshire.
I have done many searches to find an 1838 birth or christening in Runcorn for a baby girl called Mary Ann PRESTON with a 'mariner' father called James PRESTON. I have never found a satisfactory record and have concluded that something is amiss!

Robert Harger and Mary Ann's married in St Paul's which was a 'corporation church' with costs covered by the rates. The church was completed in 1769 but by the time Robert married Mary Ann there in 1867 it had become overwhelmed by the Exchange Railway Station built right up to it and was run-down. Their marriage certificate was witnessed by Richard & Susannah BATTERSBY. In the 1861 Census Richard BATTERSBY gives his Occupation as 'Tailor & Clerk of St Paul’s Church'.
Robert HARGER came from an extended family of pub owners, carpenters and farmers in Settle, Yorkshire and had eight siblings, but I suspect most of his family were not invited to the ceremony! I speculate that Robert and Mary Anne's witnesses Richard & Susannah Battersby were paid to testify to something which wasn't quite true? I have compiled marriage and census information on Richard & Susannah BATTERSBY who were witnesses to the marriage 1867_BATTERSBY_Witnesses_to_Marriage.pdf

In the 1861 census, six years before his marriage, Robert is thirty six years old and living at 32, Paradise Street, in Liverpool. He was a successful 'Wine and Spirit Dealer' having taken over the Liverpool based business from his much older brother Joseph who had retired at the age of fifty four. Robert is sharing his house with Enoch DODD a barman and Mary Anne OWEN a 'servant'. She is twenty three years old, so born in 1838 and gives her place of birth as Runcorn. Her first names Mary Ann, her place of birth 'Runcorn' and year of birth 1838 are pieces of the jigsaw which all tally with Robert's future wife.
I have found Mary Ann's OWEN's birth certificate and also the marriage of her parents. Her father was called James OWEN and his occupation was 'flatman' on both her birth certificate and his marriage record to Ann HARRISON. A 'flatman' is someone who navigated a broad flat-bottomed boat used for transport across estuaries or rivers, so he was a 'mariner' of sorts! His name as 'James' and his profession 'Flatman' are two more jigsaw pieces which point to 'Mary Ann OWEN' as the real name which should have been on the marriage certificate of 1867!

I have changed Mary Ann PRESTON to Mary Ann OWEN for my records in 'Ancestry' in the hope that I may get a DNA match with someone from the OWEN line. If my theory is correct Mary Ann would have struggled to read and write at the time of her marriage as her parents were certainly illiterate although she did sign the certificate.

1867_Death_Certificate_Maria_JACKSON_nee_HARGER.pdf
Daughter of Robert HARGER and Agnes HARGER nee HALPIKE

1863_Death_Certificate_Ellen_HARGER.pdf Widow of Joseph and mother of Robert
Registration District, Settle.
Death in the Sub-sdistrict of Settle in the County of York, West Riding | No 366
Ellen HARGER | Female | 78 yrs | Occupation, Widow of Joseph HARGER, Innkeeper.
Cause of death, Bronchitis and Exhaustion, Certified.
Description of Informant, Mrs J ARMISTEAD, Present at the death, Settle.
When registered, Twenty Sixth January 1863 | Registrar, John COWBURN

1848 Location, on right of path, near door. | Plot C6 Settle Churchyard, Yorkshire
In memory of Joseph Harger of Settle who died 10 June 1848 aged 68 and of Ellen his wife who died 23 Jan 1863 aged 78 years
also their children viz Eli who died 26 May 1834 aged 5 years, William who died 4 Oct 1851 aged 40 years,
Mary who died 24 Oct 1864 aged 50 years, Richard who died 19 Dec 1866 aged 48 years

List of Wills at The Borthwick Institute

William HARGER 1854 Giggleswick (Probably husband of Mary HOLDEN)
William HARGER 1852 Liverpool (Son of Joseph & Ellen HARGER)
Elizabeth HARGER 1850 Giggleswick
Robert HARGER 1849 Giggleswick
Joseph HARGER 1848 Giggleswick (Probably husband of Ellen HARGER nee HOLDEN)
Eli HARGER 1846 Giggleswick (Husband of Mary HARGER nee JOHNSON) - I have a transcription of this done by DAL Wilson.
Isabella HARGER 1843 Giggleswick (Wife of Richard HARGER)
Richard HARGER 1834 Settle (Husband of Isabella HARGER nee LISTER)
Joseph HARGER 1790 Giggleswick

Robert HARGER ch 26 Dec 1775 died 15 Sep 1848 (older brother of Joseph HARGER) son of Joseph and Agnes (Nancy) HARGER
1848_Will_Robert_HARGER_Original.pdf
1848_Will_Robert_HARGER_Transcript.pdf

1848_Death_Certificate_Joseph_HARGER.pdf
Death in the Sub-sdistrict of Settle in the County of York, West Riding | No 383
Joseph HARGER | Male | 68 yrs | Occupation, Farmer
Cause of Death, Apoplexy 84 hours Certified.
Description of Informant, John Johnson HARTLEY, In attendance, Settle.
When registered, Eleventh June 1848 | Registrar, Thomas ROBINSON

1843_Marriage_Certificate_JACKSON_HARGER.pdf Joseph HARGER's sister Maria HARGER
Marriage solemnized at the Parish Church in the Parish of Giggleswick in the County of York
No 176 | When Married, Dec 27th 1843
Joseph JACKSON | Of full age | Bachelor
Profession, Plumber | Residence at Time of Marriage, Settle.
Fathers Name, Christopher JACKSON | Profession of Father, Minister?
Maria HARGER | Of full age | Spinster
Residence at Time of Marriage, Settle.
Fathers Name, Robert HARGER | Profession of Father, Carpenter
Married in the Parish Church according to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Established Church, by Licence by me, Christoher THOMPSON.
In the Presence of us, Charles BRONDLENE?, Catherine HARGER

1841_Birth_Certificate_Hannah_OWEN.pdf Younger sister to Mary Ann OWEN
Superintendent Registrar's District Great Broughton
1841 Births in the District of Cathedral Division and County of the City of Chester in the County of Chester and in the City
No 11 | Eighth of April 1841 1/2 past 4 pm at Northgate Street, Oswalds Parish
Name, Hannah | Girl
Name of father, James OWEN | Profession of Father, Flatman
Name of mother, Ann OWEN formerly HARRISON
Description of Informant, The Mark of + Ann OWEN, Mother, Northgate Street.
When Registered, Eighth of May 1841 | Registrar, W J BAGE?

1838_Birth_Certificate_Mary_Ann_OWEN.pdf Future wife of Robert HARGER
1838 Birth in the Sub-district of Runcorn in the County of Chester
265 | Twentieth of May 1838, 11:30am at Runcorn
Mary Ann | Girl
Name of father, James OWEN
Name of mother, Ann OWEN formerly HARRISON.
Profession of father, Flatman. [Flatman - Navigated a broad flat-bottomed boat used for transport, especially in shallow waters.]
Description of informant, Ann OWEN her + mark, Mother, Runcorn.
When registered, Thirteenth of June 1838 | Registrar, Edward LYM?

1828_Marriage_Register_OWEN_HARRISON.pdf Parents of Mary Ann OWEN future wife of Robert HARGER
No 252 [12 May 1828 Farnworth, Lancashire James OWEN to Ann HARRISON ]
James OWEN of this Parish Flatman and Ann HARRISON of this Parish Spinster were married in this Chapel by Banns with Consent of Parents this twelvth Day of May in the Year on Thousand eight Hundred and Twenty Eight
This Marriage was solemnized between us James OWEN + mark | Ann HARRISON + mark | In the Presence of Thomas HARRISON + mark James SOUTHERN

1812_The_Folly_HARGER_Exhibition.pdf
'HARGER Brothers' - A Century of Service 2004 exhibition pamphlet at 'The Folly' Settle

1807-1825_Christenings_HARGERS.pdf
1807_IGI_Children_Joseph_Ellen_HARGER.pdf

1805_Marriage_Registry_HARGER_HOLDEN.pdf
Giggleswick Parish Church
Joseph HARGER, Ellin HOLDEN both of this parish were married in this Church by Banns this 19th day of October in the year One thousand eight hundred and five by me J CLAPHAM Vicar.
This marriage weas solemnized between us Joseph HARGER, Ellin HOLDEN X Her Mark | In the presence of Eli HARGER, Ann ODDY

1802_IGI_Children_Robert_Agnes_HARGER.pdf

1771-1839_Harger_Family.pdf
Settle Graveyard Project
A project led by Sarah Lister documenting the lives of those buried since 1839 in the Graveyard at Holy Ascension Church, Settle. The HARGER account contibuted to by Allan GOULD

1769-1782_Christenings_HARGERS.pdf
1769_IGI_Children_Joseph_Agnes_HARGER.pdf

1768_Marriage_J_HARGER_A_PEEL.pdf
Giggleswick Parish Register | 2 Jun 1768 | Joseph Harger & Agnes Peel both of this Parish by Banns.