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Title: George Walker - Looking for Walker Family Tree
Post by: igetkrunkent on Tuesday 12 July 11 11:15 BST (UK)
Kia Ora

I am in search of the Walker Family Tree as my Scottish blood comes from the Walker side. This is the information I have so far

My ancestor George Walker was born roughly around 1817 in Inverness, Scotland. He had a brother called William & a sister called Maggie. Apparently he arrived in NZ around late 1840's to early 1850s I am unaware of who his parents are but hopefully someone will know. The ship that he APPARENTLY arrived on was called the Lord Benedict or Benedick it arrived in the North Island.

He married a Maori Woman.

If anyone can help me with the family tree or knows anything please let me know.

Kind regards

S
Title: Re: George Walker - Looking for Walker Family Tree
Post by: igetkrunkent on Wednesday 13 July 11 04:16 BST (UK)
Sorry there is one info i got wrong

the name of the ship he came up was called "Lord William Bentick"

hope that helps
Title: Re: George Walker - Looking for Walker Family Tree
Post by: igetkrunkent on Wednesday 13 July 11 04:34 BST (UK)
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/LordWilliamBentinck1852.htm

this is the link where it has the passenger list and apparently he was on there
Title: Re: George Walker - Looking for Walker Family Tree
Post by: cookies4 on Thursday 14 July 11 23:29 BST (UK)
This looks like the family who sailed on that ship but all of them were born at Kent in England and as you can see George was born in 1850.

Ancestry transcription.

1851 Chatham, Kent

William Walker    34
Susan Walker    35
Wm Baller Walker    11
Susannah W Walker    8
Ellet Newman Walker    5
Jane Walter Walker    3
George Butter Walker    9 MO
Sarahann Chapman    14
Title: Re: George Walker - Looking for Walker Family Tree
Post by: igetkrunkent on Friday 15 July 11 04:31 BST (UK)
Nope because he died in 1890 age 73 years I think it was so yea I know he wasnt born in 1850 it was around 1817 he was born and he left it says he was born in Inverness Scotland and came over on the Lord William Bentinck
Title: Re: George Walker - Looking for Walker Family Tree
Post by: cookies4 on Friday 15 July 11 18:24 BST (UK)
Quote from: igetkrunkent on Friday 15 July 11 04:31 BST (UK)
Nope because he died in 1890 age 73 years I think it was so yea I know he wasnt born in 1850 it was around 1817 he was born and he left it says he was born in Inverness Scotland and came over on the Lord William Bentinck

Then the Walker family listed as sailing on The Lord William Bentink isn't your family as that George Walker was born in 1850.
Title: Re: George Walker - Looking for Walker Family Tree
Post by: GR2 on Friday 15 July 11 18:29 BST (UK)
The first thing to do is find George Walker's death certificate to see if it gives his parents' names.

Graham.
Title: Re: George Walker - Looking for Walker Family Tree
Post by: igetkrunkent on Saturday 16 July 11 04:10 BST (UK)
Well i know he travelled on 1850 to go to NZ but he was already in his 20's or 30s when he came over
Title: Re: George Walker - Looking for Walker Family Tree
Post by: 1fatcat on Saturday 05 May 12 23:16 BST (UK)
Hi my name is matthew walker judgeing by your information we might have something in common: In my family tree
George(Hori) Walker (Waaka) my ggfather had 3 wives
wife 1: Panatita Te Awanui
children 4 : Heni, Pare, Rihi & Hurua (my grandfather)
wife 2: Pare Tuhonua
Children 4 : Erena, Hori, Rihipeti, Tamihana, Te Rarangi
wife:3 Tiki ????
children 2 : Thomas & Maki

George Walker changed his name to Hori Waaka, My grandfather Huru changed his name from waaka back to walker
From stories I've been told  George walker came over with 3 brothers and a sister: Johnny, Edward, Alfred & Margret(Maggie) the came by them selves no parents: George Walker (Hori Waaka) married in the Waikato and through this marriage we are linked to Maori royalty (Kingitanga) still working thru the land claimants this is as far as I got
Title: Re: George Walker - Looking for Walker Family Tree
Post by: igetkrunkent on Sunday 06 May 12 05:51 BST (UK)
yes that is correct i come from Paretuhonoa bloodline that's the walker family i come from very interesting stuff was trying to trace back to his parents have a fair idea on how to get the info but only time will tell and when its meant to i guess
Title: Re: George Walker - Looking for Walker Family Tree
Post by: 1fatcat on Sunday 06 May 12 06:10 BST (UK)
I have a walker family tree on My Heritage as well as Geneology would like for you to join and compare  information. What I have been told about george walker is that he died about1922 at TE Poi Waikato. And they had one of the first herring bone milking sheds in the Waikato  Johnny Walker his brothers whanau are in Te kapa.  my side of the walkers were bought up on the east coast Gisborne Tokomaru Bay (Hautano) Thru my grandmother I am a Descendat of Jose Manuel so I am also Ngatiporou a Paniora (a name we have adopted spanish maori) I am trying to trace my whakapapa due to the fact that we have a reunion coming up and I have to produce the book.

by the way conflicting stories about the ship they came on. Some say the name sounds like a wine, some say it sounds like a Royal name. Im still going thru shipping logs might strike it lucky some day