"That Mr. William Harper be informed in reply to his letter of 3rd instant, that the Committee will approve of the name Harper Street for the new street off Mountpottinger Road". (4th May 1887).
The Belfast And Province Of Ulster Directory 1892 lists William Harper living at Beechfield House. Also, William Harper was one of the applicants requesting the naming of Beechfield Street in 1875 (Town Improvement Committee, reported in the Belfast Telegraph - Monday 01 February 1875).