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Title: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Spatts on Wednesday 27 April 11 12:30 BST (UK)
 :) My Walkers.

William Walker abt 1796, Whitwick, married Harriet Brown in Loughborough.
Thomas Walker abt 1808, Whitwick, married Mary Maria Clifford in Lowesby.

Father of above noted as Anthony Walker abt 1758 on William's second marriage.

Does anyone else have Walkers from Whitwick or surrounding area??

Regards,

Spatts.  :)
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: RRYFS on Wednesday 27 April 11 13:10 BST (UK)
Did you ever get a certificate to prove who Thomas Walker married?
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: chfl on Wednesday 27 April 11 19:21 BST (UK)
I have a Joseph Walker, from 1841 census born 1796  Leicestershire living Shepshed died 1844

He married 21 Feb 1820 St Botolphs Shepshed, Rosanna (Hannah) Jones b 1796 Shepshed

Dont know where he came from,  can he be connected to your Walkers?

Chris
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: diddymiller on Wednesday 27 April 11 21:23 BST (UK)
chris, i can check those shepshed PRs in Loughborough library tomorrow for you.

Diddy
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Spatts on Thursday 28 April 11 09:54 BST (UK)
 :) Hi Chris,

Not sure if your joseph is related, I'm sure my William & Thomas had other brothers & sisters but, I've not been able to find any info on their father or who their mother was. If your Joseph came from Whitwick, it could be a good possibility.

Hi Diddy,

It would be great if you could find any info on Chris's Joseph or my William & Thomas's family, William got married in Loughborough 11 Dec 1821.

Hi Richard,

As you know, William is my (direct link), the thread is What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire, nothing else, please don't spoil this thread for me. If you check the 1841 & 1851 Censuses, you'll see them living next door to each other, 12 & 13  ST.Benedicts lane, Lincoln. Named children after each other, named children after each others wives & check the Business Directory to see they were running a Earthenware Shop together 1841/51. Both changed their professions, possibly due to someone or two members of the family going to Australia Gold Prospecting & did very well. That is one of two hard tasks ahead of me, to find out who went to Australia & more info on William's parents & grandparents if poss.

Best regards,

Spatts.
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: diddymiller on Thursday 28 April 11 11:13 BST (UK)
Joseph Walker:

bur: nov 10 1844 age 41 shepshed  living Blackbrook area of shepshed.

bap: checked therefore around 1802 - 4 but could not find in shepshed. however whilst looking for him found:

Rosanna Jones d/o mary Jones baseborn 1/7/1804 shepshed

marriage as given + both otp; signed their marks; witnesses; William Thompson & Catherine Lester

Diddy
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: spark on Thursday 28 April 11 18:12 BST (UK)
Hi,

I have
William Walker B~1807 Worthington
Hannah (wife) B~1806 (not Leics) D 1843 Lount
children
William 1833-1917 [our line]
John B~1835
Elizabeth B~1837
Ann B~1840

1841 family were in Cole Orton [sic]

Please get in touch if any good.

Spark
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: chfl on Thursday 28 April 11 18:59 BST (UK)
Hi Diddy,

Thanks for Joseph Walker burial info, sure this age is more likely correct, although  he was stated as 45 0n 1841 census (Finney hill    Blackbrook area), Ros(Hannah) as 35 so that matches. I have her death in Loughborough 1872, so need to check intermediate census records to confirm birth, not sure how I had 1796 for her originally
Could it be that, back to the original query Joseph was of Whiwick, I wonder?


Chris
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Spatts on Friday 29 April 11 09:33 BST (UK)
Hi All,

Did come up with a few from Whitwick yesterday, may be possibilities, one is.

Thomas Walker abt 1808.
Birth:- Whitwick, Leice.
Residence 1841 Cen:- ST. Benedict, Lincoln, Lincs.

William Walker abt 1775.
Birth:- Leicestershire.
Residence 1841 Cen:- Whitwick, Leice.

John Walker abt 1796.
Birth:- Leicestershire.
Residence 1841 Cen:- ST. Ges Chapel, Whitwick, Leice.

William Walker abt 1801.
Birth:- Leicestershire.
Residence 1841 Cen:- Whitwick, Leice.

John Walker abt 1806.
Birth:- Leicestershire.
Residence 1841 Cen:- Whitwick, Leice.

Thomas Walker abt 1816.
Birth:- Leicestershire.
Residence 1841 Cen:- Whitwick, Leice.

John Walker abt 1826.
Birth:- Leicestershire.
Residence 1841 Cen:- Whitwick, Leice.

Thomas Walker abt 1828.
Birth:- Leicestershire.
Residence 1841 Cen:- ST. Ges, Whitwick, Leice.

I'll have another look over the weekend, see if I can come up with any more.

Regards,

Spatts.
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Spatts on Saturday 30 April 11 11:21 BST (UK)
Hi Chris,

My William Walker named one of his sons Joseph, he also named a son after brother Thomas, it seemed the norm to name the first son after their father or themselves.

The records for Whitwick are badly faded, the CD Books on Whitwick are the same, they are so hard to read.

Hi spark,

Is that William Walker from your tree or one you found to help? I have listed a few Walkers from Cole Orton.

I'm still compiling Walkers from Whitwick & checking I havn't duplicated them.

Regards,

Spatts.
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: spark on Saturday 30 April 11 12:58 BST (UK)
Hi Spatts,

It is one from my tree to help / hinder,  you may have a linkage.  I have not got further back as there are too many with the same name to be certain which is mine.

Best wishes

Spark
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: spark on Saturday 30 April 11 15:18 BST (UK)
Hi again,

Second attempt as PC inadvertantly shutdown mid composure.

I should add that I believe I have a second family of Walkers, that I have yet to follow up on, from family stories.  They are more likely to be Whitwick Walkers.

Thomas Walker married Eliza Commons 1900 AdlZ RD.
I know of ~6 children, some from stories others post 1912 when mothers maiden name is recorded on the indexes.

Cheers

Spark
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Spatts on Saturday 30 April 11 19:16 BST (UK)
Hi Spark,

Do you have any Walkers going to Australia??

I have two Walkers that moved from Whitwick to ST. Benedicts Lane, Lincoln, Lincolnshire. I'm trying to find which members of my Walker family went to Australia gold prospecting & did quite well, I have family rings that have been passed down by the one who came back.

I have lots of posts on here, Lincolnshire board & Australia board under Spatts but, although I havn't found them yet, I feel I'm getting close. Long story but, the thread ' Walkers of Lincoln & those who went to Oz' explains it in more detail.

Just about to put another post on the Lincolnshire board about a Isabella Otter married to a William Walker, a Thomas Walker sailed on the same ship 'Catherine' with his wife in 1851. There was also a George, not a sibling but, could be a cousin, he came back in 1855, married & returned to Oz with his new bride, his brother & his brother's wife.

Best regards,

Spatts.
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: spark on Saturday 30 April 11 19:54 BST (UK)
Hi Spatts,

I have no knowledge of any of my Walkers going antipodean!  That is not to say they didn't.

Have you tried http://www.goleicestershire.com/see-and-do/Whitwick-Historical-Group.aspx  (http://www.goleicestershire.com/see-and-do/Whitwick-Historical-Group.aspx) ?  I live close by and was a member for ~5years.

I have a tree on ancestry if you have an acount I'll PM you the tree name.

Cheers

Spark
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Spatts on Saturday 30 April 11 20:13 BST (UK)
Hi Spark,

I do have a account, under the name of spatts44 & thanks for the link info, appreciate it.

Regards,

Spatts.
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: sweitz3 on Saturday 30 April 11 22:03 BST (UK)
Hello;
We have Walker's in Philadelphia who came from Leciester, Eng.  I don't know that your interested but here goes:

Elizabeth Grant, B.10/24/1866 in Leciester had a sister, Charlotte Grant.  Charlotte married Arthur Walker, who had two girls, Edna & Nellie.  We have a picture of Charlotte Grant Walker...she's old.
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Spatts on Sunday 01 May 11 11:04 BST (UK)
Hi Sweitz,

Do you know what Town or Village Arthur Walker came from? Where he & Charlotte got married?

Regards,

Spatts.
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: sweitz3 on Sunday 01 May 11 13:36 BST (UK)
I am checking now and will post back.  We have some pictures of Arthur and Charlotte Walker my Grandmother wrote info on the back.  Back soon.
Sweitz3
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: sweitz3 on Monday 02 May 11 01:31 BST (UK)
Here's Edna Walker.....the Baby!

This is Aunt Charlotte's Daughter......so like this:

(1) Arthur Grant, b.10/14/1837 married Charlotte Weston, b. 1838 and had several childeren;
(2) Elizabeth Grant, b. 10/24/1866 & Charlotte were sisters;
(3) Charlotte married Arthur Walker; and
(4) Edna Walker is the Daughter; there is also a Daughter Nellie
(5) Edna Walker has 2 Daughters, Sheila & Doreen

Note: I posted this in the Fox and somewhere else too...
Hope it is of interest.
Sweitz3
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Spatts on Monday 02 May 11 11:39 BST (UK)
Hi Sweitz,

Its so good when you can put a picture to a name & your Grandmother was very wise to write on the back, any little information helps a great deal. I think its a smashing picture, noticed the boots on her feet, I have a picture of myself of about 4 years old, with what looks like a minature pair of working mens boots on.

Do you have any further info on Arthur Walker & was he from Whitwick? I'm compiling as much info on Walkers from Whitwick as I possibly can. Thankyou for sharing your picture.

Regards,

Spatts.
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: sweitz3 on Monday 02 May 11 13:04 BST (UK)
Good Morning;

Truth be told...I may have some good info.  I might not know it if it bit me!
I will comb through everything and post all info...this way you may be able to see something which clicks.  As for where our peoples are from, I will post what we have on the backs of photos and notes.

sweitz3
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: sweitz3 on Monday 02 May 11 17:29 BST (UK)
Spatts;

A thought just struck me.....have you seen the posts we have been working on under the Fox's???

I was just thinking that you would be able to get a feel for the local area in which most of the Family was located.  I am sure you already reviewed the info but on the off chance you did not....here's the link.  I am sure you just have to click on some link on your screen but here this is ........

View the reply at: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=529792.new;topicseen#new

I should have said something sooner!  Silly me. Hope it helps.

sweitz3

Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Spatts on Wednesday 04 May 11 19:04 BST (UK)
Hi Sweitz,

Don't seem to see the whereabouts of any Walkers on the previous posts, the pics are good though.

Regards,

Spatts.
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Danone on Friday 03 February 12 00:44 GMT (UK)
 :) :) :)
Hi guys
i have walkers whitwick as well on my grans family
bowley hurst
birth year 1874
whitwick
brother in law of joseph walker
brooks lane
whitwick
RG11
PIECE 3143/76
PAGE 5
joseph walker age 32 .b. 1848
thringston
wife ann walker born 1852
dau  elizabeth .a. walker .b.1872
bowley hurst age 7
sara.a hurst sister in law .b. 1880 father thomas hurst
RG11PIECE 1343/FOIO 97PAGE 48
MOTHER ELIZABETH HURST AGE 21
elizabeth .a. walker fe age 8 . aged 15 married herbert page 1895  my gran born 1913 whitwick vera eliabeth page herbert .b in ruddington notts
she married tom henry ernest woolman 1937 coalville they had my dad colin woolman .b. 1938 he married 1960 to linda cooper markfield leicester St micheals alangels  markfield
Sarah walker fe age 1
sarah .a. walker fe age 14 tile maker
ann walker fe age 29
Isaiah hurst Male age 16 .b.1865 brother in law
he married maria ellis 1871-1891married old bramton derby englandst thomas church .he said he didt have children buthe did one son john william hurst he married age 36 horse driver 38 brooks lane whitwick  father Isaiah hurst  miner
wife clara smith  age 37 widow  john street thringstone  father thomas clifford burton coalmanmarriage in the presents of samuel boot
john j.c burton smithmarried after banns
cheverton shrewbury vicar date of marriage 29th of november 1923
john hurst married twice first marriage was to kate gee  he  was aged 29 bach coachmen  brooks lane  whitwick  same father
kate gees father robert gee  horsekepper
kate gee aged 31 years spinmarried after banns
married in St andrew parish church whitwick
date of this marriage 1st of November 1919 in the presents of edith gee
walter bruno
same  vicar
cheverton shrewsbury
Danone
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Danone on Sunday 05 February 12 12:27 GMT (UK)
 :) :) :my william walker married jane wheat)
Danone
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Ringrose on Sunday 05 February 12 13:46 GMT (UK)
 I have a direct ancestor SARAH WALKER who married WILLIAM ROE at Whitwick St John 25.6.1704.Her parents were Richard and Martha and came from Breedon on the Hill.
Ringrose
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Danone on Sunday 05 February 12 14:41 GMT (UK)
 :) :) :)
Whitwick marriage
26th dec 1899
William roulstone  age 23 lab
married in the parish church of st andrews
, jane walker age 21 sp ,st john terr  whitwick, father joseph walker ,miner
marriage solemized
between us
  jane walker
+william roulston
According to the rites and ceremonies of the est church by or after banns by me
edwin .s.crue vicar
marriage in the presents of
herbert page
lizzie taylor
Danone

whitwick census 1881 jane walker age 2 abt 1879 jane walker dau  of joseph walker
mother Ann walker
gender female
whitwick leicestershire
whitwick
brooks lane
reg dis Asby de la zouch
sub dis
whitwick
Ed ,instu 11
RG11.PIECE 3143 FOLIO 76 PAGE 5 leicestershire
joseph walker dumps rd  whitwick

















































Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Danone on Sunday 05 February 12 14:53 GMT (UK)
 :) :) :)
Joseph walker dumps rd whitwick
RG12/2513/FOLIO 108 PAGE 52
JOSEPH WALKER  HEAD ,WHITWICK LEICE
ANN WALKER WIFE M AGE 40
ELIZABETH WALKER DAU AGE 18 SHOE FACTORY WORKER
JANE WALKER DAU AGE 12 SCHOLAR
SAR WALKER  AGE 10 DAU
CHARLOTTE ada walker age 3 dau
rose walker dau  10 mons old
Bowley hurst  lodger age 17 coal miner
all born whitwick
ros walker born 1890 Ashby de la zouch  7a 107
eliabeth ann walker married erbert page 1895 oct -Nov -dec
Ashby de la zouch
county
derbyshire
vol 7A 217
husband herbert page
1872 Ruddington notts
father
thomas page  1831 Ruddington notts
Hannah page  1834  Ruddington notts

Danone
Title: Re: What Walkers do you have from Whitwick/Leicestershire.
Post by: Danone on Sunday 05 February 12 14:57 GMT (UK)
 :) :) :)
the vicar was edwin .s.grue
Danone
in the marriage of herbert page was
joseph walker and jane  walker